Sulev Luik
Actor
Biography
Sulev Luik (April 16, 1954, in Kilingi-Nõmme – June 29, 1997, in Tallinn) was an Estonian actor.
In 1976 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. 1976-1988 he worked at Noorsooteater and since 1988 at Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatrical roles he played also in over 30 films.
Luik was murdered in Kadriorg Park near his home on 29 June 1997, aged 43. Police arrested three homeless individuals, two men and a woman, in connection with the murder between 17 and 18 August of that year. According to the criminal investigators, the motive for the murder was a quarrel while all four individuals, including Luik, were drinking alcohol in the park. The three individuals charged with Luik's murder were later sentenced to between eight and twelve years in prison. Luik was buried at Tallinn's Forest Cemetery.
Filmography
Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter
as Instrument Player 1982
All My Lenins
as Zimmermann 1997
The Master of Kõrboja
as Villu's Companion 1980
Vernanda
1988
Stolen Meeting
as Uibo 1989
Colourful Dreams
as Rainbow (uncredited) 1975
Those Old Love-letters
as Wounded in the Infirmary (uncredited) 1992
Tear of the Prince of Darkness
as Baron's Agent 1993
State Border: Vol. 7. Salty Wind
1988
A Man Who Never Was
as minister-marauder 1990
Hysteria
as Sergei's Driver 1993
Awakening
as City Man 1990
Dance Around the Steam Boiler
1988
Flamingo: The Bird of Luck
1986
Rothschild's Violin
1996
Nazis and Blondes
as (archive footage) 2008