Jaan Rekkor

Jaan Rekkor

Jaan Rekkor (born April 3, 1958) is an Estonian stage, film and television actor. Jaan Rekkor was born in the small village of Hõreda in Rapla County. He attended schools in Märjamaa, graduating from the Ants Lauter Märjamaa Secondary School in 1976 (now, Märjamaa Gymnasium). Between 1976 and 1979, he studied journalism at the University of Tartu. He then studied acting at the Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre), graduating in 1982. Among his graduating classmates were Margus Oopkaup, Anu Lamp, Laine Mägi, Sulev Teppart, Andrus Vaarik, and Viire Valdma. Rekkor's first significant film role came in 1983 as the character Jaanus Roog in the Kaljo Kiisk directed film Nipernaadi, based on the 1928 novel Toomas Nipernaadi by Estonian writer August Gailit. This was followed in 1986 by the role of Jaan Kreuks in the Kaljo Kiisk directed and Mati Unt penned Tallinnfilm biographical drama Saja aasta pärast mais about leading Estonian Communist Party politician Viktor Kingissepp. In 1989, he played the role of Peeter Kängsepp in the Jüri Sillart directed historical drama Äratus, which chronicled "Operation Priboi"; the 25 to 28 March 1949 Soviet mass deportation of more than 90,000 Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians labeled as enemies of the people to forced settlements in inhospitable areas of the Soviet Union. In 1992 Jaan Rekkor was cast in the role of Muna in the Mati Põldre directed biographical drama Need vanad armastuskirjad which explored the life of Raimond Valgre, an Estonian songwriter of the 1930s and the 1940s. In 1997, he appeared in the Hardi Volmer directed historical comedy Minu Leninid. This was followed by a role in the 1998 René Vilbre directed short film Perekondlik sündmus. During the 2000s, Rekkor appeared in several films; most memorably as Roland in the 2005 René Vilbre comedy-family film Röövlirahnu Martin, starring Ott Sepp and Madis Ollikainen; as Coach in the 2006 Laila Pakalniņa directed comedy-drama Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu; a small role in the gritty 2008 René Vilbre directed drama Mina olin siin, which was adapted from the 2005 novel Mina olin siin. Esimene arest by Sass Henno; and as Carabas Barabas in the musical-comedy Buratino, directed by Rasmus Merivoo. In 2013, Rekkor appeared in the role of Bonifacius in the René Vilbre directed fantasy-film Väikelinna detektiivid ja valge daami saladus. In 2016, he appeared in the Anu Aun directed Luxfilm romantic-drama Polaarpoiss. In 2018, he appeared in the Anu Aun directed family-Christmas film Eia jõulud Tondikakul. Jaan Rekkor's television debut was the role of Mister Saul in the 1995 Vilja Palm directed Eesti Televisioon (ETV) period drama mini-series Wikmani poised, adapted from the 1988 semi-autobiographical Jaan Kross novel of the same name. Between 1995 and 1998 he appeared on the comedy series M Klubi. In 2013, he appeared in the role of Mart in the Finnish television romantic-drama miniseries Vaarallista kokea. Rekkor would go on to perform in a number of roles in Estonian television series. He is possibly best recalled for his role as Rein Pihelgas in the ETV crime series Ohtlik lend from 2006 to 2007, and as the same character as in the Ain Prosa directed TV3 comedy-crime series Kättemaksukontor from 2010 until 2013. Carmen Mikiver played Rein Pihelgas' wife Ivi.

  • Title: Jaan Rekkor
  • Popularity: 8.194
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1958-04-03
  • Place of Birth: Hõreda, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia]
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  • Also Known As: Ian Rekkor
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Jaan Rekkor Movies

  • 2013
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    Living Images

    Living Images

    7.4 2013 HD

    The main character, Helmi, is born into the house of Baron von Strandmann in Old-Town Tallinn, in 1908. The only thing that she knows for sure about...

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  • 1997
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    All My Lenins

    All My Lenins

    4.9 1997 HD

    Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' leader, in order to start a revolution in Russia...

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  • 2022
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    Crossing The Line

    Crossing The Line

    1 2022 HD

    Jakop, a lone fisherman on the coast of lake Peipus has to decide whether refugees brought to his door are his way of redeeming past sins or merely a...

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  • 2006
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    The Power of Fear

    The Power of Fear

    3.7 2006 HD

    Ivan, a cynical journalist, is assigned to investigate mysterious events in a small town. During his first night, he is seduced by a strange and...

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  • 1994
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    The Firewater

    The Firewater

    6 1994 HD

    At the end of the 1920-s the Finnish government proclaimed dry law which lasted 12 years. Estonian bootleggers living on the neighboring coast of the...

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  • 2008
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    I Was Here

    I Was Here

    6 2008 HD

    Living alone in an Estonian slum and unable to afford basic needs, a top high school student reluctantly enters the drug game to make ends meet.

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  • 1983
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    The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

    4.8 1983 HD

    Toomas Nipernaadi is seen roaming the rural landscape, going from village to village looking for the woman of his dreams. He wears a bedraggled white...

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  • 2009
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    Buratino, Son of Pinocchio

    Buratino, Son of Pinocchio

    4.8 2009 HD

    Imagine a mix of Repo Man, Oliver! and Pinocchio and you're on the road to grasping the tone of this bizarre Estonian take on Aleksey Nikolayevich...

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  • 1992
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    Those Old Love-letters

    Those Old Love-letters

    6.4 1992 HD

    A film about the life of Raimond Valgre, an Estonian songwriter and singer of the 1930s and 40s, the political changes of his country and his life...

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  • 2023
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    Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner's Daughter

    Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner's Daughter

    5.8 2023 HD

    Melchior’s bride Keterlyn happens to witness an attack on a young man. The victim, who has lost his memory, does not know who he is and how he...

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  • 2013
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    Kid Detectives and the Secret of the White Lady

    Kid Detectives and the Secret of the White Lady

    4 2013 HD

    In a quiet resort town Haapsalu four kids are spending their summer holidays together. Suddenly they are dragged into events that started in the 15th...

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  • 2005
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    Mat the Cat

    Mat the Cat

    4 2005 HD

    Martin a boy with adjustment difficulties, moves with his mother to a new place. Martin has a habit of always getting into all kinds of trouble, and...

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  • 2022
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    Burial

    Burial

    5.195 2022 HD

    Set in the last days of World War II, a small band of Russian soldiers led by intelligence officer Brana Vasilyeva, who is tasked with trafficking...

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  • 2016
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    The Polar Boy

    The Polar Boy

    6.5 2016 HD

    Mattias has a dream to become a photography student of the Berlin Arts Academy. On the journey of following his calling, his dream is constantly put...

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  • 2018
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    Portugal

    Portugal

    1 2018 HD

    Karina and Martin are in a pleasent relation where everyday life flows in an effortlessly accustomed way and no small misbehaviours can shake...

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  • 2006
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    The Hostage

    The Hostage

    6 2006 HD

    The Hijacker lands the plane at the Rīga Airport. 7 year-old Tom, travelling on his own, voluntarily becomes a hostage. Along with the traditional...

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  • 2018
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    Phantom Owl Forest

    Phantom Owl Forest

    7.4 2018 HD

    A 10-year old girl's Christmas plans take an unexpected turn after she is brought to a mysterious Estonian farm.

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  • 1990
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    Awakening

    Awakening

    4.5 1990 HD

    It is the night of March 25, 1949. A full moon hangs over Estonia. Endless rows of cattle cars are waiting to transport thousands of Estonian...

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  • 1987
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    In One Hundred Years in May

    In One Hundred Years in May

    1 1987 HD

    Viktor Kingissepp has been the underground head of the Communist Party of Estonia for three years. He corresponds with Moscow, writes speeches for...

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  • 2009
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    Revenge Office

    Revenge Office

    6 2009 HD

    A group of women create a organisation named "Kättemaksukontor" to fight for the rights of women and help solve murder mysterys for the police.

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  • 2022
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    Who Shot Otto Mueller?

    Who Shot Otto Mueller?

    1 2022 HD

    This focused family drama with a crime plot begins when Otto Müller, a 65-years-old business legend, is murdered in his own home.

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  • 1995
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    Wikman's Boys

    Wikman's Boys

    7 1995 HD

    Wikman's Boys is a 1994-year drama serial about the Wikman Private Gymnasium students from 1937 till their mobilization in 1944. The series is based...

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  • 2016
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    Berlin Station

    Berlin Station

    7.2 2016 HD

    A contemporary spy series that follows Daniel Miller, an undercover agent at the CIA station in Berlin, Germany.

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  • 2006
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    Ohtlik Lend

    Ohtlik Lend

    1 2006 HD

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