Edisher Magalashvili
Actor
Biography
Edisher Magalashvili (January 4, 1925 - January 26, 2005) was a Georgian actor. He was born in Tbilisi.
Magalashvili studied at the Institute of Railway Transport Engineers in Tbilisi, where he was invited to play a minor role in the film “Akaki’s cradle” by director Konstantine Pipinashvili in 1947. After this role, Edisher decided to become a professional actor.
In 1947, he graduated from the film school of the Tbilisi Film Studio, and in 1953, he graduated from the Shota Rustaveli Theatre Institute in Tbilisi. From 1946 to 1950, he worked as an actor at the Tbilisi Film Studio. From 1948 to 1964, he worked at the Marjanishvili Theater, and from 1964, he worked at the Rustaveli Theater.
He was married to pianist Natalia Kavtaradze, a graduate of the Tbilisi Conservatory. They had two children, George, a neurosurgeon, and Mikhail, a cinematographer.
He passed away on January 26, 2005.
Filmography
Roots
as Passenger of Train 1987
You Can't See What You Have Seen
1965
Keto and Kote
1948
The Blue Notebook
1963
The Lullaby
1994
Star of Hope
as David-Bek 1978
Akaki's Cradle
1947
They Came from Mountains
as Mgelika 1954
The Nylon Christmas Tree
1985
Anthim the Iberian
2001
Отклонение - ноль
1978
Tbilisi and Her Citizens
as employee 1976
The Shadow On Road
as Levan Gelashvili 1956
The Flood
1971
Song of Eteri
1957
Wisdom of Lies
1992