Arnold Vaino (26 June 1900 in
Tartu
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– 15 March 1960 in
Tallinn
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) was an
Estonia
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n actor and director.
From 1921 to 1932, he was an actor at
Vanemuine Theatre
Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It is the first Estonian language, Estonian-language theatre. Stemming from the Vanemuine Society (1865), the theatre's first performance was Lydia Koidula's ''Saaremaa Onupoeg'' ("The cousin from S ...
and from 1932 to 1941, he worked at
Estonia Theatre. Besides theatre roles he played also in films.
Filmography
* 1927 ''
Noored kotkad'' (feature film; role: student Tammekänd)
* 1930 ''Vahva sõdur Joosep Toots'' (feature film; co-director and the role: Joosep Toots)
* 1931 ''Kas tunned maad?'' (documentary film; role: ?)
References
1900 births
1960 deaths
Estonian male stage actors
Estonian male film actors
Estonian male silent film actors
20th-century Estonian male actors
Estonian theatre directors
Male actors from Tartu
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