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Kalju Komissarov
Biography
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

The Last Relic
as Monk

All My Lenins
as Russian Gendarmerie Chief

Crucified Island

Grisha

The Lost Ones
as Enn Alling

Ask the Dead About the Price of Death
as Investigator

The Ideal Landscape
as District Committee Secretary

Hit Back

The Midday Ferry
as Boy in Moskvitsh

Landing
as Cowardly Tugboat Captain (uncredited)