Hamlet Gurbanov

Hamlet Gurbanov was born on 13 October 1938, into the family of theatre and film actor Aghadadash Gurbanov and opera singer Gulkhar Hasanova. In 1961 H. Gurbanov graduated from the course of the great director Mehdi Mammadov at the Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts (now the University of Culture and Arts). From 1957 to 1992 he created memorable characters at the Azerbaijan National Drama Theatre. He performed successfully as Doctor Lalbuz in J. Mammadguluzade's play "The Madmen's Assembly" (1978). Hamlet Gurbanov appeared in a number of productions prepared by Azerbaijani television and in films produced by Azerbaijanfilm. Hamlet Gurbanov died of cancer on 16 November 1995.