Mikk Mikiver
Actor
Biography
Mikk Mikiver (September 4, 1937 – January 9, 2006) was a prominent Estonian stage and film actor and theater director.
Mikiver was born in Tallinn, Estonia. He graduated from the State Conservatory of Tallinn in 1961. He then went on to appear in many Estonian films and was a highly regarded dramatic actor. In addition to stage and film, Mikiver was also a prodigious television actor. While never retiring from acting, Mikiver gradually became more interested in theater direction and was for many years the principal director of the Estonian Drama Theatre and the Estonian Youth Theater.
In addition to Estonian language films, Mikiver also appeared in Russian, Swedish, Polish and Finnish productions.
For his notable achievements, the Estonian government awarded Mikiver the Order of the White Star, 4th Class, as well as the National Lifetime Achievement award. Mikiver was also a patron of the Tallinn Children's Hospital Foundation. He died at the age of 68 on 9 January 2006.
Mikk Mikiver was the older brother of actor Tõnu Mikiver and was married to actress Carmen Mikiver from 1989 until his death. Between 1971 and 1983 he was married to actress Ada Lundver.
As Director
Filmography
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
as Hinckus 1979
The Curse of Snake Valley
as Director of Organization 1988
The End of Eternity
as Educator Yarrow 1987
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
as Neumann 1976
Friends, Comrades
as Arno Jurmala 1990
The New Devil of Hellsbottom
as Young Ants (uncredited) 1965
The Thirteenth Apostle
1988
Entrance to Labyrinth
as Paratsels 1990
Blood Stone
as Schröder 1972
Ask the Dead About the Price of Death
as Minister 1977
The Waterfowl People
as Narrator (voice) 1970
The Sun and the Rain
as Viktor 1960
The Winds of the Milky Way
as Narrator (voice) 1978
Flamingo: The Bird of Luck
1986
Igihaljas vaatemäng
as self 1981
Daisy Petal Game
as Vambola (segment "Poacher") 1978
The Smacking Sea
as Siimen Tara 1981