Hartius Gerhard Abraham Möller (January 22, 1885 – February 19, 1942) was an Estonian actor.

Early life and education

Hartius Möller was born at the Hellemäe farm in Tõrma, Estonia, the son of Hans Möller (1850–1920) and Leena Möller (née Lagrum, 1849–1894). He attended

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City School, the Saint Petersburg Art School, and the Stieglitz Art School.

Career

After graduating, Möller acted in the

Vanemuine Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It is the first Estonian language, Estonian-language theatre. Stemming from the Vanemuine Society (1865), the theatre's first performance was Lydia Koidula's ''Saaremaa Onupoeg'' ("The cousin from S ...

theater troupe directed by

Karl Menning Karl Menning (11 May 1874 in Tartu – 5 March 1941 in Tartu) was an Estonian theatre director, critic and diplomat. In 1902, he graduated from University of Tartu's department of religion. In 1906-1914, he was the first theatre director of Vane ...

. On July 23, 1910, at the Hellemäe farm, Möller married the Vanemuine actress (1890–1974), whose later acting name was Mari Möldre; they later divorced. During the First World War, Möller worked in Finland as a military supplier. Later he acted in Estonia and directed provincial theaters, including the Saaremaa Summer Theater. He was primarily known as a comedy actor. Möller appeared in the 1925 film '' Esimese öö õigus'' and the 1929 film ''

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''. In his otherwise negative review of ''

'', Karl August Hindrey nevertheless had a positive opinion of the actors. On November 22, 1940, during the first Soviet occupation of Estonia, Möller was arrested by the

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and deported, accused of anti-Soviet propaganda under Section 13 of Article 58. He was sentenced to 10 years in a correctional labor camp. He arrived from Tallinn prison at the prison camp on May 22, 1941. He was also accused of being a member of the Defense League and suppressing the

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. He died on February 19, 1942.

Filmography

*1925: '' Esimese öö õigus'' as Uno von Sternhell, a knight *1929: ''

'' as a business colleague of Gustav's father

References

External links

Hartius Möller
at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moller, Hartius 1885 births 1942 deaths 20th-century Estonian male actors Estonian male silent film actors Estonian theatre directors Estonian people who died in Soviet detention