Otar Koberidze

Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter

Otar Leontyevich Koberidze (Georgian: ოთარ კობერიძე; 17 December 1924 – 9 March 2015) was a Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter.^[1]

Biography

Koberidze was born in Tiflis, Georgian SSR (now Tbilisi, Georgia), where he graduated from the Rustaveli State Theatre Institute in 1948. He graced the stages of esteemed theaters, including the Drama Theater in Sukhumi and the Marjanishvili Theater in Tbilisi, where his exceptional acting talents shone.

Throughout his illustrious career at the film studio Kartuli Pilmi, Otar Koberidze portrayed more than 50 memorable characters, leaving an indelible mark on Georgian cinema. One of his standout roles was as a 17th-century Georgian hero in the 1956 historical action film "Bashi-Achuki." Beyond acting, he also made significant contributions as a director, overseeing ten films, and as a screenwriter, penning scripts for three notable productions.^[2]

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the arts, Otar Koberidze was honored with the prestigious title of People's Artist of Georgia in 1967, a testament to his enduring influence in the Georgian cultural landscape.^[3]

Personal life

Koberidze was married to the esteemed Georgian actress Lia Eliava (1934–1998).

Selected filmography

1948: Keto da Kote as episode
1956: Bashi-Achuki as Bashi-Achuki
1957: Qalis tvirti as Akaki
1958: Other People's Children as Dato
1958: Mamluqi as Mahmudi
1960: Dge ukanaskneli, dge pirveli as Levani
1960: Shetskvetili simgera as Gurami
1961: Lyubushka as Grechukha
1962: 713 Requests Permission to Land as Henry
1963: A Dream Come True as Cosmonaut Ivan Batalov
1963: Generali da zizilebi as Navigating Officer Raner Peter
1964: Attack and Retreat as Wounded Italian
1964: Zgvis shvilebi as Gurami
1965: The Tsar's Bride as Grigori Gryaznoy
1966: The Little Prince as pilot
1967: Qalaqi adre igvidzebs as Tengizi
1967: Aladdin's Magic Lamp as The Sultan
1967: Commissar as Kirill
1968: Spur des Falken as Tasunka-witko
1969: The Red Tent as Natale Cecioni
1971: Mission in Kabul as Nadir-Khan
1971: Daisi as Kiazo
1972: Chadziruli qalaqis madziebelni as Edisheri
1973: Rustam i Sukhrab as Kavoos
1973: Mze shemodgomisa as himself
1975: Gaqtseva gatenebisas as Kotsia Eristavi
1979: Life Is Beautiful as Alvarado
1983: Blue Mountains as movie star (himself)
2001: Antimoz iverieli (final film role)

References

^ "Otar Koberidze". IMDB. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^ "Otar Koberidze died at the age of 90". Front News. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ "Otar Koberidze passes away". Vestnik Kavkaza. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.