Kalju Komissarov
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Last Relic
as Monk 1970
All My Lenins
as Russian Gendarmerie Chief 1997
Mindless
as Mayor 2006
Men in Soldier's Overcoats
as Ferdinand Loog 1968
The Midday Ferry
as Man in Moskvich 1967
The Ideal Landscape
as District Committee Secretary 1981
Ask the Dead About the Price of Death
as Investigator 1977
Crucified Island
1968
Grisha
1996
An Unusual Story
as Young investigator 1974
Gladiator
as (uncredited) 1971
Landing
as Cowardly Tugboat Captain (uncredited) 1973
Hit Back
1975
The Lost Ones
as Enn Alling 1971
Father, Son and Holy Theatre
2010
Supernova
1966