Kakhi Kavsadze

Kakhi Kavsadze was a Georgian and Soviet film, television and stage actor.

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.
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 and won the Festival Prize at Dushanbe.
His notable roles include Adam, Tavadi Kotsia, Devdariani, Iliko, Simon Chachava, Lord, Kent and Rasputin.
He died of complications from COVID-19 in Tbilisi at the age of 85.