Valdur Himbek (31 July 1925

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– 4 April 1991 Tallinn) was an

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n film director and actor. In 1949 he graduated from Estonian State Theatre Institute. From 1950 to 1955 he was expelled to a prison camp in

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. From 1955 to 1991 (with pauses) he was a film director at

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, and from 1971 to 1973 in

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. Besides his directorial work he played several supporting roles in films.

Filmography

* 1965 "Külmale maale" (with Ants Kivirähk) * 1966 "Võlg" (Eesti Telefilm) * 1968 "Katused ja korstnad" (Eesti Telefilm) * 1971 "Inspiratsioon" (Tallinnfilm) * 1971 "Tuli öös" (Tallinnfilm)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Himbek, Valdur 1925 births 1991 deaths Estonian film directors Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors 20th-century Estonian male actors Gulag detainees Prisoners and detainees of the Soviet Union Male actors from Tallinn People from Tallinn