Raivo Trass
Raivo Trass (12 March 1946 – 7 June 2022)[1] was an Estonian actor, director and theatrical pedagogue.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Trass graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department in 1968. From 1968 until 1977, he was an actor at Estonian Drama Theatre. From 1977 until 1985, he was the chief stage manager of the Rakvere Theatre. From 1981 until 1985, he was the head of Rakvere Theatre. From 1985 until 1992, he was a director at Estonian Drama Theatre. From 1997 until 2004, he was the chief stage manager of Endla Theatre.[2]
Trass' first big movie role was Hans von Risbieter in the Estonian classic Viimne reliikvia (The Last Relic) in 1969.[4] Trass also appeared in Zaza Urushadze's Tangerines (2013), Anders Thomas Jensen's Riders of Justice (2020), and Taneli Mustonen's The Twin (2022).
Awards
[edit]- 1975: Ants Lauter Prize
- 1983: Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR
- 2001: Order of the White Star, IV class.[5]
Selected filmography
[edit]- 1969: Viimne reliikvia – Hans von Risbieter
- 1982: Arabella, mereröövli tütar – Manuel
- 1991: Vana mees tahab koju – Albert Valter
- 1991: Surmatants – Diederek von Katwijk
- 1999: Kass kukub käppadele – Ernesto
- 2006: Vana daami visiit – Linnapea
- 2010: Riigimehed –
- 2012: Vasaku jala reede – Veteran
- 2013: Mandariinid – Juhan
- 2018: Tuliliilia – Heimar
- 2020: Riders of Justice – Orthodox priest
- 2022: The Twin – Old Man
- 2022: Apteeker Melchior. Viirastus – Goswin
- 2023: Taevatrepp – Georg
References
[edit]- ^ Karu, Ulrika (16 March 2016). "Nädala juubilar Raivo Trass 70". Kesknäda (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Raivo Trass". eldliit.ee. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Suri näitleja Raivo Trass". Delfi (in Estonian). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Raivo Trass: uus teater ei ütle mulle midagi, sest see on selline lapsemäng" (in Estonian). ERR. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Raivo Trass". www.president.ee. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Raivo Trass at IMDb
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- 1946 births
- 2022 deaths
- Estonian male stage actors
- Estonian male film actors
- Estonian male television actors
- 20th-century Estonian male actors
- 21st-century Estonian male actors
- Estonian theatre directors
- Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class
- Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
- People from Lääneranna Parish