Jaan Ruus

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1938-11-23

Deathday 2017-01-30 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Tallinn, Estonia

Jaan Ruus

Biography

Jaan Ruus (November 23, 1938 Tallinn – January 30, 2017) was an Estonian film critic, film journalist and film editor. 1961 he graduated from Tartu State University in economy. 1961-1966 he worked as an editor at Estonian Radio. 1966-1973 he worked at Tallinnfilm, being an editor of documental and animated films. Since 1981 he worked for the magazine Teater. Muusika. Kino.; being 1981-1988 its leader. 1992-2015 he was film editor at the newspaper Eesti Ekspress. In 1993 he was one of the founders of Estonian Film Journalists' Union, and 1993-1998 and 1999-2015 its chairman

Known For

Actor

2010
Sky Song

as (voice)

2006
Ruudi

as Member of the Beauty Contest Jury

1998
Killing Tartu

as Jaan Suur

1981
Гибель 31 отдела

as Ян Шмидт

1972
A Man and a Woman

as Film Critic (uncredited)

Writer

1982
The Triangle

as Script Editor

1980
Episood

as Writer

1978
1972

Crew

1968
Eduard Viiralt

as Manager of Operations