Kakhi Kavsadze, one of the most popular actors of the Georgian theatre scene and a recognised face in the country’s cinema, died of Covid at age 85 on Tuesday after spending two months at a Tbilisi clinic struggling with the virus.
An actor of the Rustaveli Theatre since 1959 and cast for more than 80 roles in Georgian films since the mid-1950s, Kavsadze was one of the faces associated with the theatre life and stage community in the country, and a recipient of state awards for his career.