Rein Aren (25 December 1927

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– 16 May 1990

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) was an

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n actor. In 1951 he graduated from

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' Estonian studio. From 1946 until 1949, he was a choir singer and ballet dancer at

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theatre. From 1951 until 1972, and again from 1979, he worked at

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. From 1973 until 1979, he worked at Russian Theatre. Besides theatre roles he played also in several films. His younger brother was ballet dancer and actor

Väino Aren Väino Aren (11 August 1933 – 18 April 2023) was an Estonian ballet dancer, actor, and operetta singer. Career Born in Pala, Tartu County, Aren studied at Vanemuine Ballet Studio in Tartu. From 1953 until 1955, he studied at the Leningrad Cho ...

Awards

* 1966: Meritorious Artist of the * 1982: People's Artist of the Estonian SSR

Filmography

* 1955: ''Jahid merel'' * 1961: '' Ohtlikud kurvid'' * 1969: ''Punane telk'' * 1980: '' Pulmapilt'' * 1982: ''Corrida'' * 1984: ''Karoliine hõbelõng'' * 1984: ''Hundiseaduse aegu'' * 1989: '' Regina''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aren, Rein 1927 births 1990 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian television actors Estonian male radio actors 20th-century Estonian male actors Male actors from Tartu Burials at Metsakalmistu