Jüri Karindi
Biography
Toivo-Jüri Karindi (August 2, 1942 Tallinn – July 24, 2017 Tallinn) was an Estonian actor and theater director. He graduated from Tallinn 21st High School in 1961, studied theater studies at GITIS from 1963 to 1969, and graduated from the Drama Theater Study Studio in 1969. He worked as an administrator at the Drama Theater from 1962 to 1964 and as an actor from 1968 to 1980. In the years 1980-1997 he was the director and actor of the Old Town Studio, from 1997-2004 he was an actor of the same theater. From 2005, he worked as a troupe leader at the Old Baskin Theatre.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Benjamin Frossmann
A group of women create an organization named "Kättemaksukontor" to fight for the rights of women and help solve murder mysteries for the police.
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Village Police Officer
The Class: Life After is a follow-up to the feature film The Class (Klass) and deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. Each one-hour episode focuses on a different character who survived or witnessed the tragic event. There are kids from the class, their parents, the class teacher, a boy who survived the shooting, and finally, one of the culprits in the very last episode.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Security Guard
Estonia's women's swimming team is stripped of their Olympic medals because of doping, and a scandal begins. With the help of Martin Kütt, an internationally renowned crisis expert, the team aims to solve the disaster. However, as Martin investigates the doping, it emerges that even government officials are involved in the affair.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The little witch is already 127 years old, but that's no age for a real witch! She lives with a nice green crow named Aabram in a tiny hut in a thick forest, which, like all other witches' houses, stands on chicken legs. As you can imagine, she is busy all day to learn all the wisdom of the witches. Anyway, the little witch is quite different from the usual fairy tale witches.
Movie - 1970, 2h 15m • as 3rd Mayor (uncredited)
The story of Balthasar Russow, an Estonian pastor from the 16th century, his life and life's work - writing The Chronicle of Livonia.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Old Waiter
Tallinn, Estonia, days before outbreak of World War II. Hotel detective and Polish writer team up to find Tear of the Prince of Darkness, a legendary ring which can bring Satan’s rule over the world.