Actor Kakhi Kavsadze dies at 85

13:53, 27.04.2021

Kakhi Kavsadze, a well-known Georgian film and theatre actor, died at the age of 85. The Rustaveli Theater confirmed his death to the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB).

Kavsadze was undergoing medical treatment at the First University Clinic for the last several weeks.

Kakhi Kavsadze graduated from the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University in 1959. He debuted in cinema in the 1950s. Kavsadze was awarded People’s Artist (1981) and Festival Prize winner of the city of Dushanbe (1989).

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).

Kakhi Kavsadze’s star was unveiled in front of the Rustaveli Theater in 2008.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

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