Edisher Magalashvili

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...

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.