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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Häsän Mämmädov was born on 22 November 1938 in Salyani, Azerbaijan, USSR. He was an actor, known for Arshin mal alan (1965), Möcüzälär adasi (1964) and Ginger and Cinnamon (2003). He died on 26 August 2003 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Mämmädrza Sheikhzamanov was born on 4 August 1915 in Elisabethpol, Russian Empire [now Ganja, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for In the Heat of the Sun (1957), Yubiley dante (1978) and Tütak säsi (1975). He died on 25 January 1984 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Tofig Taghizade was born on 7 February 1919 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He was a director and actor, known for Arshin mal alan (1965), O dünyadan salam (1991) and Görüs (1955). He died on 27 August 1998 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Shamil Makhmudbekov was born on 5 December 1924. He was a director and actor, known for Qaraca Qiz (1967), Dörd bazar günü (1974) and Romeo, moy sosed (1964). He died on 20 May 1997 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Cövdat Haciyev was born on 5 June 1917 in Sheki, Azerbaijan. He was married to Amina Dilbazi. He died on 18 January 2002 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Actor
- Director
Hasanagha Turabov was born on 24 April 1938 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was an actor and director, known for Atlari yaharlayin (1984), Yubiley dante (1978) and Qäm Päncäräsi (1988). He died on 23 February 2003 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Chingiz Mustafayev was one of the most notable independent Azerbaijani journalists, who was posthumously bestowed by state order as National Hero of Azerbaijan.
He created a video anthology of the early stages of Nagorno-Karabakh War, documented from the front lines ultimately at a cost of his own life. He was the man behind the TV camera, who filmed the scene of Khojaly massacre in 1992. To make the footage Chingiz had to travel on an army helicopter, and despite coming under fire he managed to film the evidence of the Khojaly Massacre showing hundreds of dead bodies strewn across snow-covered fields. - Director
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Huseyn Seyidzadeh was born on 10 October 1910 in Erivan, Russian Empire. He was a director and actor, known for O Olmasin, Bu Olsun (1956), Qaynana (1978) and Däli Kür (1969). He died on 2 June 1979 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Nasiba Zeynalova was born in Baku (then part of the Russian Empire, present-day capital of Azerbaijan), the daughter of merchant and stage actor Jahangir Zeynalov. The family fled to Iran just before the Azeri massacre of March 1918 committed by Bolshevik military units in Baku. Her father died during their trip back home in September 1918, via the Caspian Sea.
While in secondary school she attended dance courses. In 1932 she joined Rza Tahmasib's drama club. In 1937 she joined a vagrant theatre troupe and toured several Azerbaijani towns. In 1938 she started working at the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy. She earned a degree at the Baku School of Theatre.
In the following years Nasiba Zeynalova acted in 22 films and around 70 plays, as well as in numerous television sketches. She is most remembered for the roles of Fatmanisa in Ogey Ana (Stepmother, 1958), Sughra in Bizim Jabish muallim (Our Teacher Jabish, 1969), Jannat in Gaynana (Mother-in-law, 1978) and Auntie Asli in Bayin oghurlanmasi (The Kidnapping of the Groom, 1985). In 1967, she was named People's Artist of Azerbaijan.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mammad Alili was born on 7 November 1898 in Baku, Baku Governorate, Caucasus Victoyalty, Russian Empire. He was an actor and assistant director, known for By the Bluest of Seas (1936), Foster-mother (1958) and Arshin mal alan (1965). He died on 13 June 1993 in Azerbaijan.- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Rasim Ojagov was born on 22 November 1933 in Shaki, Azerbaijan SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Ölsäm... bagisla (1989), Tähminä (1993) and Tütak säsi (1975). He died on 11 July 2006 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Samad Mardanov was born on 22 September 1909 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He was a director and assistant director, known for By the Bluest of Seas (1936) and Peasants (1939). He was married to T. Mardanova. He died on 6 August 1939 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].- Kurban Mazanov was born on 21 June 1925 in ZSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for The Diamond Arm (1969) and Lev ushel iz doma (1977). He died in 2011 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Rahib Aliyev was born on 12 July 1945 in Baku, Azerbaijan, SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Färyad (1993), Köpäk (1994) and Ogey Ata (2013). He died on 28 March 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Actor
- Music Department
Mirza Babayev was born on 16 July 1913 in Baku, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for Romeo, moy sosed (1964), Posledniy gaiduk (1973) and Kölgalar sürünür (1958). He died on 13 January 2003 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Telman Adigözalov was born on 17 July 1953 in Balaken, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for 1001-ci qastrol (1974), Baki ogrusu (1997) and Good Morning, My Angel (2008). He died on 15 April 2010 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Agakhan Abdullayev was an actor, known for Küçälärä su säpmisäm (2004), Biz qayidacagiq (2007) and Mugham (2007). He died on 25 December 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Shahmar Alakbarov was born on 23 August 1943 in Kirovabad, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Ganja, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor and director, known for Sahilsiz gece (1989), Ekzamen (1987) and Qäzälxan (1991). He died on 12 August 1992 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Arif Kuliyev was born on 16 May 1950 in Azerbaijan, USSR. He was an actor, known for O dünyadan salam (1991), Baki ogrusu (1997) and Bäyin ogurlanmasi (1985). He died on 7 May 2021 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Yusif Veliyev was born on 22 March 1917 in Derbent, Dagestan, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Tütak säsi (1975), The Last Night of Childhood (1968) and Möcüzälär adasi (1964). He died on 18 March 1980 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR.
- Najiba Malikova was born on 25 October 1921 in Buzovna, Azerbaijan SSR [now Baku, Azerbaijan]. She was an actress, known for Foster-mother (1958), Arshin mal alan (1965) and Ähmäd Haradadir? (1964). She died on 27 July 1992 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Amina Dilbazi was born on 26 December 1919 in Qazakh, Azerbaijan. She was an actress, known for Ulduz (1964) and Prima (1992). She was married to Cövdat Haciyev. She died on 30 April 2010 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Actor
- Director
Mirzayev was born in Gulabli village of Aghdam, Azerbaijan. He graduated from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts after finishing director course. He was most notable for starring and directing an Azerbaijani war film The Squall in 1993. Mirzayev was expected to be on movie's opening but he died from sudden heart attack.- Gündüz Abbasov was born on 20 November 1930. He was an actor, known for Telefonçu qiz (1962), Bir Qalanin Sirri (1959) and Bizim küça (1961). He died in 1995 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Ajdar Hamidov was born on 28 September 1953. He was an actor, known for Yoxlama (2007), Kisi sözü (1987) and Lätifä (1989). He died on 24 November 2020 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Huseyngulu Sarabski was born on 20 March 1879 in Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for Arshin mal-alan (1917) and Sabuhi (1941). He died on 16 February 1945 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Art Director
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Milan was born in 1969 in India. Milan was an art director and production designer, known for Thunivu (2023), Anniyan (2005) and Vivegam (2017). Milan died on 15 October 2023 in Azerbaijan.- Elcin Hamidov was an actor, known for Mahalla 2 Moskvada (2004), Mähällä (2003) and Mashad Ibad-94 (2005). He died on 4 March 2011 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Yurij Omel'chenko was an actor, known for New Year Teetotalism (2022). He died on 20 April 2024 in Azerbaijan.
- Actor
- Producer
Rafik Aliyev was born on 14 November 1949 in Karjagin District, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR. He was an actor and producer, known for Chernaya metka (2003), Babamizin babasinin babasi (1982) and Mahkumlar (2007). He died on 15 April 2020 in Azerbaijan.- Composer
- Writer
- Music Department
Uzeyir Hajibayov was born on 17 September 1885 in Agjabedi, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]. He was a composer and writer, known for Arshin Takes a Wife (1945), Arshin mal-alan (1937) and Arshin mal-alan (1917). He was married to Maleyka Khanum Teregulova. He died on 23 November 1948 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].- Director
- Actor
Rovshan Almuradli was born on 19 April 1954 in the USSR. He was a director and actor, known for Yük (1995), Qayalarda qalan ses (1995) and Cavad Xan (2009). He died on 2 April 2019 in Sumgait, Azerbaijan.- Nuriya Akhmedova was born on 26 December 1950 in Baku, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. She was an actress, known for Yoxlama (2007), Ölsäm... bagisla (1989) and Hökm (1994). She was married to Han Ibadov. She died on 10 October 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Ramiz Novruzov was born on 25 May 1955 in Azerbaijanskaya SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Sizi dünyalar qadar sevirdim (1985), Alman klinikasina saxsi safar (1988) and Mahkumlar (2007). He died on 20 February 2023 in Azerbaijan.
- Ramiz Melikov was born on 4 August 1943 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Ulduz (1964), Babäk (1979) and Istintaq davam edir (1966). He died on 14 December 2023 in Azerbaijan.
- Mövsüm Sänäni was born on 19 June 1900 in Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for O Olmasin, Bu Olsun (1956), Arshin mal alan (1965) and Daglarda döyüs (1968). He died on 11 February 1981 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Mälik Dadashev was born on 7 June 1924 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for O dünyadan salam (1991), Birisigün, gecayarisi... (1981) and Güllälänmä täxirä salinir! (2003). He died on 2 December 1996 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Sadaya Mustafayeva was born on 15 July 1926 in Sheki, Azerbaijan, USSR. She was an actress, known for Ölsäm... bagisla (1989), Shared Bread (1969) and The Day Passed (1971). She died on 13 August 2004 in Gyandzha, Azerbaijan.
- Nodar Shashigoglu was born on 13 March 1927 in Batumi, Adjar ASSR, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR [now Batumi, Adjara, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for Tsigni pitsisa (1983), On Distant Shores (1958) and Asl dost (1959). He died on 12 April 2013 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Hamlet Xanizadeh was born on 5 June 1941 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for Babäk (1979), Qatl günü (1990) and Ekzamen (1987). He died on 23 February 1990 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Ali Zeynalov was born on 4 April 1912 in Bakinskaya guberniya, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Kölgalar sürünür (1958), Sahar (1960) and Nasledniki (1960). He died on 4 January 1988 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR.
- Lütfäli Abdullayev was born on 22 March 1914 in Nukha, Yelisavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Shaki, Shaki District, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for Arshin Takes a Wife (1945), O Olmasin, Bu Olsun (1956) and Ulduz (1964). He died on 9 December 1973 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Director
- Actor
- Editor
Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh was born on 12 December 1893 in Samaxi, Russian Empire. He was a director and actor, known for Haji gara (1929), Mahabbat oyunu (1936) and Bismillah (1925). He died on 16 November 1938 in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR.- Actor
- Director
Adil Isgändärov was born on 10 March 1912 in Yelisavetpol, Yelisavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ganja, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor and director, known for Ähmäd Haradadir? (1964), Romeo, moy sosed (1964) and Axrinci Ashirim (1971). He died on 18 September 1978 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].- Gusejn Sadykhov was born on 21 March 1914 in Baku, Russian Imperia. He was an actor, known for Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1967), Nepokoryonnyy batalyon (1965) and Yeddi Ogul Istäräm (1970). He died on 23 February 1983 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR.
- Georgi Gumilevsky was born on 5 May 1902 in Saratov, Saratov uyezd, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Saratov Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for True Friends (1954), Sledy na snegu (1955) and Matros s Komety (1958). He died on 27 April 1975 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Mobil Babayev was born on 23 December 1945. Mobil was a composer, known for Babamizin babasinin babasi (1982), Rytsari chyornogo ostrova (1983) and Mezozoy Ahvalati (1976). Mobil died on 9 November 2023 in Azerbaijan.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Dzhangir Dzhangirov was born on 20 July 1921 in Balakhany, Azerbaijan. Dzhangir was a composer, known for Daglarda döyüs (1968), Crash (2018) and Qizil uçurum (1980). Dzhangir died on 25 March 1992 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Baba Punhan, born Atababa Seyidali oglu Madatzadeh, was an Azerbaijani poet.
He was called up for military service in 1968, which he served in Kiev. He was praised for popularising Azenglish in Azerbaijani literature.
Throughout his career he composed numerous pieces of meykhana based on modern Azerbaijan.
Baba Punhan published about 278 ghazals. - Composer
- Music Department
Arif Melikov was born on 13 September 1933 in Baku, USSR. He was a composer, known for Gecä qatarinda qätl (1990), Rustam and Suhrab (1972) and Legend of Siavush (1977). He died on 9 May 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan.