Juhan Viiding

Born: 1948-06-01

Juhan Viiding (June 1, 1948 – February 21, 1995), also known under the pseudonym of Jüri Üdi was an Estonian poet and actor. Juhan Viiding was born on 1 June 1948 in Tallinn to Paul Viiding, a well-known poet in Estonia who had belonged to the influential Arbujad (Soothsayers) – a collective group of eight young influential poets who rose to prominence before the outbreak of World War II – and Linda Viiding (née Laarmann), a noted translator. Juhan was the youngest of four children and the only boy—his older sisters were Reet, Anni and radio journalist Mari Tarand. He was an intellectually precocious and restless youngster. Between the years 1968 and 1972, Viiding studied theatre and stagecraft at the Tallinn Conservatory (now the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre), under instruction of actor and theatre pedagogue Voldemar Panso, graduating in 1972. Among his graduating classmates were Kersti Kreismann, Ivo Eensalu, Vello Janson, Rein Kotkas, Helle Meri (née Pihlak), Katrin Kumpan, Martin Veinmann, and Tõnis Rätsep. Juhan Viiding was married to Riina Kiisk, the daughter of actor, film director and politician Kaljo Kiisk. Their daughter Elo is also a poet.


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Indrek

as Von Elbe
Released: 1976-02-02

Based on the second part of the pentalogy "Truth and Justice" by Anton H. Tammsaare.

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Don Juan in Tallinn

as Barkeep
Released: 1972-03-20

Don Juan arrives in Tallinn and soon the gossip spreads like wildfire. The local women trip over...

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Eesti Talufilm

as uncredited
Released: 1973-01-01

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The Visitor

as uncredited
Released: 1979-01-01

Seven times seven Deaths come to earth to fulfill their mission - to take with them the souls of...

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Prompter

as Johannes
Released: 1993-04-19

The last film directed by Kaljo Kiisk has been dedicated to theatre and the people in theatre....

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A Man and a Woman

as Man
Released: 1972-01-01

A parody of several popular movies such as A Man and Woman (1966) and The Last Relic (1969).

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