Kalju Komissarov

Biography

Kalju Komissarov (March 8, 1946 Võru – March 6, 2017) was an Estonian actor, theatre and film director, and theatre pedagogue. In 1968 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. 1968-1974 he worked as a film director at Tallinnfilm. 1974-1986 he was the principal stage manager at Noorsooteater, and 1986-1988 at Ugala Theatre. 1986-1995 he was the head of Estonian Music and Theatre Academy's Higher Theatre School (Estonian: Eesti Muusikaakadeemia Kõrgem Lavakunstikool). In 2006 he was awarded with Order of the White Star, III class. Komissarov was married to actress and former Tallinn State Conservatory classmate Helle-Reet Helenurm from 1967 until 1971.

Known For

The Last Relic

as Monk

All My Lenins

as Russian Gendarmerie Chief

Mindless

as Mayor

Men in Soldier's Overcoats

as Ferdinand Loog

The Midday Ferry

as Boy in Moskvitsh

The Ideal Landscape

as District Committee Secretary

Ask the Dead About the Price of Death

as Investigator

Crucified Island

Grisha

An Unusual Story

as Young investigator