Kakhi Kavsadze

Kakhi Kavsadze (Georgian: კახი კავსაძე K’akhi K’avsadze); born June 5, 1935 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian/Soviet film, television and stage actor.

Kakhi Kavsadze
Soviet and Georgian actor Kakhi Kavsadze at the 38th Moscow International Film Festival
Born (1935-06-05) 5 June 1935
Tbilisi, Georgia
OccupationActor
Years active1955–present
AwardsPeople’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

He debuted in cinema in the 1950s. He was awarded People’s Artist (1981) and Festival Prize winner of the city of 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]

Selected filmography
Year Name Role
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
1992 The Wishing Tree Rebel Ioram
1995 Kvarkvare
2006 Repentance Mikheil Koresheli
2015 Iavnana
2015 A Chef in Love Le Président
2015 Blind Dates Sandro's Father


References
  1. 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.
  2. "Kakhi Kavsadze". IMDb.
  3. Mchedlishvili, David A. "კახი კავსაძე (1935)". Biographical Dictionary of Georgia (in Georgian). National Parliamentary Library of Georgia.
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