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Ceyhun Mirzäyev

Acting Born Apr 9, 1946 Gyulably, Agdamskiy rayon, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR 17 credits

Biography

Jeyhun Jamil oglu Mirzayev (Azerbaijani: Ceyhun Mirzəyev) was an Azerbaijani actor and film director. Mirzayev was born in the Gulabli village, in Aghdam, Azerbaijan, to Jamil Mirzayev and his second wife Margarita. He had a half-sister from his mother's previous marriage to Yusif Mammadaliyev's brother Ibrahim. Mirzayev's father died when he was three years old. Noted for his good performance skills, he became a child actor in 1955 when he acted in the film The Meeting. Three years later, at age 12, Mirzayev played the leading role of young Ismayil in the film Stepmother. He later graduated from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts majoring in film directing. 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.

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Known for

Film

The Joke

as Mammadov

Full filmography

  • Koroghlu (1960) as Jeyhun
  • The Scream (1993) as Ismayil
  • The Joke (1990) as Mammadov
  • In the Name of the Law (1968) as Absalam
  • Who Do We Love More? (1964) as Samandar (segment “Cazibə qüvvəsi“)
  • Black Gull (1962) as Manolo
  • The Tempestuous Kura (1969) as Osman
  • The Meeting (1955) as Shikhali's Son
  • The Inquiry is Going On (1966)
  • The Invincible Battalion (1965) as Teymur
  • The Winds Blow in Baku (1974) as soviet soldier
  • Stepmother (1958) as Ismail
  • Matteo Falcone (1960) as Fortunato
  • Real Friend (1959) as Farman (Childhood)
  • The Humble Cemetery (1989)
  • The Road Story (1981) as Ibadulla
  • Saddle these Horses (1985) as Merchant