Lembit Peterson (born on 18 August 1953 in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

) is an Estonian actor, theatre director and theatre pedagogue. In 1971 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory's Stage Art Department. From 1976 to 1979 and 1985 to 1988 he worked at Estonian Youth Theatre, and from 1979 to 1982 at Ugala Theatre. In 1994 he was one of the founders of the studio theatre Theatrum. Awards: * 1998: Republic of Estonia cultural prize * 2006: Order of the National Coat of Arms, IV class.

Selected filmography

* ''

Kõrboja peremees '' Kõrboja peremees'' (''The Master of Kõrboja'') is a novel by Estonians, Estonian author A. H. Tammsaare. It was first published in 1922. Based on the novel, a feature film with the same name was released in 1979 by Tallinnfilm. The film was ...

'' (role: Katku Villu, 1979) * ''

"Hukkunud Alpinisti" hotell ''Dead Mountaineer's Hotel'' (, ) is a 1979 Soviet era Estonian film directed by Grigori Kromanov and based on the 1970 novel '' Dead Mountaineer's Hotel'' by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, who also wrote the screenplay.Pick, Anat & Narraway, Gu ...

'' (role: Simon Simonet, 1979) * ''Arabella, mereröövli tütar'' (role: Taaniel Tina, 1982) * ''

Varastatud kohtumine ''Varastatud kohtumine'' (''Stolen Meeting'') is a 1989 Estonian drama film directed by Leida Laius. Plot Valentina Saar (Maria Klenskaja) has led a troubled life. She knows little about her parents and grew up in an orphanage. After becoming pr ...

'' (role: Ilmar Kuusberg, 1988) * ''

Seltsimees laps ''The Little Comrade'' ( et, Seltsimees laps) is a 2018 Estonian film directed by Moonika Siimets and based on the novels ''Seltsimees laps ja suured inimesed'' ('The Little Comrade') and ''Samet ja saepuru ehk Seltsimees laps ja kirjatähed'' ( ...

'' (role: Grandfather, 2018)

References

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