Mikheil Gelovani

Mikheil Gelovani
მიხეილ გელოვანი
Gelovani in 1947
Born(1893-01-06)6 January 1893
Lechkhumi, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire
Died21 December 1956(1956-12-21) (aged 63)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1913–1956
Familywife: Irina Eristavi, writer and translator; son: Georgy Gelovani, prominent opera director, who worked for the Bolshoy Theatre of the USSR and the Russian Federation for many years

Mikheil Giorgis dze Gelovani[a] (6 January [O.S. 25 December 1892] 1893 – 21 December 1956) was a Soviet and Georgian actor, known for his numerous portrayals of Joseph Stalin in cinema, starring in fifteen historic movies mostly about the early Soviet era.[1] He was recognized as People's Artist of the USSR in 1950.


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  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 246–248. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.