Mikheil Georgievich Gelovani (in Russian "Михаил Георгиевич Геловани", January 6, 1893 - December 21, 1956) was a Georgian actor born in Lasuria, who played Joseph Stalin in a series of propaganda films in the 1930s and 1940s. He was picked by Stalin in 1938 after he was impressed with his performance as Stalin in "Diadi Gantiadi". Because of this film Stalin ordered that he was to only act as Stalin. Wikipedia
Once he played Joseph Stalin in Diadi gantiadi (1938) his fate was sealed. Stalin liked the way Mikheil looked on screen so much that this was the only role he was allowed to play until Stalin's death. And people didn't argue with Stalin. In fact Mikheil www.imdb.com/name/nm0312499/
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