Dodo Abashidze დავით [დოდო] აბაშიძე | |
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 Abashidze on a 2024 stamp of Georgia | |
| Born | (1924-05-01)1 May 1924 |
| Died | 26 January 1990(1990-01-26) (aged 65) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Theatre and Film university |
| Occupations | Actor and film director |
| Years active | 1954–1988 |
David 'Dodo' Abashidze (Georgian:დავით [დოდო] აბაშიძე;Russian:Дави́д Ива́нович Абаши́дзе; 1 May 1924 – 26 January 1990) was a Soviet Georgian actor and filmdirector. He was named People’s Artist of Georgia in 1967. After his death a Tbilisi street was named in his honor.[1][2] He appeared in 50 films between 1954 and 1988.[3]
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 comedyThe 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 debutMagdana’s Donkey (1955), Otar Ioseliani inFalling Leaves (1966), Eldar Shengelaia inUnusual Exhibition (1968), and Georgi Danelia inDon't Grieve (1969). Another notable role was of the shepherd Sosana who resists urban modernization inThe 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) andAshik Kerib (1988), where he also acted as well.
The reputation of Sergei Paradjanov, who directed along with Dodo Abashidze, rests largely onThe Color of Pomegrantes...
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