Kalju Komissarov (8 March 1946

Võru Võru (; vro, Võro; german: Werro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Cather ...

– 6 March 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 actor, theatre and film director, and theatre pedagogue. In 1968 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 ...

. 1968-1974 he worked as a film director at

Tallinnfilm Tallinnfilm is the oldest surviving film studio in Estonia. It was founded as Estonian Culture Film in 1931, and was nationalized in 1940 after Estonia was forced into the Soviet Union. During the first year of Soviet Occupation During Worl ...

. 1974-1986 he was the principal stage manager at

Noorsooteater NUKU Theatre ( et, NUKU teater, formerly ''Estonian State Puppet Theatre and Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre'') is an Estonian theatre located in Tallinn. The institution focuses on puppetry. It is currently the only professional puppet and visu ...

, and 1986-1988 at

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 ...

. 1986-1995 he was the head of

Estonian Music and Theatre Academy 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 Higher Theatre School ( et, Eesti Muusikaakadeemia Kõrgem Lavakunstikool). In 2006 he was awarded with

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, III class. Komissarov was married to actress and former Tallinn State Conservatory classmate

Helle-Reet Helenurm Helle-Reet Helenurm (26 January 1944 – 23 February 2003) was an Estonian actress whose career began in 1968 in theatre. She also performed as a radio, television, and film actress until her death, aged 59, of cancer. Early life and education ...

from 1967 until 1971.

Selected filmography

* 1967 ''

Keskpäevane praam ''Keskpäevane praam'' (English: ''The Midday Ferry'') is a 1967 Estonian drama film directed by Kaljo Kiisk. Awards, nominations, participations: * 1968: All-Union Film Festival, jury special diploma to the actor Uno Loit * 1968: Baltic republi ...

'' (feature film; role: Boy in Moskvich) * 1989 ''

Viimne reliikvia ''Viimne reliikvia'' ( Estonian for ''The Last Relic''; russian: Последняя реликвия, translit=Poslyednyaya ryelikvya) is a 1969 Estonian-language Soviet film based on '' Vürst Gabriel ehk Pirita kloostri viimsed päevad'' ( Esto ...

'' (feature film; role: Monk) * 1970 '' Valge laev'' (feature film; role: Enn Alling) * 1971 '' Metskapten'' (feature film; role: ?) * 1973 ''Tavatu lugu'' (feature film; role: Young inspector) * 1980 ''

Ideaalmaastik ''Ideaalmaastik'' ( en, The Ideal Landscape) is a 1980 Estonian drama film directed by Peeter Simm and based on the story "Kevadkülvi volinik" by Karl Helemäe. Awards: * 1982: All-Union Film Festival, best director debut: Peeter Simm; best act ...

'' (feature film; role: Secretary of district committee) * 1997 '' Minu Leninid'' (feature film; role: Russian gendarme official) * 2006 '' Meeletu'' (feature film; role: Parish mayor) * 2006-2012 ''

Kelgukoerad ''Kelgukoerad'' is an Estonian criminal television series, which aired on the Kanal 2 television channel. The series is directed by . The series was on the air from 2006-2013. Casts * Kelk (Kalju Komissarov) * Mart ( Madis Milling) * Robert ( ...

'' (television series; role: Kelk)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Komissarov, Kalju 1946 births 2017 deaths Estonian male film actors Estonian male stage actors Estonian male television actors Estonian film directors Estonian theatre directors Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre People from Võru