Occupation Actor Name Leonhard Merzin | Role Theatre actor | |
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Born 10 February 1934 ( 1934-02-10 ) Arukula, Voore Parish
(now Maardla, Saare Parish) Died January 2, 1990, Tartu, Estonia People also search for Juri Muur, G. Kosinzew, Veljo Kasper, Leida Laius Movies King Lear, Inimesed sodurisinelis, Libahunt, Ohtlikud mangud | ||
Leonhard Merzin (10 February 1934 in Aruküla, Kudina Parish (now Maardla, Saare Parish) – 2 January 1990 in Tartu) was an Estonian theatre and film actor, one of the Estonian actors active in the Soviet Union and abroad. He played in more than 50 films. His most notable role in Estonia is "Teacher Laur" in Spring (Kevade) and as Edgar in Soviet Union adaption of King Lear (Korol Lir).
From 1952 to 1954 Merzin studied at the Tartu Art School and in 1969 he graduated from the Viljandi School of Cultural Education.
Merzin also tried hand as a painter, mostly depicting nature and flowers.
He is buried at the Raadi cemetery in Tartu.
Filmography
Actor
1986
Gonka veka as
Donald Crowhurst
1981
Trete izmerenie (TV Mini Series) as
Osokin
1981
Lichnoy bezopasnosti ne garantiruyu as
Yevgeniy Krakovskiy
1980
Chastnoe litso (TV Mini Series)
1979
Zadacha s tremya neizvestnymi (TV Movie) as
Andrey Dorokhov - starshyy sledovatel ugolovnogo rozyska
1979
Otryad osobogo naznacheniya as
Ozyoryn
1978
Ogon v glubine dereva (Short)
1977
Menya zhdut na zemle as
Belousov - polkovnik (as L. Merzin)
1976
Tagasitulek (Short) as
Metsavaht (as L. Merzin)
1976
Obychnyy mesyats (TV Mini Series) as
Igor Petrovich Shatunov (uncredited)
1976
Doverie as
Jukka Rahja
1975
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat as
Ogyust (as L. Merzin)
1975
Vozdukhoplavatel as
Charles Rigaut
1974
Ohtlikud mängud as
2241
1973
Opoznanie as
Peter
1973
Gonshchiki as
Bruno Lorens
1973
Dmitriy Kantemir as
Russet (as L. Merzin)
1973
Maaletulek as
Mart
1972
V chyornykh peskakh as
Peltin
1972
Vozvrashchenie k zhizni as
Arno
1971
Risk as
Kurtz
1970
The Hour of Temptation (TV Movie)
1970
King Lear as
Edgar (as L. Merzin)
1969
Spring as
Laur
1969
Gladiaator as
Laar
1969
Hullumeelsus as
Kristus (uncredited)
1968
Libahunt as
Jass
1968
Myortvyy sezon as
otets Mortimer (as L. Merzin)
1968
Inimesed sõdurisinelis as
Mänd
1965
Külmale maale as
Väljaotsa Jaan
References
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