Ramaz Grigolis dze Chkhikvadze (28 February 192817 October 2011) was a Georgian film and

theater actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. First appearing in the 1954 film ''The Dragonfly'' (), he starred in over 60 films during his career. He won the award for Best Actor at the

8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by ...

for his role in '' The Saplings''. Ramaz Chkhikvadze caused a sensation when he appeared on stage as Richard III at the 1979 Edinburgh Festival in a production of Shakespeare's play by the Rustaveli Theatre Company of Tbilisi, Georgia, then still part of the Soviet Union. Honoring him posthumously, Georgian President Saakashvili issued a statement in which he said "Mr. Ramaz was a distinguished star of Georgian film and theatre and a creator of an entire epoch. The cultural heritage expressed by his unique talent and originality, on which generations have been brought up, will forever stay in the memories of his audience."

Selected filmography

* ''The Dragonfly'' () (1954) – Shota * (1956) – Vano * (1959) – Zurabi * (1959) – Agronomist * (1960) – Taksist * (1962) * ''Londre'' (1966) – Major of town * '' The Plea'' (1967) – Matsili * (1969) – Vachnadze * (1970) – Antoni * ''

A Necklace for My Beloved ''A Necklace for My Beloved'' ( ka, სამკაული ჩემი სატრფოსათვის Transliteration, translit. ''Samkauli satrposatvis'', ) is a 1971 Georgian SSR, Georgian Comedy film, comedy-drama film directed by ...

'' () (1971) – Daud * '' The Saplings'' (1972) – Luka * (1972) – Shardin Alshibaia * ''

Melodies of Vera Quarter Melodies of Vera Quarter ( Georgian: ვერის უბნის მელოდიები) is a 1973 Soviet musical comedy-drama film directed by Giorgi Shengelaia. Plot Pavle, who is a poor cart-driver has two girls, Maro and Tamro. The ...

'' (1973) – merkant Panke * (1974) – Stalin * (1975) – Major Gitar * (1975) – Akram * (1975) – Daniela * (1976) * '' The Wishing Tree'' (1976) – Priest Okhrokhine * (1977) * (1977) * (1977) – Pavle * (1978) – Antoni * (1979) – Georgy Nikolaevich * (1979) – Nachalnik kantselyarii * (1980) * (1980) – Padre * (1980) * (1981) * (1981) * (1981) * ''Richard III'' (1982) – Richard III * (1982) – Jacques * (1983) * (1985) – Stalin * ''

Mournful Unconcern ''Mournful Unconcern'' (, translit. ''Skorbnoye beschuvstviye'') is the third produced film by Alexander Sokurov, completed in 1983, but the fourth released one, as it was banned by Soviet authorities until perestroika in 1987. The film, set ...

'' () (1987) – Captain Shotover * (1987) * (1988) * '' Ashik Kerib'' (1988) * (1989) * (1990) * (1990) – Shoshia * ''The Dusk'' (1990) * (1991) * (1991) * (1992) * (1992) – Stalin * (1993) * (1993) * ''

A Chef in Love ''A Chef in Love'', ( Georgian: შეყვარებული კულინარის 1001 რეცეპტი / ''Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti'', literally, "1001 recipes of a chef in love") is a 1996 Georgian film directed ...

'' (1996) – Anton Gogoladze * (2000) – Luarsab *''

In August of 1944 ''In August 1944'' (; better known as ''The Moment of Truth'') is a 2001 Russian-Belarusian action film directed by Mikhail Ptashuk. Plot A Soviet counter-intelligence (SMERSH) team are assigned to track down a group of German spies in Belarus f ...

'' (2001) – Stalin * ''Shoes from America'' (2001) – Issac * ''Chernyy prints'' (2004) – Gekkeren / Professor * ''Artists cuts'' (, 2005, by Shota Kalandadze) * '' The Rainbowmaker'' (2008) – Grandfather Georgi (final film role)

Awards

* 1972 – People's Artist of Georgia SSR * 1981 –

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