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Mikheil Gelovani(1893-1956)

  • Actor
  • Director
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Mikheil Gelovani in The Fall of Berlin (1950)
Mikheil Gelovani was born on 6 January 1893 in Lasuria, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tsageri Municipality, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor and director, known for The Fall of Berlin (1950), The Vow (1946) and Fortress on the Volga (1942). He died on 21 December 1956 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
BornJanuary 6, 1893
DiedDecember 21, 1956(63)
BornJanuary 6, 1893
DiedDecember 21, 1956(63)
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Known for

The Fall of Berlin (1950)
The Fall of Berlin
5.6
  • Iosef Stalin
  • 1950
The Vow (1946)
The Vow
5.0
  • Josef Stalin(as M. Gelovani)
  • 1946
Fortress on the Volga (1942)
Fortress on the Volga
5.8
  • Joseph Stalin
  • 1942
They Wanted Peace (1938)
They Wanted Peace
5.7
  • Josef Stalin
  • 1938

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Actor

  • Vikhri vrazhdebnye (1953)
    Vikhri vrazhdebnye
    6.3
    • Stalin (scenes deleted)
    • 1953
  • Yakov Ruklevsky in Nezabyvaemyy 1919 god (1951)
    Nezabyvaemyy 1919 god
    6.2
    • I. V. Stalin (as M. Gelovani)
    • 1951
  • Oborona Tsaritsyna. 2 seriya: Oborona (1951)
    Oborona Tsaritsyna. 2 seriya: Oborona
    5.4
    • Joseph Stalin
    • 1951
  • Miners of the Don (1951)
    Miners of the Don
    5.5
    • (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Ogni Baku (1950)
    Ogni Baku
    5.7
    • Stalin
    • 1950
  • The Fall of Berlin (1950)
    The Fall of Berlin
    5.6
    • Iosef Stalin
    • 1950
  • Svet nad Rossiyei (1947)
    Svet nad Rossiyei
    6.0
    • Josef Stalin (as M. Gelovani)
    • 1947
  • The Vow (1946)
    The Vow
    5.0
    • Josef Stalin (as M. Gelovani)
    • 1946
  • Fortress on the Volga (1942)
    Fortress on the Volga
    5.8
    • Joseph Stalin
    • 1942
  • Vladimir Belokurov and Vladimir Kononov in Wings of Victory (1941)
    Wings of Victory
    6.2
    • Iosif Stalin
    • 1941
  • Aleksandr Putko, Daniil Sagal, and Aleksandr Kuznetsov in Sibiryaki (1940)
    Sibiryaki
    6.6
    • Josef Stalin
    • 1940
  • Anatoly Belsky in Lenin in 1918 (1939)
    Lenin in 1918
    6.5
    • Joseph Stalin (scenes deleted)
    • 1939
  • New Horizons (1939)
    New Horizons
    5.9
    • Iosip Stalin
    • 1939
  • They Wanted Peace (1938)
    They Wanted Peace
    5.7
    • Josef Stalin
    • 1938
  • Boris Tenin in The Man with the Gun (1938)
    The Man with the Gun
    6.3
    • I. V. Stalin
    • 1938

Director

  • Damkvreli
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Namdvili kavkasieli (1931)
    Namdvili kavkasieli
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Akhalgazrdoba imardjvebs (1928)
    Akhalgazrdoba imardjvebs
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1928
  • The Power of Evil (1928)
    The Power of Evil
    4.4
    • Director (as M. Goldvani)
    • 1928

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • M. Gelovani
  • Born
    • January 6, 1893
    • Lasuria, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tsageri Municipality, Republic of Georgia]
  • Died
    • December 21, 1956
    • Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia](heart attack)

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  • Trivia
    Once he played Joseph Stalin in They Wanted Peace (1938) his fate was sealed. Stalin liked the way Mikheil looked on screen so much that this was the role Gelovani became most famous for, even though he was a lot bigger than Stalin.

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