Mikheil Gelovani

Born 6 January 1893 in Lasuria, Kutaisskaya guberniya, Russian Empire

Died 21 December 1956 (aged 63)

Mikheil Giorgis dze Gelovani (6 January 1893 – 21 December 1956) was a Soviet and Georgian actor, known for his numerous portrayals of Joseph Stalin in cinema, starring in fifteen historic movies mostly about the early Soviet era. He was recognized as People's Artist of the USSR in 1950 and won the four Stalin Prizes of the first degree (1941, 1942, 1947, 1950).