Regimantas Adomaitis (31 January 1937 – 20 June 2022) was a Lithuanian film and stage actor. He was also active in Russia and Germany.
Career
Adomaitis was born in
Šiauliai
Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County.
Names
Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different la ...
. He graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at
Vilnius University
Vilnius University ( lt, Vilniaus universitetas) is a public research university, oldest in the Baltic states and in Northern Europe outside the United Kingdom (or 6th overall following foundations of Oxford, Cambridge, St. Andrews, Glasgow and ...
. Later he studied in
Vilnius Conservatoire.
In 1985, he was a member of the jury at the
35th Berlin International Film Festival
The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1985. The Golden Bear was awarded to East German film '' Die Frau und der Fremde'' directed by Rainer Simon and British film ''Wetherby'' directed by David Har ...
.
Adomaitis has received many awards of recognition. In 1988 he with another 34 prominent people created
Sąjūdis Reform Movement, which eventually led to the declaration of independence of Lithuania on 11 March 1990.
He lived in
Vilnius
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, the capital of Lithuania, where he worked as an actor at the
Lithuanian National Drama Theatre
Lithuanian National Drama Theatre ( lt, Lietuvos nacionalinis dramos teatras), located on Gediminas Avenue in Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also #Etymology and other names, other names) is the capital and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, lar ...
.
Lietuvos nacionalinis dramos teatras: Regimantas Adomaitis
Filmography
* ''Nobody Wanted to Die
''Nobody Wanted to Die'' ( lt, Niekas nenorėjo mirti, russian: Никто не хотел умирать) is a 1966 Lithuanian film made in Soviet Lithuania and directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius. Žalakevičius, actor Donatas Banionis, and cine ...
'' (1966)
* '' East Corridor'' (1966)
* ''Feelings
Feelings are subjective self-contained phenomenal experiences. According to the ''APA Dictionary of Psychology'', a feeling is "a self-contained phenomenal experience"; and feelings are "subjective, evaluative, and independent of the sensations ...
'' (1968)
* ''King Lear
''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.
It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane a ...
'' (1971)
* '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' (1973)
* '' Devil's Bride'' (1974)
* ''Centaurs
A centaur ( ; grc, κένταυρος, kéntauros; ), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse.
Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as bein ...
'' (1978)
* ''Faktas
''Faktas'' (russian: Gruppa krovi nol) is a 1981 Soviet Lithuanian-language war film directed by Almantas Grikevicius. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, where Yelena Solovey won the award for Best Supporting Actress.
Cast
* Re ...
'' (1981)
* ''The Trust That Has Burst
''The Trust That Went Bust'' (russian: Трест, который лопнул; ''Trest, kotoryy lopnul'') is a Soviet 1983 musical TV miniseries (total runtime 196 min) based on short stories by O. Henry: "The Octopus Marooned", "Jeff Peters as ...
'' (1983)
* '' Moscow Saga'' (2004)
References
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Biography
1937 births
2022 deaths
People from Šiauliai
Lithuanian male film actors
Lithuanian male stage actors
Soviet male stage actors
Soviet male film actors
People's Artists of the USSR
Vilnius University alumni
20th-century Lithuanian male actors
21st-century Lithuanian male actors
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