Adil Isgandarov

Adil Isgandarov

Known for

Acting

Born

May 5, 1910

Birthplace

Elizavetpol, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire

Died

September 18, 1978 (aged 68)

Biography

Adil Rza bey oglu Isgandarov (Azerbaijani: Adil İsgəndərov) was an Azerbaijani theatre and film director, actor, first People's Artist of the USSR from Transcaucasia.

Isgandarov joined amateur pioneers association at 10. When he was 13, he played role as Karam in "Gachag Karam" play. After gaining fame in Ganja, he was brought to Baku. 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 direc...

Best known work

If Not This, Then That
If Not This, Then That
1958
On Distant Shores
On Distant Shores
1958
The Darvish Detonates Paris
The Darvish Detonates Paris
1976
The Twenty Six Comissars
The Twenty Six Comissars
1966
The Stab in the Back
The Stab in the Back
1979
Where is Ahmad?
Where is Ahmad?
1964
My Love, My Sorrow
My Love, My Sorrow
1978
Leyli and Majnun
Leyli and Majnun
1961
Two Boys from the Same District
Two Boys from the Same District
1957
In the Name of the Law
In the Name of the Law
1968

Filmography

  1. 1979

    The Stab in the Back

    as Dadaşlı

  2. 1978

    My Love, My Sorrow

    as Head Foreman

  3. 1977

  4. 1976

  5. 1974

    The 1001st Tour

    as Aligafa

  6. 1971

  7. 1971

  8. 1968

  9. 1966

  10. 1964

  11. 1964

  12. 1963

  13. 1961

    Leyli and Majnun

    as Merchant

  14. 1958

    On Distant Shores

    as Rosselini

  15. 1958

  16. 1957

  17. 1956

    The Black Stones

    as Khalilov

TMDBThis product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.Streaming availability data provided by JustWatch© 2026 FlickQueue · Privacy · Terms