
Tõnu Aav
Known for Acting · 34 credits
- Born
- 1939-01-21
- Died
- 2019-08-14
- Place of birth
- Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Biography
Tõnu Aav (January 21, 1939 – August 14, 2019) was an Estonian stage, film, TV, and radio actor.
Aav was born in Tallinn and graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1961. From 1961 he performed at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. He played in dozens of films and twenty screenplays and also recorded a number of radio play and audio CDs (including Uncle Remus stories and Alice in Wonderland) as well as a recurring role as Feliks Viss on the ETV dramatic series Õnne 13.
From 1965 until 1974 Aav was married to actress Irja Aav (née Pilvet). The couple had two sons, music producer and conductor Lauri Aav and prop maker Ardi Aav.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (30)

Liberation - Part 2 : Breakthrough
1970

Liberation - Part 1 : The Fire Bulge
1970

Armastuse lahinguväljad
1992

Nazis and Blondes
2008
as Self

Lurich
1984
as Grünberg

All My Lenins
1997
as German General

Puud olid...
1986

Hysteria
1993
as Sergei

The Gang
1986
as prosecutor Farr

I, The Investigator
1972

Visit of an Old Lady
2006
as Koby

Blood Stone
1972
as Even More Belligerent Mayor

Tear of the Prince of Darkness
1993
as Innkeeper

The Firewater
1994
as Border Guard in Finland

Old Men's Paradise
2005
as Manivald

Outlaws
1971
as Tent

The Lark
1964
as German Pilot

Letters from the Island of the Insane
1967
as Ervin Räim

We Were Eighteen
1965
as Eerik

The Sun and the Rain
1960
as (uncredited)

Surmatants
1991

Fire in the Night
1973

Supernova
1966

Between Three Plagues
1970
as Innkeeper (uncredited)

Bloody John
1974
as Narrator

Marianna
1967
as Людвиг

Outlaw
2025
as Self

Giufa
1979
as (voice)

The Gold Spinners
2013
as Peedu Ojamaa (voice)
Väikese Illimari radadel
1962
About Tõnu Aav
Tõnu Aav (January 21, 1939 – August 14, 2019) was an Estonian stage, film, TV, and radio actor. Aav was born in Tallinn and graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1961. From 1961 he performed at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. He played in dozens of films and twenty screenplays and also recorded a number of radio play and audio CDs (including Uncle Remus stories and Alice in Wonderland) as well as a recurring role as Feliks Viss on the ETV dramatic series Õnne 13. From 1965 until 1974 Aav was married to actress Irja… With 34 credits spanning from 1960 to 2025, Tõnu Aav has appeared in 30 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tõnu Aav Movies
- Liberation - Part 2 : Breakthrough (1970)
- Liberation - Part 1 : The Fire Bulge (1970)
- Armastuse lahinguväljad (1992)
- Nazis and Blondes (2008) — as Self
- Lurich (1984) — as Grünberg
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