Uldis Pūcītis

Uldis Pūcītis

Uldis Pūcītis (April 15, 1937 – December 14, 2000) was a Latvian television, theater and film actor, scriptwriter and film director. Uldis Pūcītis was born in Ranka parish, Gulbene District to Jānis Pūcītis and his wife Anna Pūcīte. After graduating from school in Ranka he continued his studies in Riga and studied at the Latvian State Conservatory, graduating in 1959. Following his graduation, he worked as schoolteacher in the town of Aizpute for four years while engaged at the Liepāja Theater from 1960 to 1972, the Dailes Theater from 1964 to 1973 and the Youth Theatre from 1962 to 1964 and again from 1973 until 1992. Pūcītis made his film debut in a small role as a fisherman in the 1959 Ada Neretniece-directed Latvian language Soviet film Svešiniece ciemā (English release title: Stranger in the Village) before his first starring role opposite Latvian actress Vija Artmane in the Leonīds Leimanis-directed period-drama Purva bridējs, a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Latvian writer Rūdolfs Blaumanis. He would go on to appear in a number of film and television roles throughout the 1960s and into the 1990s, as well as continuing his stage career. In 1998, Pūcītis would write the script and co-direct the television mini-series Izpostītā ligzda for Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) with Armands Zvirbulis. The film and both Zvirbulis and Pūcītis would be awarded the Lielais Kristaps; the highest prize awarded for Latvian cinema. Pūcītis was married to Olīvija Pūcīte (née Poselanova). Their daughter is actress Milēna Gulbe-Kavace, and grandson is professional tennis player Ernests Gulbis. In late 2000, Pūcītis fell ill at his summer home in Jūrmala. After being taken to the hospital in Riga, he was initially diagnosed with a stomach ulcer. However, he died in hospital of a pulmonary embolism and was buried at the Riga Forest Cemetery.
    Known for
    Acting
    Birthday
    4/15/1937
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
6.1
Siberian Grandfather
Siberian Grandfather
0
Ibsen's Motif
0
Brothers Rico
Brothers Rico
0
Белая земля
Белая земля
0
Special forces unit
Special forces unit
3
Short Tutorial on Loving
Short Tutorial on Loving
4.8
Reflection in the Water
Reflection in the Water
0
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Light at the End of the Tunnel
7
Four White Shirts
Four White Shirts
6
Keys to Paradise
Keys to Paradise
7.5
The Swamp Wader
The Swamp Wader
1
Rock and Splinters
Rock and Splinters
7.6
The Experiment of Dr. Abst
The Experiment of Dr. Abst
5
Risk
Risk
5
To Be Unwanted
To Be Unwanted
7
Landing
Landing
0
Laikmetu griežos
Laikmetu griežos
0
Autumn is Still Far Away
Autumn is Still Far Away
7.5
Tobago Changes Course
Tobago Changes Course
6.3
Captain Enrico’s Watch
Captain Enrico’s Watch
3.7
Maija and Paija
Maija and Paija
1
Meldru mežs
Meldru mežs
6
When Rain and Wind Hit Against Your Window
When Rain and Wind Hit Against Your Window
10
Logo
Wynk Movies
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