Aghasadyg Aghaali oglu Garaybeyli () (15 March 1897,

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– 5 December 1988,

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) was a

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i actor.

Life and contributions

Garaybeyli was born in the city of

, but like many natives of that city at the time, he found himself in

after the devastating earthquake of 1902. Garaybeyli became an orphan at a young age and was brought up by a

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family. While still in school, he started attending drama clubs for actors-to-be established by

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. He made his first stage appearance in 1917. Beginning in 1921, with the help of

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, he started attending courses in professional acting. It was also when Garaybeyli got married. In the following years, he acted in over 200 different roles, including both stage and film appearances. Garaybeyli was also known as a voice actor in a number of movies. From 1933 until the end of his life, he worked in the

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. In 1940 he was awarded the title of

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.The Inimitable Actor of Distinctive Roles
He died in Baku, at age 91.

Filmography

*''The Maiden Tower'' (1924), as Ayan *'' Haji Gara'' (1929), as Asgar bey *''Sevil'' (1929), as Balash *''Fatali Khan'' (1947), as Sardar's envoy *'' Bakhtiar'' (1955), as Aghabala *''If Not This One, Then That One'' (1957), as Rustam bey *''Under the sultry sky'' (1957), as Sardarov *''Leyli and Majnun'' (1961), as Ibn Khalid *''Life Is Beautiful, Brother!'' (1967), as Shukru bey *''The Mail Box'' (1967), as the Khan *''Stars Don't Go Out'' (1971), as Gendarme *''The Boys of Our Street'' (1973), as Rustam kishi *''Aghasadyg Garaybeyli'' (1974), as himself *''The Tour'' (1975), as CEO (not credited) *''The Graduate Thesis'' (1979), as the Reeve *''I Am Composing a Song'' (1979), as Abdulla *''The Prayer'' (1982), as the Mullah *''The Grandchild of My Grandchild's Grandchild'' (1985), as the Grandfather

References

1897 births 1988 deaths People from Shamakhi Communist Party of the Soviet Union members People's Artistes of the Azerbaijan SSR Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Azerbaijani male stage actors Azerbaijani male film actors Soviet Azerbaijani people Burials at II Alley of Honor {{Azerbaijan-bio-stub

Life and contributions

Filmography

See also

References