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Quick Facts

Born:
1937-04-02

Birthplace:
Nakieti village, Oni district, Georgian SSR, USSR

Credits:
45 Total Roles

Zurab Kapianidze

Acting

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Biography

Zurab Kapanadze (born April 1, 1937, Nakieti village, Oni district - died July 4, 2011, Tbilisi) was a Georgian actor. People’s Artist of Georgia (1979), Laureate of the Shota Rustaveli State Prize (1985).

In 1961, he graduated from the theatrical faculty of the Shota Rustaveli State Theater Institute in Tbilisi. From 1961 to 1964, he worked at the Kutaisi Lado Meskhishvili State Drama Theater. From 1964, he was an actor at the “Georgian Film” studio.

From 1999 to 2004, he was a member of the Georgian Parliament of the 5th convocation, on the list of the electoral bloc “Revival of Georgia”.

He passed away in Tbilisi in 2011 and was buried in the Didube Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures, the resting place of many prominent Georgian artists, scientists, and public figures.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1990 Oh, This Terrible TV MOVIE Self
1986 New Arcadia MOVIE Self
1986 New Arcadia TV Self
1985 The Fastest People in the World MOVIE Markoz
1985 The Nylon Christmas Tree MOVIE Self
1984 Five Brides Before the One MOVIE Self
1984 Georgians in the Sky MOVIE Passenger
1983 The Bandit From The Brick Factory MOVIE Inspector Gogia
1983 The Book of Oath TV პაპაი
1981 Open the Windows MOVIE Self

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