Arvo Kukumägi (9 August 1958,

Litvina Litvina is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Litvina and its neighbouring villages ( Kundruse, Pattina, Perdaku, Saabolda, Saatse, Samarina, Sesniki and Ulitina) are notable as ...

village,

Setomaa Setomaa (; russian: Сетумаа, seto, Setomaa) is a region south of Lake Peipus and inhabited by the Seto people. The Seto dialect is a variety of South Estonian. The historic range of Setomaa is located in the territories of present-day ...

– 16 May 2017) was an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n film and theatre actor. In 1980 he graduated from

Tallinn State Conservatory The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

's Performing Arts Department. 1980-1984 he was an actor at Estonian SSR State Youth Theatre. Since 1984 he was a freelance actor. In total, he acted or appeared in 50 films and 13 plays.

Selected filmography

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Metskannikesed ''Metskannikesed'' is a 1980 Estonian action film directed by Kaljo Kiisk. Awards, nominations, participations: * 1980: Soviet Estonia Film Festival (USSR), first prize to Tõnu Virve being the best film artist; first prize to Tõnu Kark, being ...

'' (1980) *''

Tants aurukatla ümber '' Tants aurukatla ümber'' (''eng. lit'' "Dance Around the Steam Boiler") is a novel by Estonian author Mats Traat. It was first published in 1971. The novel contains five chapters, wherein the "dance" illuminates five distinct eras of country ...

'' (1987) *''

Äratus ''Äratus'' (English: ''Awakening'') is a 1989 Estonian historical drama film directed by Jüri Sillart. Plot The film chronicles the lives of Estonian villagers during "Operation Priboi"; the 25 to 28 March 1949 Soviet mass deportation of mor ...

'' (1989) *''

Rahu tänav ''Rahu tänav'' ( en, Peace Street) is a 1991 Estonian film directed by Roman Baskin. Awards: * 1992: FilmFestival Cottbus (Germany), 1992, main prize - best film * 1992: European Film Awards, nomination: European Supporting Actor of the Year 19 ...

'' (1991) *'' Firewater'' (1994) *''

All My Lenins , image = Minu Leninid (1997).jpg , image_size = , caption = , director = Hardi Volmer , producer = Mati Sepping , writer = Toomas Kall , narrator = , starring = , music = Tho ...

'' (1997) *''

The Heart of the Bear ''The Heart of the Bear'' ( et, Karu süda) is a 2001 Estonian, Czech, German, Russian co-produced romantic drama film directed by Arvo Iho. It was Estonia's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Fi ...

'' (2001) *''

Revolution of Pigs The ''Revolution of Pigs'' ( et, Sigade revolutsioon) is a 2004 Estonian comedy film that was a feature film debut for two young Estonian directors René Reinumägi and Jaak Kilmi. Fueled by a great soundtrack of classic ‘80s pop, the revolu ...

'' (2004) *''

The Visit of the Old Lady ''The Visit'' (german: Der Besuch der alten Dame, English: ''The Visit of the Old Lady'') is a 1956 tragicomic play by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Synopsis An enormously wealthy older woman returns to her former hometown with a dreadf ...

'' (2006) *''

Georg Georg may refer to: * Georg (film), ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also

* George (disambiguation) {{disambiguation ...

'' (2007) *''

Graveyard Keeper's Daughter ''Graveyard Keeper's Daughter'' ( et, Surnuaiavahi tütar) is a 2011 Estonian drama film written and directed by Katrin Laur. Cast * Maria Avdjuško as Maria * Epp Eespäev as Tuvike * Kertu-Killu Grenman as Lucia * Ülle Kaljuste as Anne * ...

'' (2011) *''

November November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. No ...

'' (2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kukumagi, Arvo 1958 births 2017 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni People from Setomaa Parish