Jeyhun Mirzayev

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1946-04-09

Deathday 1993-03-05 (46 years old)

Place of Birth Aghdam, Azerbaijan

Also Known As Джейхун (Джейк) Мирзоев, Джейхун Мирзоев, Ceyhun Mirzəyev

Jeyhun Mirzayev

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.

Known For

Actor

1993
The Scream

as Ismayil

1990
The Joke

as Mammadov

1984
1981
The Road Story

as Ibadulla

1968
1962
Black Gull

as Маноло (в титрах Джейхун Джамаль)

1960
Koroghlu

as Jeyhun

1960
Matteo Falcone

as Fortunato

1959
Real Friend

as Farman (Childhood)

1958
Stepmother

as Ismail

1955
The Meeting

as Shikhali's Son

Director

1993
The Scream

as Director

1985
1971
The Most Important Interview

as Assistant Director