Aleksandr Digmelov was born on October 22, 1884 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Giorgi Saakadze (1942), Ukanaskneli djvarosnebi (1933) and Arsena (1937). He died on March 31, 1958 in Tbilisi, USSR [now Republic of Georgia].