Karlo Sakandelidze ( ka, კარლო საკანდელიძე; April 1, 1928 – October 29, 2010) was a

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film and theatre actor. Sakandelidze was born in Bzvani,

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. He was an actor with the

Rustaveli Theatre Rustaveli National Theatre ( ka, შოთა რუსთაველის სახელობის აკადემიური თეატრი ) is the largest and one of the oldest theaters of Georgia, located in its capital Tbilisi on ...

. Sakandelidze's Important roles included Gogia ('' Losve Story''), Gio ('' Tariel Golua''), Osiko Kharebadze ('' The Autumn Nobles'') Kuchara ('' Kvarkvare Tutaberi''), Toshek ('' Such a Love''), Chinchraka ('' Chinchraka''), Butkhuza ('' The Old Pipers''), Aristo Kvashavadze ('' The Stepmother of Samanaishvili''), Peasant and Husband (''

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''), Catesby (''

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''), and Scrooge in ('' Christmas Dream''). Karlo Sakandelidze also acted in films. His first film was '' Magdanas Lurja'' (1955), directed by

Tengiz Abuladze Tengiz Abuladze ( ka, თენგიზ აბულაძე; 31 January 1924 – 6 March 1994) was a Georgian film director, screenwriter, theatre teacher and People's Artist of the USSR. He is regarded as one of the best Soviet directors. ...

and

Rezo Chkheidze Revaz "Rezo" Chkheidze ( ka, რევაზ "რეზო" ჩხეიძე; 8 December 1926 – 3 May 2015) was a Georgian film director, People's Artist of the USSR, best known for his Soviet-era drama films, including his 1964 World ...

, where he played the role of Vano. This film received a

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at the

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, for the best fiction film-short. Another important role for Sakandelidze was in the movie ''

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'', in which he played Nikandro Qiria. He died in

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External links

The Rustaveli State Academic Theatre website
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at the

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