Givi Berikashvili (Georgian: გივი ბერიკაშვილი, 15 May 1933 – 10 April 2017) was a Georgian film and theatre actor.
Givi Berikashvili | |
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.jpg) Berikashvili, seated in a chair, with his son Zurab on stage in 2010 | |
| Born | May 15, 1933 |
| Died | April 10, 2017 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Alma mater | Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966-2009 |
| Awards | Shota Rustaveli Prize, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR |
Born in the village of Kolagi, now part of the Gurjaani Municipality, Berikashvili graduated from the Georgian Institute of Theatre in 1956. Since then, he performed at the Drama Theatre of Rustavi, that of Sukhumi, and finally, at Marjanishvili Theatre in Tbilisi. His notable films include: Londre, Wine Thieves, The Wishing Tree, Data Tutashkhia, Everyone Wants to Love, The Turtledoves of Paradise, and others. Among his many accolades are the title of People's Artist of Georgia (1979) and the Shota Rustaveli Prize.[1] He died of respiratory failure in 2017. He was buried at the Saburtalo church of the Ascension in Tbilisi.
References
edit- ^ "Legendary Georgian actor Givi Berikashvili dies at 83". Georgian Journal. 10 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
External links
edit- Givi Berikashvili at IMDb
- Givi Berikashvili Archived 2018-12-30 at the Wayback Machine on Georgian National Filmography
- Givi Berikashvili on Georgian Journal
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