Mati Klooren (31 July 1938 – 16 July 2000) 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 and theatre director. Mati Klooren was born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

. His younger brother was actor

Enn Klooren Enn Klooren (21 June 1940 – 26 March 2011) was an Estonian actor. Klooren was born in Tallinn and grew up in Türi. After graduating the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1968 Klooren worked in the Estonian Drama Theatre. Since 1989 he ...

. In 1961, he graduated from the

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. Since 1961, he was an actor at the

Estonian Drama Theatre The Estonian Drama Theatre ( et, Eesti Draamateater) is a theatre in Tallinn, Estonia. It has the role of a national theatre for Estonia. The Estonia Theatre is located next door. History The building that houses the Estonian Drama Theatre was or ...

. From 1983 until 1989, he was the head of Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatre roles he played also in several films.

Awards

* 1969: Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR

Filmography

* 1976: ''

Aeg elada, aeg armastada ''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 ...

'' * 1989: ''

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 mo ...

'' * 1990: ''See kadunud tee'' * 1991: ''Surmatants'' * 1991: ''Vana mees tahab koju'' * 1992: ''Lammas all paremas nurgas'' * 1993: ''Salmonid'' * 1995: '' Ma olen väsinud vihkamast''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Klooren, Mati 1938 births 2000 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors Estonian theatre directors Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Male actors from Tallinn