Akaki Khorava

Akaki Aleksis dze Khorava (23 June 1972) was a Georgian and Soviet actor, theater director and pedagogue. He appeared in at least fifteen films from 1924 to 1965.

He is best known for his performances in The Great Warrior Skanderbeg and Giorgi Saakadze.

Akaki Khorava was born on April 29, 1895 in village of , Kutaisi Governorate.

In 1915–1919 he studied at Kiev and Tbilisi Universities, and from 1922 at the theater studio of A.N. Pagava.

From 1923 he was actor and director of the Sh. Rustaveli Academic Theater (in 1936–1955 — artistic director and director of the theater). In 1939–1949 he was Director of the Tbilisi Theater Institute named after Sh. Rustaveli. From 1924, he started working in films.

Awards

• People's Artist of the USSR (1936)
• State Prize first degree (1941, 1941, 1946 — for theatrical work; 1943, 1946 — for the main role in the two-part film "Giorgi Saakadze")
• Stalin Prize third degree (1951)

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