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person_profile-Alasgar Alakbarov

Alasgar Alakbarov Died at age: 52

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Alasgar Alakbarov

Date of Birth:

Mar 26, 1910

Country of birth:

Azerbaijan

Died:

Jan 31, 1963

Biography of

Alasgar Alakbarov

    Alasgar Hajiagha oglu Alakbarov (Azerbaijani: Ələsgər Ələkbərov) PAU (People's Artist of the USSR), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actor.

    He was born to a family of a poor merchant. He developed passion for acting and music while still a child by watching street performances and listening to dervishes' singing. In 1920 his father deceased and he along with his siblings was raised by his mother the tailor. Until age 15 he attended a drama club where he learned basics about acting and theatre. Alasgar Alakbarov received his postsecondary education at a performance arts college in Baku in 1930. During the next three years he worked with the troupes at various Azeri theatres in Azerbaijan and Georgia. Starting in 1933 until his death, he worked at the Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. He specialized mostly in tragical roles. His most famous roles were those of Vagif (Vagif by Samad Vurghun) and Othello (Othello by William Shakespeare). During his 30-year career he played Vagif around 700 times. Critics characterised his performance as extremely spirited and emotional. Along with theatre, Alakbarov also pursued career in film. Alakbarov's first movie appearance was made in Vulkan uzarinda ev in 1929. He also starred in renowned Azerbaijani films such as Latif, Almaz, Kandlilar, Stepmother, On Distant Shores, The Great Support, etc. In 1961 Alakbarov became People's Artist of the USSR after participating in a 1959 cultural event in Moscow dedicated to the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic.

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Alasgar Alakbarov

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Filmography of

Alasgar Alakbarov

Found 12 Movies in total

The Great Support

Rustam ( Actor )

... 1962

Leyli and Majnun

Sheikh Amiri ( Actor )

... 1961

Stepmother

Huseyn ( Actor )

... 1958

The Shadows are Crawling

Rashid Sardarli ( Actor )

... 1958

On Distant Shores

Ferrero ( Actor )

... 1958

The Black Stones

Gudrat Ismailzadeh ( Actor )

... 1956

Fatali Khan

Fatali Khan ( Actor )

... 1947

The Peasants

Ashugh Goydamir ( Actor )

... 1939

Almas

Fuad ( Actor )

... 1936

The Sixth Sense

Heydar ( Actor )

... 1935

Latif

Actor

... 1930

... 1929