Kalju Komissarov
Born: 1946-03-08
• Võru, Võru County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
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.
Filmography
Father, Son and Holy Theatre
Mindless
All My Lenins
Grisha
Who? What? How? A Story About the Third All-Union Festival of Youth Plays
The Ideal Landscape
Ask the Dead About the Price of Death
Hit Back
An Unusual Story
Landing
Gladiator
The Lost Ones
The Last Relic
Crucified Island
Men in Soldier's Overcoats
The Midday Ferry
Supernova