Biography

Valdur Himbek (July 31, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an Estonian film director and actor. In 1949 he graduated from Estonian State Theatre Institute. From 1950 to 1955 he was expelled to a prison camp in Magadan Oblast. From 1955 to 1991 (with pauses) he was a film director at Estonian Television, and from 1971 to 1973 in Tallinnfilm. Besides his directorial work he played several supporting roles in films.