Kakhi Kavsadze died at the age of 86. The actor has been treated at the First University Clinic for the past two months. He was diagnosed with coronavirus on November 28, 2020. After several weeks of treatment, Kavsadze was discharged home, but his return to the hospital due to deteriorating health again became necessary.

Kakhi Kavsadze was born in Tbilisi. After his birth, his parents moved to Tkibuli. His father David Kavsadze was a choirleader who, while serving in the Red Army during World War II, was taken prisoner, led a choir in the prison camp, and helped to save the lives of many Georgian prisoners.

Kakhi Kavsadze graduated in 1959 from the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University and the Rustaveli Theatre.

He debuted in cinema in the 1950s. He was awarded People’s Artist (1981) and Festival Prize winner of the city of Dushanbe (1989).

His notable roles include Adam (Divine Comedy), Tavadi Kotsia (Gushindelni), Devdariani (Sabraldebo daskvna), Iliko (Me, Grandma, Iliko and Ilarion), Simon Chachava (The Caucasian Chalk Circle), Lord (Richard III), Kent (King Lear) and Rasputin (Kvachi Kvachantiradze).

For his career on stage and on screen Kavsadze was awarded the title of People’s Artist of Georgia in 1981 and received Kote Marjanishvili and Shota Rustaveli state prizes in 2009 and 2010 respectively.