Kalju Komissarov
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1946-03-08 · Võru, Võru County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
- Died
- 2017-03-06
Known for
- The Last Relic (1970) — Monk
- All My Lenins (1997) — Russian Gendarmerie Chief
- Mindless (2006) — Mayor
- The Midday Ferry (1967) — Man in Moskvich
- Men in Soldier's Overcoats (1968) — Ferdinand Loog
- The Ideal Landscape (1981) — District Committee Secretary
- Ask the Dead About the Price of Death (1977) — Investigator
- Forest Captain (1972) — Director
- Crucified Island (1968)
- An Unusual Story (1974) — Young investigator
- Gladiator (1971) — (uncredited)
- Landing (1973) — Cowardly Tugboat Captain (uncredited)
- Hit Back (1975)
- The Lost Ones (1971) — Enn Alling
- Grisha (1996)
- Supernova (1966)