Leonhard Merzin

Leonhard Merzin
Born	(1934-02-10)10 February 1934 Aruküla, Kudina Parish (now Maardla, Mustvee Parish)
Died	2 January 1990(1990-01-02) (aged 55) Tartu
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1964—1986
Children	3, including Helena Merzin-Tamm

Leonhard Merzin (10 February 1934 in Aruküla, Kudina Parish (now Maardla, Mustvee Parish) – 2 January 1990 in Tartu) was an Estonian theatre and film actor, one of the Estonian actors active in the Soviet Union and abroad. He played in more than 50 films. His most notable role in Estonia is "Teacher Laur" in Spring (Kevade) and as Edgar in Soviet Union adaption of King Lear (Korol Lir).

Biography

From 1952 to 1954 Merzin studied at the Tartu Art School and in 1969 he graduated from the Viljandi School of Cultural Education.

Merzin also tried hand as a painter, mostly depicting nature and flowers.

Tombstone on the actor's grave

He is buried at the Raadi cemetery in Tartu.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	Külmale maale	Väljaotsa Jaan
1968	Inimesed sõdurisinelis	Mänd
1968	Dead Season	Father Mortimer
1968	Libahunt	Jass
1969	Hullumeelsus	Kristus	Uncredited
1969	The Gladiators	Laar
1969	Spring	Laur
1970	King Lear	Edgar
1971	Risk	Kurtz
1972	Back to Life	Arno
1972	In the Black Sands	Peltin
1973	Maaletulek	Mart
1973	Dmitry Kantemir	Russet
1973	Racers	Bruno Lorenz
1973	Identification	Peter
1974	Dangerous Games	2241
1975	The Balloonist	Charles Rigaut
1975	Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat	Auguste
1976	Trust	Jukka Rahja
1977	Waiting for Me on Earth	Colonel Belousov
1979	Special Forces	Ozyoryn
1981	I Do Not Guarantee Personal Safety...	Yevgeniy Krakovskiy
1986	Race of the Century	Donald Crowhurst	(final film role)

External links

• Leonhard Merzin at IMDb