Ivars Edmunds Kalniņš (born 1 August 1948) is a

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

n film and television actor. He graduated in 1974 from the Jāzeps Vītols Theatre Department of the Latvian Conservatory. He had already started acting however in 1972 at the Artistic Academic Theatre of J. Rainis. Kalniņš has performed in both

Latvian language Latvian ( ), also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well as ...

and

Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...

films and television shows.

Selected filmography

* '' Apple in the River'' (1974) * ''

Theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

(1978) * '' Little Tragedies'' (1979) * ''

Unfinished Supper ''The Unfinished Supper'' ( Latvian: ''Nepabeigtās vakariņas'') is a 1979 Latvian police film about Martin Beck, directed by Jānis Streičs, based on the novel ''Murder at the Savoy'' (1970). Cast *Romualds Ancāns as Martin Beck * Ingrīda And ...

'' (1979) * '' The Fairfax Millions'' (1980) * '' Do Not Shoot at White Swans'' (1980) * ''

Dusha ''Dusha'' (russian: Душа, English translation: ''Soul'') is a 1981 Soviet musical drama film written by Alexander Borodyansky and directed by Alexander Stefanovich, starring Sofia Rotaru and Mikhail Boyarsky. The movie features songs perfor ...

'' (1982)Фильм «Душа» на официальном сайте группы «Машина времени».
// mashina-vremeni.com * '' Incident at Map Grid 36-80'' (1982) * '' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' (1984)Независимая газета: О чём не был уполномочен заявить ТАСС
/ref> * '' The Winter Cherry'' (1985) * ''

The Dolphin's Cry "The Dolphin's Cry" is a song by American alternative rock band Live (band), Live, released on August 24, 1999, as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''The Distance to Here''. The song was co-produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Hea ...

'' (1986) * ''

Entrance to the Labyrinth ''Entrance to the Labyrinth'' (russian: Вход в лабиринт, Vkhod v labirint) is a 1989 Soviet five-episode television crime film directed by Valeriy Kremnev based on the Vayner Brothers novel ''Medicine against Fear''. Plot The film con ...

'' (1989) * '' Frenzied Bus'' (1990) * ''

Mirror Wars ''Mirror Wars: Reflection One'' (russian: Зеркальные Войны: Отражение Первое, italic=yes) is a 2005 Russian crime action film directed by Vasili Chiginsky, based on a screenplay by Oleg Kapanets, Alex Kustanovich and ...

'' (2005) * '' Bes v Rebro ili Velikolepnaja chetverka '' (2006)

References

External links

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Peoples.ru: biography, interview, picture gallery
1948 births Living people Actors from Riga Democratic Party "Saimnieks" politicians Deputies of the 6th Saeima Latvian male film actors Soviet male actors 20th-century Latvian male actors 21st-century Latvian male actors Latvian Academy of Music alumni {{USSR-actor-stub