Adil Isgandarov | |
Native Name Lang: | az |
Birth Date: | 1910 5, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Yelizavetpol, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (present-day Ganja, Azerbaijan) |
Death Place: | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
Burial Place: | Alley of Honor |
Years Active: | 19371978 |
Spouse: | Zinaida Fyodorovna |
Children: | 2 |
Adil Rza bey oglu Isgandarov (5 May 191018 September 1978) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani director, stage and film actor, and pedagogue. He was awarded the People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1959).
Isgandarov joined amateur pioneers association at 10. When he was 13, he played a role as Karam in Gachag Karam play. After gaining fame in Ganja, he was brought to Baku.[1] Isgandarov got his first education in director-actor field in Baku Technical School of Theatre. After graduation, he got professional experience in Moscow from 1932 to 1936 and graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts in 1936. After returning to Baku, he worked at Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre as director, then chief director from 1936 to 1960. Isgandarov also worked at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts named after Mirzaagha Aliyev from 1937 to 1956. He was elected as the depute in 1955 and 1959 for Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Isgandarov served as the director of Azerbaijanfilm named after Jafar Jabbarly from 1966 to 1974.[2]
Year | Film | Role | |
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1956 | If Not That One, Then This One | Ruffian | |
1956 | Khalilov | ||
1957 | Chairman of the court | ||
1958 | On Distant Shores | Rosselini | |
1961 | Merchant | ||
1962 | Club manager | ||
1963 | Guliyev | ||
1964 | Nikandro | ||
1966 | Khachaturov | ||
1968 | Kamilov | ||
1971 | Karbalai | ||
1971 | Nasibbey Yusifbeyli | ||
1974 | Aliqapar | ||
1976 | The Darvish Detonates Paris | Hatamkhan agha | |
1977 | Dadashli | ||
1977 | Farman | ||
1978 | Old master |