Raivo Adlas (born on 31 January 1940 in

Kiisa Kiisa is a small town ( et, alevik) in Saku Parish, Harju County, Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement had a population of 713. It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit) AS Eesti ...

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) is an

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n actor and theatre director. In 1965 he graduated from the

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theatre's learning studio. 1968–1991 he worked at the Vanemuine. After that he was a theatre director at several studio theatres (eg in Sinimandria). 1993–1995 he worked at

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. Since 1995 he is working again at Vanemuine Theatre. Besides theatre roles he has played also in several films and television series.

Filmography

* 2013–: ''Naabriplika'' (television series; role: Sokrates) * 2013: ''Hakkab jälle pihta'' * 2014: ''Ööliblikad'' * 2016: ''Õnn tuleb magades'' (feature film; in role: teacher Lokk) * 2016: '' Polaarpoiss'' (feature film; in role: court psychiatrist) * 2019: ''Klassikokkutulek 3: Ristiisad'' (feature film; in role: Aksel)

References

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