Raivo Trass

{{Short description|Estonian actor and theatre director (1946–2022)}}

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Raivo Trass (12 March 1946 – 7 June 2022){{cite web |title=Nädala juubilar Raivo Trass 70|url=http://vana.kesknadal.ee/g2/uudised?id=26494|website=Kesknäda|first=Ulrika|last=Karu|date=16 March 2016|access-date=15 June 2021|language=et}} was an Estonian actor, director and theatrical pedagogue.{{cite web |title=Raivo Trass |url=https://eldliit.ee/ell-nimekiri/liige/raivo-trass/ |website=eldliit.ee |access-date=14 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=Suri näitleja Raivo Trass |url=https://www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120017564/suri-naitleja-raivo-trass |website=Delfi |date=7 Jun 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |language=et}}

Career

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.

Trass' first big movie role was Hans von Risbieter in the Estonian classic Viimne reliikvia (The Last Relic) in 1969.{{cite web |title=Raivo Trass: uus teater ei ütle mulle midagi, sest see on selline lapsemäng |url=https://kultuur.err.ee/311053/raivo-trass-uus-teater-ei-utle-mulle-midagi-sest-see-on-selline-lapsemang |publisher=ERR |access-date=7 June 2022 |language=et |date=13 March 2016}} 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

  • 1975: Ants Lauter Prize
  • 1983: Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR
  • 2001: Order of the White Star, IV class.{{cite web |title=Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Raivo Trass|url=https://www.president.ee/et/vabariik/teenetemargid/kavaler/3578/raivo-trass |website=www.president.ee |access-date=12 June 2021}}

Selected filmography

  • 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

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