Uldis Dumpis: biography, filmography

Uldis Dumpis - known Soviet and Latvian actor. Became famous in theater and in film. Played several dozen roles in the movie, has the title of people's artist of the Latvian SSR. Famous for roles in the films "Shield and sword", "Long road to dunes".

Origin of the actor

Uldis Dumpis was born in 1943. He was born in the town of Bauska on the territory of modern Latvia.

His father was a student during the great Patriotic war was called to serve in the Latvian volunteer Legion, which was under the patronage of SS. Teodors Reinis, that was his name, was killed in one of the battles.

Mom, Lily Ramana-Dumpe, had a philological education.

He Uldis Dumpis initial education in Slickey school. A high school diploma was handed to him already in Bauschke. Since childhood, he dreamed of an acting career, so after school filed documents with the state Conservatory of Latvia in the theater Department.

A Promising freshman noticed immediately invited into the troupe of the academic theatre of drama, which bore the name of A. Upita.

Debut on the big screen

Not long in coming and the first role in a movie. For the first time on screen in a feature film he appeared in 1964. It was a children's adventure film Alexander Leimanis "Army "Wagtails". Actor Uldis Dumpis played the role of adjutant of Colonel.

For this work was followed by the role of Navigator Nordkisa another film of Leimanis, this time a detective "Tobago" changes its course", the historical-adventure film Nicholas Rozantseva about the collusion of Western countries against the Soviet Union "Conspiracy of ambassadors", a military drama Ravil Batyrov "In 26th not to shoot."

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In 1968, he performed one of his most prominent roles at the dawn filmography. The military drama of Vladimir Basov "Shield and sword" recreated on the screen the image of a German officer, as the Luftwaffe.

Theatre

In Latvia Uldis Dumpis was well known not only as actor but also as a theater. For almost 40 years he spent on the stage of Latvian national theatre. During this time he performed several dozens of memorable roles.

If in 1965 he debuted with the image Salenieks in the play by Arvid grigulis "a bullet can't hear", in 2003, left, playing William Puts in the play Ingi Abel "Iron grass".

In these years will fit even a large number of successful roles. It is worth noting Koshkin in trenev, Konstantin performance of "Spring Love", Lord Arthur Goring in "an Ideal husband" by Oscar Wilde, Mitch in "Streetcar named Desire Tennessee Williams, Zilov in "Duck hunt", Alexander Vampilov, Rakitin in "a Month in the country" by Ivan Turgenev, gorodnichego in the "inspector" by Nikolai Gogol, Clare Quilty in "lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov, Sarafanov another play Vampilov "Eldest son".

Movies

All the major awards and titles in his career, the hero of this article has earned for movie roles. Movies Uldis Dumpis was widely known, loved and popular.

In 1969, he played a major role in the drama of Imants of Krenberga "the beams in the glass". This is a story about a female worker glass factory Ah the Ritum, which under the influence of their friends decides to dramatically change lives and goes to work as apprentice in the workshop of art glass. Dumpis plays her husband, who thinks only about his career, and not inclined to support his wife in her unexpected choice. Perennial mutual resentment result in divorce.

In 1971 Dumpis played the main role in the drama Eric Latsis "Cane forest" about a little sunken vessel, with which four members of the crew saved only one. Because of this, all the others begin to suspect cowardice.

In 1977 in the drama Andris Rozenbergs "Reflection in water" the hero of this article appears in the image of Brackus. About the complex relationship of the doctors in the hospital. After a long absence to his hometown, returns a talented surgeon who without hesitation takes on the most complicated cases, the surgery, the outcome of which is unclear. As a result, when the case ends in death of the patient, statistical indicators of the hospital suffer. Because of this, he starts conflicts with hospital management.

I Noted however, as stated in the famous drama serial Alois Strumming "Long road to dunes". In this Latvian show, he was playing Manfred.

Soviet Shtirliz

Not many people know, but there is a movie with Uldis Dumpis, in which he plays the role of Stirlitz. This, of course, the legendary "17 moments of spring" and the war drama Eric Latsis "Spanish version". It was filmed on the novel the literary father shtirlitsa Julian Semyonov.

One of the characters in the film name is Walter Schultz, and his plays Dumpis. In the text of the original novel is Walter acts Stirlitz. The novel is in the so-called stillitano writer.

The Events in it unfold in the late 30-ies during the Civil war in Spain. In the center of the story is the journalist and anti-fascist from Latvia, who cooperated with Soviet intelligence. It is embedded in a highercircles of the German command to find out the technical characteristics of the latest aircraft, which uses fascist army.