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Kakhi Kavsadze (Georgian: კახი კავსაძე K’akhi K’avsadze; June 5, 1935 – April 27, 2021) was a Georgian and Soviet film, television and stage actor.
Kakhi Kavsadze | |
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 Kakhi Kavsadze at the 38th Moscow International Film Festival | |
| Born | 5 June 1935 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 27 April 2021 (aged 85) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–2021 |
| Awards | People’s Artist (1981) |
Early life
He was born in Tbilisi. After his birth, his parents moved to Tkibuli. His father David Kavsadze was a choirleader who, while serving in the Red Army during World War II, was taken prisoner, led a choir in the prison camp, and helped to save the lives of many Georgian prisoners, but after the war was charged with treason and exiled to Sverdlovsk Oblast.[1]
Kakhi Kavsadze graduated in 1959 from the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University and the Rustaveli Theatre.
Career
Kavsadze made his debut in cinema in the 1950s. He was awarded the title of People’s Artist (1981) and won the Festival Prize at Dushanbe (1989).[2]
His notable roles include Adam (Divine Comedy), Tavadi Kotsia (Gushindelni), Devdariani (Sabraldebo daskvna), Iliko (Me, Grandma, Iliko and Ilarion), Simon Chachava (The Caucasian Chalk Circle), Lord (Richard III), Kent (King Lear) and Rasputin (Kvachi Kvachantiradze).[3]
He died of complications from COVID-19 in Tbilisi at the age of 85.[4]
Selected filmography
| Year | Name | Role |
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| 1970 | White Sun of the Desert | Abdullah |
| 1971 | A Necklace for My Beloved | Zaur |
| 1976 | The Saplings | David |
| 1978 | Centaurs | Ugo |
| 1982 | Melodies of Vera Quarter | Foreigner |
| 1984 | Love at First Sight | Selim |
| 1985 | White Rose of Immortality | Vodyanoy |
| 1987 | Repentance | Mikheil Koresheli |
| 1988 | The Crime Has Happened | Andro |
| 1988 | The Life of Don Quixote and Sancho | Alonso Quijano |
| 1991 | I am the Pele's godfather! | Lado Kavsadze |
| 1992 | The Wishing Tree | Rebel Ioram |
| 1994 | Iavnana | grandpa |
| 1996 | Death of Orpheus | Elizbar, artist |
| 1996 | A Chef in Love | Le Président |
| 2013 | Blind Dates | Sandro's Father |
| 2021 | Brighton 4th | Sergo |
References
- G.R. (8 May 2012). "Kakhi Kavsadze in the Archive". The Archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. Extra detail in the Georgian language version.
- "Kakhi Kavsadze". IMDb.
- Mchedlishvili, David A. "კახი კავსაძე (1935)". Biographical Dictionary of Georgia (in Georgian). National Parliamentary Library of Georgia.
- Famed Georgian Actor Dies After Contracting COVID-19
External links
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На других языках
- [en] Kakhi Kavsadze
[ru] Кавсадзе, Кахи Давидович
Ка́хи Дави́дович Кавса́дзе (груз. კახი დავითის ძე კავსაძე; 5 июня 1935, Ткибули, Имеретия — 27 апреля 2021, Тбилиси) — советский и грузинский актёр театра и кино, ведущий актёр Тбилисского академического театра имени Шота Руставели.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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