![Alasgar Alakbarov](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/2sjY2sMpBgHUrvlj0ASi0QbDDBU.jpg)
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.83 |
Birthday | 1910-03-26 |
Place of Birth | Baku, Bakinskaya guberniya, Russian Empire |
Also Known As | Алескер Гаджи Алекперов, Алескер Алекперов, Ələsgər Ələkbərov , Alesker Gadzhi Alekperov, |
![Stepmother](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/x17tTwxmmvhZFJ7NmsZ6MGrlk7w.jpg)
1958
![Stepmother](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/x17tTwxmmvhZFJ7NmsZ6MGrlk7w.jpg)
Stepmother
5.4/5
The film is about the stepmother who tried to be a real mother of a boy. But she could be a real mother only after some difficult events for her and c...
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Stepmother
![The Great Support](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/h6D2Mf5WjUOFDYiqOB2TMGdbNYJ.jpg)
1962
![The Great Support](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/h6D2Mf5WjUOFDYiqOB2TMGdbNYJ.jpg)
The Great Support
3.4/4
After the novellette of the same name of M.Ibrahimov. The film is about a man who trusted his subordinates.
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![On Distant Shores](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cbIg00t2wceA0nUR1GPX01iHlZD.jpg)
1958
![On Distant Shores](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cbIg00t2wceA0nUR1GPX01iHlZD.jpg)
On Distant Shores
5.4/8
The film portrays the life of the legendary Azerbaijani guerrilla of the Second World War Mehdi Huseynzadeh, who fought the Nazi forces in the present...
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On Distant Shores
![Almas](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6kUuTqoisIvWmN0x5nsCl8hrLJq.jpg)
1936
![Almas](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6kUuTqoisIvWmN0x5nsCl8hrLJq.jpg)
Almas
5/4
A new teacher arrives in a remote mountain village, where the old traditions still hold sway.
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![The Shadows are Crawling](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/a9x7ID7hszYzJE2fBzYG8WLOwwd.jpg)
1958
![The Shadows are Crawling](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/a9x7ID7hszYzJE2fBzYG8WLOwwd.jpg)
The Shadows are Crawling
7/2
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![The Sixth Sense](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ickAiuUYjVkZk6TwdyFqZ5kk64r.jpg)
1935
![The Sixth Sense](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ickAiuUYjVkZk6TwdyFqZ5kk64r.jpg)
The Sixth Sense
0/0
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![Latif](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aydjaIZcVAPhz6CBeBIldlLG7vf.jpg)
1930
![Latif](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aydjaIZcVAPhz6CBeBIldlLG7vf.jpg)
Latif
6/2
Latif a seven year old boy living during the collectivization policy in USSR.
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![The Peasants](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hVW7J5X75sWIYjW8EsxhydkIoq8.jpg)
1939
![The Peasants](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hVW7J5X75sWIYjW8EsxhydkIoq8.jpg)
The Peasants
5/2
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![Fatali Khan](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bKV3wCAJBxoyMNSjkQjUQmvc5GZ.jpg)
1947
![Fatali Khan](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bKV3wCAJBxoyMNSjkQjUQmvc5GZ.jpg)
Fatali Khan
7/2
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![The House on the Volcano](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wuax3HdZUcpGUX0sYkCNhRIrWMu.jpg)
1929
![The House on the Volcano](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wuax3HdZUcpGUX0sYkCNhRIrWMu.jpg)
The House on the Volcano
5.5/4
An aging drilling foreman recounts the brutal suppression of an oil workers’ strike in pre-revolutionary Baku.
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![Leyli and Majnun](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kNsh1P8Rhvtr5KluOa1ux8USyoM.jpg)
1961
![Leyli and Majnun](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kNsh1P8Rhvtr5KluOa1ux8USyoM.jpg)
Leyli and Majnun
1/3
After the literary work of the same name of Nizami Ganjavi and Mahammad Fuzuli. The film is about pure love of two young people.
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![The Black Stones](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qVXWhhVPeHPuknbDN29TpRk2wRs.jpg)
1956
![The Black Stones](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qVXWhhVPeHPuknbDN29TpRk2wRs.jpg)
The Black Stones
0/0
After the novel of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.
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![Sovgat](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1942
![Sovgat](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Sovgat
0/0
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![The Morning](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1960
![The Morning](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
The Morning
0/0
After the novel of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.
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![The New Skyline](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1940
![The New Skyline](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
The New Skyline
6.5/2
Young engineer is fighting against conservatives who don't want to find new oil deposits.
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![Heirs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ooX7giuDgYJdXweRUpwsDN0sX0q.jpg)
1960
![Heirs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ooX7giuDgYJdXweRUpwsDN0sX0q.jpg)
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8/1
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