Evald Aavik (born on 24 January 1941 in

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) is an

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n actor. In 1965 he graduated from

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's stage art studio (diploma nr 1). 1966–1988 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre, 1986–1989 in

Ugala Theatre Ugala is a theatre in Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major ...

and 1989–1993 in

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. Besides theatre roles he has played also in several films.

Filmography

* ''Inimesed sõdurisinelis'' (1968) * ''Reigi õpetaja'' (1977) (role: Jako) * '' Tuulte pesa'' (1979) (role: foreigner) * ''Jõulud Vigalas'' (1980) (role: Bernhard Laipmann) * ''

Naerata ometi ''Games for Schoolchildren'' or ''Well, Come On, Smile''; ( et, Naerata ometi) is a 1985 Soviet Estonian drama film directed by Arvo Iho and Leida Laius. The film was loosely based on the 1963 short story ''Kasuema'' (''Stepmother'') by Estonian ...

'' (1985) * ''Näkimadalad'' (1989) * ''Doktor Stockmann'' (1989) * ''Ainus pühapäev'' (1990) (role: father) * ''Perekondlik sündmus'' (1998) (role: grandfather) * '' Georgica'' (1998) (role: Jakub) * ''

Somnambuul ''Somnambuul'' ( en, Somnambulance) is a 2003 Estonian drama film directed by Sulev Keedus. The film is set in autumn 1944 in Estonia. Thousands of people are fleeing to the west in order to free from Soviet occupation. A young woman, Eetla, is ...

'' (2003) (role: Gottfrid) * ''Räägitakse, et tomatid armastavad rokkmuusikat'' (2016) (role: Aleksander) * ''Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari'' (2017) (role: Heino)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aavik, Evald Living people 1941 births Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors People from Kuressaare