Tõnu Aav

Biography

Tõnu Aav (January 21, 1939 – August 14, 2019) was an Estonian stage, film, TV, and radio actor. Aav was born in Tallinn and graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1961. From 1961 he performed at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. He played in dozens of films and twenty screenplays and also recorded a number of radio play and audio CDs (including Uncle Remus stories and Alice in Wonderland) as well as a recurring role as Feliks Viss on the ETV dramatic series Õnne 13. From 1965 until 1974 Aav was married to actress Irja Aav (née Pilvet). The couple had two sons, music producer and conductor Lauri Aav and prop maker Ardi Aav.

Known For

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

as German officer in a concentration camp

Liberation: The Fire Bulge

as German officer in a concentration camp

The Lark

as German Pilot

All My Lenins

as German General

The Gold Spinners

as Peedu Ojamaa (voice)

Tear of the Prince of Darkness

as Innkeeper

Blood Stone

as Even More Belligerent Mayor

The Firewater

as Border Guard in Finland

Hysteria

as Sergei

I, the investigator