Tõnu Saar

{{Short description|Estonian actor (1944–2022)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Tõnu Saar

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| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|08|06|df=y}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|07|12|1944|08|06|df=y}}

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| nationality = Estonian

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| occupation = actor, photographer

| years_active = 1972–1998

| known_for = Estonian Youth Theatre,
Estonian Drama Theatre

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| education = Tallinn State Conservatory

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Tõnu Saar (6 August 1944 – 12 July 2022) was an Estonian actor.{{cite web |title=Saar, Tõnu – Eesti Entsüklopeedia |url=http://etbl.teatriliit.ee/artikkel/saar_t%C3%B5nu2 |website=etbl.teatriliit.ee |access-date=17 June 2021 |language=et}}[https://teater.ee/uudised/in-memoriam-tonu-saar/ In memoriam Tõnu Saar] {{in lang|et}}

In 1972, he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department. From 1963 until 1968, he worked as a photographer. From 1972 until 1980, he worked at Estonian Youth Theatre, and from 1980 until 1998, at Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatre roles he appeared in a number of films and on television.