Avtandil Makharadze
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Avtandil Makharadze (born 16 July 1943) is a Georgian
actor
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He was born in Batumi
. Active since the 1970s, Makharadze played Joseph Stalin
in the 2005 BBC
TV series Archangel in which he starred opposite Daniel Craig
.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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He was born in Batumi
Batumi
Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in...
. Active since the 1970s, Makharadze played Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
in the 2005 BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV series Archangel in which he starred opposite Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig
Daniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor. His early film roles include Elizabeth, The Power of One, A Kid in King Arthur's Court and the television episodes Sharpe's Eagle, Zorro and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Daredevils of the Desert...
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Selected filmography
- The BelovedThe Beloved (1991 film)The Beloved is a 1991 Soviet-era Georgian drama film directed by Mikheil Kalatozishvili. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Avtandil Makharadze* Nineli Chankvetadze* Larisa Guzeyeva* Luka Khundadze...
(1991) - Repentance (1984/1987 film)