
Person
Mikheil Gelovani
Acting · 1893–1956 · Lasuria, Kutaisskaya guberniya, Russian Empire
Biography
Mikheil Giorgis dze Gelovani (6 January 1893 – 21 December 1956) was a Soviet and Georgian actor, known for his numerous portrayals of Joseph Stalin in cinema, starring in fifteen historic movies mostly about the early Soviet era. He was recognized as People's Artist of the USSR in 1950 and won the four Stalin Prizes of the first degree (1941, 1942, 1947, 1950).
Known for

Three Lives
Bakhva

The Last Masquerade
Rostomi

Farewell
1935

The Fires of Baku
Joseph Stalin

Who Is Guilty?
1925

The Ninth Wave
Avalov

The Power of Evil
Crazy Danel

Two Hunters
Turiko

True Caucasian
Director

Out of the Way!
1931
Filmography
- 1958The Fires of BakuJoseph Stalin
- 1951The Unforgettable Year 1919Stalin
- 1951The Miners of DonetskStalin
- 1950The Fall of BerlinI. V. Stalin
- 1947Light over RussiaStalin
- 1946The VowJosef Stalin
- 1942Defense of TsaritsynStalin
- 1941Wings of VictoryStalin
- 1940SiberiansJoseph Stalin
- 1939Lenin in 1918Joseph Stalin
- 1939The Vyborg SideIosip Stalin
- 1938The Great DawnJosef Stalin
- 1938The Man with the GunJosef Stalin
- 1937The Orange ValleyKirile
- 1935Farewell
- 1934The Last MasqueradeRostomi
- 1931Out of the Way!
- 1931Shock-WorkerDirector
- 1931True CaucasianDirector
- 1929Youth WinsDirector
- 1927The Power of EvilCrazy Danel
- 1927Two HuntersTuriko
- 1926The Ninth WaveAvalov
- 1925Who Is Guilty?
- 1924Three LivesBakhva
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