Alasgar Alakbarov

Also Known As: Алескер Гаджи Алекперов, Алескер Алекперов, Ələsgər Ələkbərov , Alesker Gadzhi Alekperov

Biography: 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Baku, Bakinskaya guberniya, Russian Empire

Adult: No

Birthday: March 26, 1910

Age: 115 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: January 31, 1963

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Known For:

Heirs
Stepmother
The Great Support
On Distant Shores
Latif
The Sixth Sense
Almas
The Shadows are Crawling
Fatali Khan
The House on the Volcano
The New Skyline
Leyli and Majnun
The Peasants
The Black Stones
The Morning
Sovgat