Mikk Mikiver
Mikk Mikiver (4 September 1937 – 9 January 2006) was a prominent Estonian stage and film actor and theater director.
Mikk Mikiver

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- Name
- Mikk Mikiver
- Born
- 4 September 1937
- Birthplace
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Place of death
- Võsu, Estonia
- Occupation
- actor, theater director
- Died
- 2006 · Võsu.
- Nationality
- Estonia · Soviet Union
- Education
- Drama School at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre · Pelgulinn Gymnasium
- Honours
- USSR State Prize · People's Artist of the USSR · Order of the White Star and 4th Class · Merited Artist of Estonian SSR · People's Artist of the Estonian SSR · Big Dipper prize
- Languages
- Estonian
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Mikk Mikiver (4 September 1937 – 9 January 2006) was a prominent Estonian stage and film actor and theater director.
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Biography
Biography
Mikk Mikiver studied at Drama School at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and Pelgulinn Gymnasium. The recorded working language is Estonian. Distinctions recorded are USSR State Prize, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the White Star, 4th Class and Merited Artist of Estonian SSR.

Mikk Mikiver ja Kiiri Tamm. XI lend 1980-1984 kursuse juhendaja Mikk Mikiver. “Heinrich IV", esiet. Kiek in de Kökis, 1983
Jaan Künnap
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• Name — Mikk Mikiver • Born — 4 September 1937 • Birthplace — Tallinn, Estonia • Place of death — Võsu, Estonia • Occupation — actor, theater director
Biography
Biography
Mikiver was born in Tallinn, Estonia. He graduated from the State Conservatory of Tallinn in 1961. He then went on to appear in many Estonian films and was a highly regarded dramatic actor. In addition to stage and film, Mikiver was also a prodigious television actor. While never retiring from acting, Mikiver gradually became more interested in theater direction and was for many years the principal director of the Estonian Drama Theatre and the Estonian Youth Theater. In addition to Estonian language films, Mikiver also appeared in Russian, Swedish, Polish and Finnish productions. For his notable achievements, the Estonian government awarded Mikiver the Order of the White Star, 4th Class, as well as the National Lifetime Achievement award. Mikiver was also a patron of the Tallinn Children's Hospital Foundation. He died at the age of 68 on 9 January 2006. Mikk Mikiver was the older brother of actor Tõnu Mikiver and was married to actress Carmen Mikiver from 1989 until his death. Between 1971 and 1983 he was married to actress Ada Lundver.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat (1975) • "Hukkunud Alpinisti" hotell (1979) • Karge meri (1981) • The End of Eternity (1987) • The 13th Apostle (1988) • Entrance to the Labyrinth (1989) • Friends, Comrades (1990) • Rahu tänav (1991)
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Mikk Mikiver is recorded with the occupation theatre director. Recorded with the occupation film actor. Recorded as actor, theatre director, film director and sportsperson.
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2006
Mikk Mikiver died on 9 January 2006.
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Mikk Mikiver is recorded as having studied at Drama School at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and Pelgulinn Gymnasium.
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Mikk Mikiver received USSR State Prize, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the White Star, 4th Class, Merited Artist of Estonian SSR, People's Artist of the Estonian SSR and Big Dipper prize.
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