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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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Born:
Mar 26, 1910 In Baku, Azerbaijan
Movie/TV Credits:
16
First Appeared:
In the movie The House on the Volcano 1929-01-11
Latest Project:
Movie The Great Support 1962-12-16
Known For
Poster of The Great Support
Poster of Sovgat
Poster of The Sixth Sense
Poster of The House on the Volcano
Filmography
Movie The Great Support Rustam 1962-12-16
Movie Leyli and Majnun Sheikh Amiri 1961-09-13
Movie The Morning Rahim bey 1960-04-19
Movie Heirs падре Агила 1960-11-12
Movie On Distant Shores Ferrero 1958-08-18
Movie Stepmother Huseyn 1958-12-09
Movie The Shadows are Crawling Rashid Sardarli 1958-09-26
Movie The Black Stones Gudrat Ismailzadeh 1956-12-02
Movie Fatali Khan Fatali Khan 1947-07-21
Movie Sovgat Ayaz 1942-01-01
Movie The New Skyline Aslanov 1940-12-29
Movie The Peasants Ashugh Goydamir 1939-12-28
Movie Almas Fuad 1936-12-25
Movie The Sixth Sense Heydar 1935-01-01
Movie Latif 1930-11-11
Movie The House on the Volcano Hasan 1929-01-11