Ivars Edmunds Kalniņš (born 1 August 1948) is a

Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

n film and television actor. He graduated in 1974 from the Jāzeps Vītols Theatre Department of the Latvian Conservatory. He had already started acting however in 1972 at the Artistic Academic Theatre of J. Rainis. Kalniņš has performed in both

Latvian language Latvian (, ), also known as Lettish, is an East Baltic languages, East Baltic language belonging to the Indo-European language family. It is spoken in the Baltic region, and is the language of the Latvians. It is the official language of Latvia ...

and

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films and television shows.

Selected filmography

* '' Apple in the River'' (1974) * ''

Theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

'' (1978) * '' Little Tragedies'' (1979) * '' Early Rust'' (1979) * '' Unfinished Supper'' (1979) * '' The Fairfax Millions'' (1980) * '' Do Not Shoot at White Swans'' (1980) * ''

Dusha ''Dusha'' (, English translation: ''Soul'') is a 1981 Soviet musical drama film written by Alexander Borodyansky and directed by Alexander Stefanovich, starring Sofia Rotaru and Mikhail Boyarsky. The movie features songs performed by Sofia Rot ...

'' (1982)Фильм «Душа» на официальном сайте группы «Машина времени».
// mashina-vremeni.com * '' Incident at Map Grid 36-80'' (1982) * '' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' (1984)Независимая газета: О чём не был уполномочен заявить ТАСС
/ref> * '' The Winter Cherry'' (1985) * '' The Dolphin's Cry'' (1986) * '' Entrance to the Labyrinth'' (1989) * '' Frenzied Bus'' (1990) * '' Mirror Wars'' (2005) * ''Imp in the Rib, or the Magnificent Four '' (2006)

References

External links

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Peoples.ru: biography, interview, picture gallery
1948 births Living people Male actors from Riga Democratic Party "Saimnieks" politicians Deputies of the 6th Saeima Latvian male film actors Soviet male actors 20th-century Latvian male actors 21st-century Latvian male actors Latvian Academy of Music alumni {{USSR-actor-stub