
Person
Valentīns Skulme
Acting · 1922–1989 · Riga, Latvia
Biography
Valentīns Skulme (21 April 1922 – 12 September 1989) was a Latvian theatre and film actor best known for his work with the prestigious Dailes Theatre in Riga. Born into a family connected with the arts, he was raised by relatives who were prominent artists after losing his parents at a young age. Skulme’s stage career included notable roles in dramatic productions such as The Idiot and Richard III, and he also appeared in a number of Soviet-era films from the 1950s through the 1980s, including Viktorija and Purva bridējs. He was celebrated for his distinctive presence and versatility on stage and screen.
Known for

The Swamp Wader
baron

The Unforgettable
Ernst Kraus

Don't Shoot on the 26-th
1966

Devil's Servants on a Devil's Mill
1972

Ilga-Ivolga
Jazep

Waterloo
Tamburo Maggione (uncredited)

Theatre
Lord Charles

Ice Run
Haske

Third Time
Johan Dietrich

Theatre
Lord Charles Tammerly
Filmography
- 1988Victoria
- 1987LittlefingerMinister
- 1979TheatreLord Charles Tammerly
- 1978TheatreLord Charles
- 1977Viesnīca Tanatos
- 1976In a Claws of a Black Cancer
- 1974Ilga-IvolgaJazep
- 1973The Broken Horseshoevalet Trankel
- 1972Devil's Servants on a Devil's Mill
- 1970WaterlooTamburo Maggione (uncredited)
- 1969RetributionИнсфельд, пленный немецкий генерал
- 1968Farkhad's HeroismHassel
- 1967The UnforgettableErnst Kraus
- 1967Arenawhite clown
- 1966Don't Shoot on the 26-th
- 1966The Swamp Waderbaron
- 1964The LarkJean Peugeot
- 1964People Don’t Know Everything
- 1963Diena bez vakara
- 1963Third TimeJohan Dietrich
- 1963Ice RunHaske
- 1963The Law of the Antarctic
- 1963In the Underworld
- 1956Three Hundred Years Ago...Pototsky's associate
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