Elguja Burduli

Elguja Vladimirovich Burduli was a Soviet and Georgian film actor, singer.

Life and career

Burduli was born in Tbilisi on 1 April 1941. In 1959 he entered the evening department of the Georgian Technical University and studied at the Faculty of Civil Engineering until 1969. He was a lifeguard on the Tbilisi Sea, a member of the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet and a worker at filling station. His acting career started in 1974.
In 2021, Burduli was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi. Burduli died on 5 March 2022, at the age of 80.

Selected filmography

Hatred as Prokhor
Primary Russia as Belisarius
Boris Godunov as Arab merchant
Dark Eyes as Arab merchant
Hard to Be a God as Baron Pampa
The Sun of the Sleepless as Gela Bendeliani
A Chef in Love as an old man
Going Vertical as Georgian aksakal