Acting
Aleksander Eelmaa
ET, EN, FI cinema · 25 credits
Born
6 November 1946
Died
21 July 2021 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Viljandi, Viljandi County, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia]
Aleksander Eelmaa (November 6, 1946 – July 21, 2021) was an Estonian actor. Eelmaa was born in Viljandi. From 1968 to 1969 he studied at the Estonian SSR Theatre Association's pantomime studio. From 1976 to 1981 he was an actor at Estonian Youth Theatre, from 1981 to 1990 at Vanalinnastuudio, from 1990 to 2006 at Estonian Drama Theatre, from 2007 to 2015 at Tallinn City Theatre, and from 2015 again at Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatrical roles he also played on several films (Agent Wild Duck, A Friend of Mine and Vana daami visiit) and television series (Tuulepealne maa and Õnne 13). Eelmaa's children are actor and director Taavi Eelmaa and theatre artist Liisi Eelmaa. Eelmaa died on 21 July 2021, at the age of 74 in Ohtla. He was appearing in the play Kadunud kodu at the Saueaugu Theatre Farm, which had premiered the night before his death.
Known for
Filmography
Stairway to Heaven
In Memory Of
Kangling
as Professor Laur
Old Men and the Sea
as Fisherman
The Riddle of Jaan Niemand
as Jakup (voice)
Säde
as Grandfather
A Friend of Mine
as Sass
Rat Trap
as Kristiina's Father
Shift
as Juhan
Kinnunen
as Õie's Father
Visit of an Old Lady
as High School Principal
Ruudi
as Jaak Lolle
Old Men's Paradise
as Luivar
Agent Sinikael
2002
Agent Wild Duck
as Chairman of AÜ
Happy Landing
as Oskar (segment "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye")
Kõrbekuu
1999
Desert moon
as Jonathan Kaufmann
Dragonflies and Coliaths
as Madrus
Happy Childhood
as War Invalid
Vernanda
Actor
In One Hundred Years in May
as Member of the Court Martial #1
Wild Violets
as Sander's Men
Colourful Dreams
as Rainbow (uncredited)