David "Dodo" Abashidze ( ka, დავით
ოდოაბაშიძე; russian: Дави́д Ива́нович Абаши́дзе; 1 May 1924 – 26 January 1990) was a Soviet Georgian film actor and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
. Abashidze, who joined the Communist Party in 1960, was named
People’s Artist of Georgia in 1967. After his passing, a Tbilisi street
was named in his honor. He appeared in 50 films between 1954 and 1988.
"Filmography of Dodo Abashidze - Georgian National Filmography"
/ref>
Abashidze studied at the Shota Rustaveli Theater Institute in Tbilisi, graduating in 1949. He then joined the troupe of the Rustaveli Theater but after a few years dedicated himself fully to cinema.
Abashidze’s film debut was the role of Bichiko in Siko Dolidze’s comedy ''The Dragonfly'' (1954, from
Nikoloz Baratashvili’s Marine), which became a box-office hit
throughout the USSR. Over the following three decades, the actor
worked with all leading directors of Georgian cinema and worked
in a variety of genres ranging from historical adventure to contemporary drama and musical comedy. Tengiz Abuladze and Revaz Chkheidze cast him in their successful joint debut ''Magdana’s Donkey'' (1955), Otar Ioseliani in '' Falling Leaves'' (1966), Eldar Shengelaia in '' Unusual Exhibition'' (1968), and Georgi Danelia in ''Don't Grieve
''Don't Grieve'' (russian: Не горюй!; ka, არ იდარდო!) is a 1969 Soviet comedy film directed by Georgiy Daneliya. Film is loosely based on the novel "My uncle Benjamen" by French writer Claude Tillier.
Plot
In the end of ...
'' (1969). Another notable role was of the shepherd Sosana who resists urban modernization in ''The Grand Green Valley'' (1968).
One of Abashidze's greatest achievements was the co-direction of two pictures with Sergei Paradjanov:
'' The Legend of Suram Fortress'' (1984) and '' Ashik Kerib'' (1988), where he also acted as well.
Filmography
;As an Actor
* ''The Dragonfly'' (1954)
* ''Magdana's Donkey'' (1956)
* ''Bashi-Achuki'' (1956)
* ''Eteris simgera'' (1957)
* ''Me vitkvi simartles'' (1957)
* ''Ori odjakhi'' (1958)
* ''Tetri gameebi (TV Movie)'' (1958)
* ''Chiakokona'' (1961)
* ''Udiplomo sasidzo'' (1961)
* ''Burti da moedani (Short)'' (1961)
* ''Mission
Mission (from Latin ''missio'' "the act of sending out") may refer to:
Organised activities Religion
*Christian mission, an organized effort to spread Christianity
*Mission (LDS Church), an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...
'' (1961) as D. Abashidze
* '' The White Caravan'' (1963)
* ''Zgvis shvilebi'' (1964)
* ''Khevsuruli balada'' (1966)
* '' Falling Leaves'' (1966)
* ''Male gazapkhuli mova'' (1967)
* '' Great Green Valley'' (1967)
* '' Unusual Exhibition'' (1968)
* ''Tariel Golua'' (1968)
* ''Don't Grieve
''Don't Grieve'' (russian: Не горюй!; ka, არ იდარდო!) is a 1969 Soviet comedy film directed by Georgiy Daneliya. Film is loosely based on the novel "My uncle Benjamen" by French writer Claude Tillier.
Plot
In the end of ...
'' (1969)
* ''Pirosmani Pirosmani may refer to:
* Niko Pirosmani (1862–1918), Georgian painter
* ''Pirosmani'' (film), a 1969 Soviet biographical film about the painter
*Pirosmani, an administrative unit of Dedoplistsqaro Municipality
Dedoplistskaro or Dedoplistsqaro ...
'' (1969)
* ''Didostatis Marjvena (pirveli seria)'' (1969)
* ''Sinatle chvens panjrebshi'' (1969)
* '' Melodies of Vera Quarter'' (1973)
* ''Ar Daijero, Rom agar var'' (1975)
* ''Sakme gadaetsema sasamartlos (TV Movie)'' (1976)
* ''Ramdenime interviu pirad sakitkhebze'' (1976)
* ''Mtsvervali'' (1976)
* ''Namdvili tbiliselebi da skhvebi'' (1976)
* ''Data Tutashkhia (TV Series)'' (1977)
* ''Racha, chemi sikvaruli'' (1977)
* ''Qalaqi Anara'' (1978)
* ''Kvarkvare'' (1978)
* ''Fedia (Short)'' (1978)
* ''Qortsineba imerulad (TV Movie)'' (1978)
* ''Pokhishcheniye veka'' (1981)
* ''Matsivarshi vigats ijda'' (1983)
* ''Tsigni pitsisa'' (1983)
* ''The Legend of Suram Fortress'' (1985)
* ''Pesvebi'' (1987)
* ''Ashik Kerib'' (1987)
;As director
* '' The Legend of Suram Fortress'' (1985) co-director
* '' Ashik Kerib'' (1988) co-director
References
External links
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1924 births
1990 deaths
Actors from Tbilisi
Soviet male film actors
Soviet film directors
Male film actors from Georgia (country)
Film directors from Georgia (country)
Film people from Tbilisi
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