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. Besides theatre roles he played also in several films.

Personal life and death

Kalkun first married Estelle Piirand. The couple had one son, Andres. They later divorced. His second marriage was to Mare Kiisküla, with whom he had two sons, sports journalist Kristjan Kalkun and lawyer Kaarel Kalkun. The couple were still married at the time of his death. On 21 February 1990, Kalkun was at the

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(ETV) studios in

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during the filming of ''Teemaõhtu'' for an interview and career and life retrospective with journalist and actress Anne Tuuling when he died of a heart attack, aged sixty-two. He was interred at Tallinn's Forest Cemetery.

Awards

* 1975: Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR

Filmography

* 1960: ''Perekond Männard'' * 1961: ''Laulu sõber'' * 1967: ''Viini postmark'' * 1968: ''Hullumeelsus'' * 1969: '' Viimne reliikvia'' * 1970: ''Tuulevaikus'' * 1970: ''Hamlet'' * 1977: ''Karikakramäng: Tätoveering'' * 1978: '' Siin me oleme!'' * 1983: ''Teatridirektor'' * 1986: ''Õnnelind flamingo'' * 1987: '' Eine murul'' (animated film; voice) * 1987: ''Näkimadalad I jagu'' * 1987: ''Näkimadalad II jagu'' * 1988: ''Näkimadalad IV jagu''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalkun, Karl 1927 births 1990 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors Estonian male radio actors 20th-century Estonian male actors Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni University of Tartu alumni Male actors from Tartu Burials at Metsakalmistu

Early life and career

Personal life and death

Awards

Filmography

References