
Tõnu Aav
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Tõnu Aav
Filmography
Acting (30)
2025
Outlawas Self
2013
The Gold Spinnersas Peedu Ojamaa (voice)
6.5
2008
Nazis and Blondesas Self
6.0
2006
Visit of an Old Ladyas Koby
2005
Old Men's Paradiseas Manivald
2.0
1997
All My Leninsas German General
5.4
1994
The Firewateras Border Guard in Finland
7.0
1993
Hysteriaas Sergei
4.4
1993
Tear of the Prince of Darknessas Innkeeper
4.2
8.5
1991
7.0
1986
9.0
1986
The Gangas prosecutor Farr
7.0
1984
Lurichas Grünberg
7.3
1979
Giufaas (voice)
7.0
1974
Bloody Johnas Narrator
8.0
9.5
1972
Blood Stoneas Even More Belligerent Mayor
4.0
6.8
1971
Outlawsas Tent
1970
Between Three Plaguesas Innkeeper (uncredited)
7.0
1967
Mariannaas Людвиг
9.0
1967
Letters from the Island of the Insaneas Ervin Räim
6.0
1966
10.0
1965
We Were Eighteenas Eerik
7.0
1964
The Larkas German Pilot
5.4
1960
The Sun and the Rainas (uncredited)
6.3







