Shalva Gambashidze was born on July 29, 1899 in Zestafoni, Shorapani uyezd, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zestafoni District, Imereti, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for Dariko (1936), Komunaris chibukhi (1929) and Kali bazrobidan (1928). He died on May 18, 1955 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia].