Heino Mandri (11 September 1922 – 3 December 1990) was an Estonian film and stage actor, designated

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Biography

Heino Mandri was born in the independent Republic of Estonia. He studied acting at Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the

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) and graduated in 1946, when post-war Estonia was part of the

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. At that time Heino Mandri was accused of anti-Soviet activities and sentenced to imprisonment and hard labor in

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. From 1948 to 1954 he served the sentence in the Viatlag prison camp,

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in Northern

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. In 1954, Heino Mandri returned from the Viatlag prison camp to Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. At that time he underwent Soviet censorship procedures before he was permitted to resume his acting career under the Soviet administration.

Acting career

* 1958–1966 and since 1972 – an actor at Kingisepp's Tallinn academic theater. * 1966–1972 – actor at Estonian SSR State Youth Theatre (now, the

Tallinn City Theatre Tallinn City Theatre ( et, Tallinna Linnateater) is a repertory theatre located in the medieval old town of Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn City Theatre was established in 1965 as Estonian SSR State Youth Theatre. In 1992, after the reindependence of ...

). * 1975–1990 – actor at Tallinn City Theatre. During the 1970s and 1980s, Heino Mandri casually appeared on Estonian national TV delivering his lines with impeccable command of the Estonian language. In

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, Heino Mandri was usually cast as characters who were officers of the

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, German businessmen, or American spies. Heino Mandri was acquitted of all political charges and fully rehabilitated in his rights only shortly before his death.

Selected filmography

*'' Põrgupõhja uus Vanapagan'' (1964) *'' The Lark'' (1965) *'' Counter Measure'' (1974) *''

Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat ( et, Briljandid proletariaadi diktatuurile) is a 1975 Soviet Estonian action film directed by Grigori Kromanov and based on the novel of the same name by Yulian Semyonov. Plot 1921. Chekist Gleb ...

'' (1975) *''

A Time to Live and a Time to Love ''A Time to Live and a Time to Love'' ( et, Aeg elada, aeg armastada) is a 1976 Estonian drama film directed by Veljo Käsper. Plot Frankly frivolous and pretty Deborah gets under the wheels of the car, and then in serious condition is in hospit ...

'' (1976) *'' Young Russia'' (1981 — 1982) *'' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' (1984) *'' Entrance to the Labyrinth'' (1989)

References

External links

Kinopoisk.ru
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Soviet male actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male stage actors Estonian male television actors People from Kohtla-Järve 1922 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Estonian male actors Male actors from Tallinn Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Foreign Gulag detainees {{Estonia-actor-stub