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Kalju Komissarov
Born 1946-03-08Võru, Võru County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Kalju Komissarov (March 8, 1946 Võru – March 6, 2017) was an Estonian actor, theatre and film director, and theatre pedagogue. In 1968 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. 1968-1974 he worked as a film director at Tallinnfilm. 1974-1986 he was the principal stage manager at Noorsooteater, and 1986-1988 at Ugala Theatre. 1986-1995 he was the head of Estonian Music and Theatre Academy's Higher Theatre School (Estonian: Eesti Muusikaakadeemia Kõrgem Lavakunstikool). In 2006 he was awarded with Order of the White Star, III class. Komissarov was married to actress and former Tallinn State Conservatory classmate Helle-Reet Helenurm from 1967 until 1971.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Father, Son and Holy TheatreRoleMindlessMayorAll My LeninsRussian Gendarmerie ChiefGrishaRoleWho? What? How? A Story About the Third All-Union Festival of Youth PlaysRoleMarathonHimselfThe Ideal LandscapeDistrict Committee SecretaryAsk the Dead About the Price of DeathInvestigatorHit BackRoleAn Unusual StoryYoung investigatorLandingCowardly Tugboat Captain (uncredited)Gladiator(uncredited)The Lost OnesEnn AllingThe Last RelicMonkCrucified IslandRoleMen in Soldier's OvercoatsFerdinand LoogThe Midday FerryMan in MoskvichSupernovaRole