Mikheil Gelovani
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Mikheil Gelovani (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 because he represented his Cult of Personality and looked like an idealised version of the leader. He "died" in Moscow, Russia at the age of 63.