Full Name Kaljo Kiisk Children 1 | Years active 1953–2007 Movies Dangerous Curves | |
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Occupation Actor, film director, politician Spouse(s) Zinaida Kiisk (m. 1947; his death 2007) Alma mater Russian Academy of Theatre Arts Similar Jüri Järvet, Aare Laanemets, Ain Lutsepp, Eve Kivi, Peeter Kard | ||
Kaljo Kiisk (3 December 1925 – 20 September 2007) was an Estonian actor, film director and politician. He was best known for his roles as Kristjan Lible from Spring (Estonian: Kevade), Summer (Suvi) and Autumn (Sügis), film adaptations of Oskar Luts' novels, and as Johannes Saarepera from ETV's long-running Õnne 13. His career spanned over half a century from 1953 to 2007.
Contents
- Ohtlikud kurvid dangerous curves after juli kun kaljo kiisk
- Early life
- Stage film and television
- Politics
- Personal life
- Honours
- References
Ohtlikud kurvid dangerous curves after juli kun kaljo kiisk
Early life
Kiisk was born and raised in Viru County. In 1944, aged 18, he served in the anti-aircraft unit of the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian), and took part in the Battle of Tannenberg Line. After World War II, he managed to obscure his military service from the Soviet occupiers. In 1946, he graduated from the Rakvere 1st Secondary School and enrolled at the Tallinn University of Technology. He switched the next year to the ESSR State Theatre Institute and in 1948, to the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. Graduating in 1953, he returned to Estonia and joined the Estonian Drama Theatre.
Stage, film and television
His first play was an adaptation of Oskar Luts' novel Spring (Estonian: Kevade), staged together with Kulno Süvalep in 1954, in which Kiisk played the part of the bright yet restless Joosep Toots. From 1955 to 1990, he worked as an actor and director at Tallinnfilm. His most notable works as a director included Naughty Curves (1959) and Dangerous Curves (1961). He wrote the screenplay of the 1969 film Spring, an adaptation of Oskar Luts' popular novel, in which he also starred as Paunvere's bell-ringer Kristjan Lible. The film became an Estonian classic. From 1993 to 2007 (his death), he starred in Õnne 13 as Johannes Saarepera.
Politics
From 1980 to 1990, Kiisk was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR and from 1989 to 1991, a member of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union. In 1995 and 1999, he was elected to the Riigikogu as a member of the Estonian Reform Party.
Personal life
Kiisk married his classmate Zinaida Ivanov in 1947. They had a daughter, Riina.
Poet Elo Viiding is his granddaughter.
Honours
