Mikheil Gelovani

Mikheil Gelovani

Actor · Director

Lasuria, Kutaisskaya guberniya, Russian Empire
January 6, 1893

Biography

Mikheil Giorgis dze Gelovani (6 January 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. He was recognized as People's Artist of the USSR in 1950 and won the four Stalin Prizes of the first degree (1941, 1942, 1947, 1950).

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Mikheil Gelovani 1

Representative Works

The Fires of Baku
The Fires of Baku
7.7
/ Russian
Lenin in 1918
Lenin in 1918
5.2
/ Russian
The Ninth Wave
The Ninth Wave
7.2
/ Georgian
Who Is Guilty?
Who Is Guilty?
8.0
/ Georgian
Youth Wins
Youth Wins
7.0
/ Georgian
Wings of Victory
Wings of Victory
4.7
/ Russian
True Caucasian
True Caucasian
No Rating Yet
/ Georgian
Farewell
Farewell
8.0
/ Georgian
Three Lives
Three Lives
5.0
/ Georgian
The Last Masquerade
The Last Masquerade
5.8
/ Georgian
The Great Dawn
The Great Dawn
5.8
/ Georgian
Out of the Way!
Out of the Way!
10.0
/ Georgian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Fires of Baku
1958Winner

Best Performance

The Fires of Baku

Lenin in 1918
1939Nominee

Best Performance

Lenin in 1918

The Ninth Wave
1926Nominee

Best Performance

The Ninth Wave

Career Highlights

Who Is Guilty?
1925Highlight

Best Performance

Who Is Guilty?

Youth Wins
1928Highlight

Best Director

Youth Wins