Aghasadyg Garaybeyli
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Shamakhi
Shamakhi or Shamakhy is a rayon of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and a town in the rayon. It is the historical center of the region of Shirvan.The town is west of Baku. It has more than 20,000 inhabitants, among them Azerbaijanis and Russians...
– 5 December 1988, Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
) was an Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i actor.
Life and contributions
Garaybeyli was born in the city of ShamakhiShamakhi
Shamakhi or Shamakhy is a rayon of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and a town in the rayon. It is the historical center of the region of Shirvan.The town is west of Baku. It has more than 20,000 inhabitants, among them Azerbaijanis and Russians...
, but like many natives of that city at the time, he found himself in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
after the devastating earthquake of 1902. Garaybeyli became an orphan at a young age and was brought up by a foster
Foster care
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family. While still in school, he started attending drama clubs for actors-to-be established by Huseyn Arablinski
Huseyn Arablinski
Huseyn Arablinski , born Huseynbala Mammad oglu Khalafov , was an Azerbaijani actor.-Life and career:...
. He made his first stage appearance in 1917. Beginning in 1921, with the help of Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Uzeyir bey Abdul Hussein oglu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure from Azerbaijan. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera...
, 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 Azerbaijan State Drama Theatre. In 1940 he was awarded the title of People's Artist
People's Artist
People's Artist is a honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states , as well as in a number of post-Soviet states, modeled after the title of the People's Artist of the USSR....
of Azerbaijan.
He died in Baku, four months before his 92nd birthday.
Filmography
- The Maiden Tower (1924), as Ayan
- Haji Gara (1929), as Asgar bey
- Sevil (1929), as Balash
- Fatali Khan (1947), as Sardar's envoy
- Bakhtiyar (1955), as Aghabala
- If Not This One, Then That One (1957), as Rustam bey
- Under the Scorching Sun (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