Ramaz Grigolis dze Chkhikvadze (28 February 192817 October 2011) was a Georgian film and theater actor. 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 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 () (1971) – Daud The Saplings (1972) – Luka (1972) – Shardin Alshibaia Melodies of Vera Quarter (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 () (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 (1996) – Anton Gogoladze (2000) – Luarsab In August of 1944 (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 – People's Artist of the USSR; Shota Rustaveli Prize
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Famous Georgian actor dies (Trend News Agency) Ramaz Chkhikvadze on Georgian National Filmography