Uldis Dumpis
Date of birth: 1943-10-03
Place of birth: Bauska, Latvian Republic
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Улдис Думпис
Biography
Uldis Dumpis (born October 3, 1943, in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian stage, film, and television actor, as well as a poet and translator. He has been a member of the Dailes Theatre since 1962 and has appeared in many Latvian and Soviet films, including The Long Road in the Dunes, The Fisherman’s Son, and Dangerous Summer. Dumpis is regarded as one of Latvia’s most recognizable actors, known for his warm and intelligent on-screen presence.
Movie Credits
Latavio, or Life Nr. 2
1997-06-30
An omnibus film consisting of ten parts, each directed by a different young director from the Latvia
The City Under the Limes
1971-10-04
A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve
1982-02-01
When old auntie Mirta succeeds in a lottery and wins a car, which she cannot use herself, different
There Are Four of Us
1971-08-01
One summer, four guys met on the shore of the Gulf of Riga. Azamat came from Kazakhstan. His uncle,
Attack On The Secret Police
1976-04-12
I'm In Love With Your Daughter!
2004-05-06
A young guy from impoverished family moves to the big city and by unlikely chance falls in love with
Keys to Paradise
1976-06-14
Successful work and life of a brave militia captain who does not know much about human psychology.
Checkmate to the Queen of Diamonds
1973-10-29
A detective and a militia captain are working together investigating a murder. When their job is don
The Game Is Taking Place Anyway
1985-12-26
A businessman and a footballer are murdered before an important football match in Prague. Investigat
Dangerous Summer
2000-04-04
A historical drama about an attempt to steal the entire Latvian national wealth deposited abroad by
In a Claws of a Black Cancer
1976-08-31
The action takes place in Kurzeme in the 17th century. The Duke of Courland, the King of Poland and
The Conspiracy of Ambassadors
1966-03-26
Can-Can in English Park
1985-06-01
A Ukrainian poet visiting his emigre cousin is threatened into working for the CIA's operations thro
Rally
1978-06-06
During an international rally two contestants find a hidden painting in the door of their car. In or
Secret Fairway
1986-01-01
The year 1944... The year of the victorious turning point in the WWII, but the Baltic theater of nav
Nazis and Blondes
2008-05-09
Veteran actors from the 3 Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - gather at a castle in L
Blow, Wind!
1973-09-01
Based on a stage play of the same name by the one of the biggest names in the history of Latvian lit
Reflection in the Water
1977-01-03
Based on a story by Janis Lapsa, written by Janis Lapsa and Andris Kolbergs, film is a singular work
Rudolf's Gold
2010-01-15
The dawn of the XX century promised Latvians a prosperous and happy future. The nation’s self-esteem
Light at the End of the Tunnel
1974-10-19
A load of gold is stolen. Detectives make criminals play by their rules.
My Friend Socrates
1984-12-29
A story about ten years old Raymond who wants to learn how to drive a car.
Littlefinger
1987-01-03
Little Littlefinger's evil stepmother exploits him amd makes his life very hard, so the little sheph
The Gates to Heaven
1984-02-01
The tank corps of General Shubnikov in the spring of 1945 was already on the outskirts of Berlin. Th
My Family
1982-07-03
After his family was introduced on a national TV as a "perfect family", the son Robert has a hard ti
Naughty Emil
1985-01-04
One of the iconic Latvian movies. Based on Astrid Lindgren's book 'Emil of Lönneberga'. A story of a
Grandpa More Dangerous Than a Computer
2017-08-18
Eight-year-old Oskar’s holidays start miserably; his parents “swap” the computer for his granddad to
Peterss
1973-05-21
The film is dedicated to Dzerzhinsky's closest associate, the revolutionary Yakov Peters. The film t
Then It's Hi! Hi! Hee!
2014-03-05
The elderly nursing home residents for years feel worthless and troublesome. But then a crazy idea s
Beams Through Glass
1969-01-01
The heroine of the film Asya works in the dining room of the Riga Glass Factory. She loves to carve
Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim
1988-11-30
The Hostage
2006-05-01
The Hijacker lands the plane at the Rīga Airport. 7 year-old Tom, travelling on his own, voluntarily
Don't Shoot on the 26-th
1966-12-31
1943. Soviet intelligence Saeed Islambek, "26th", manages to infiltrate as an instructor in the SS s
To Be Unwanted
1977-06-13
Voldis Viters is released after seven years in prison. He is 46 years old and has no family or job.
The Mystery of the Old Parish House
2000-07-11
In this movie (based on a true story) within a movie, a director tries to film the tale of an old KG
A Birdless Night
1980-06-16
Human relationships are like fishing nets, they can be either filled or nodular.
Virgins of Riga
1996-05-26
An easy-going, Blue-eyed Norwegian businessman seeking fame and fortune in the post-cold-war Riga. H
Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg
2012-06-26
Adam’s first wife Lilith is mentioned in the ancient Oriental legends, in Talmud and in the medieval
Defenders of Riga
2007-01-01
The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year
Meldru mežs
1971-12-13
The film is about the fisherman Styopa, who alone survived the sinking of a fishing vessel.
Ceplis
1972-01-03
Latvia in the 1920s. The enterprising Edgars Ceplis establishes a company to produce bricks from Lat
Olegs and Aina
1974-05-27
Vīrietis labākajos gados
1978-04-10
Christmas Huddle
1993-11-21
Ziemmassvetku Jampadracis tells the story of the Cirulisi, a tight-knit family down on their luck, a
Wish Me Bad Weather
1980-07-14
Cīrulīši
1980-01-03
Spanish Version
1980-07-12
A story of a Latvian journalist spying for USSR in Spain during the civil war.
The Longest Straw
1982-01-01
Post-war Latvia. Francis' gang operates in a small town and the new KGB agent Juris Vilks has been a
A Shot In The Forest
1984-09-17
Double Trap
1986-01-06
A police is trying to fight the criminal organization responsible for the illegal export of arts abr
It's Easy to Fall Into an Overgrown Ditch
1986-03-03
Fear
1986-01-03
Strange Moonlight
1987-02-02
Tapers
1991-01-07
The path of the main character to the tops of creative work is a chain of victories and losses, in w
The Days of a Man
1989-01-03
The Zitar Family
1990-05-22
The epic film is based on the motifs of Vilis Lācis' novel "The Zītari Family". The tragedy of the Z
Maritime Climates
1974-01-01
The colourful musical comedy Maritime Climates could have been a triumph of smart political satire –
Fact
1981-06-04
Facts is a dramatization of a massacre in a Lithuanian village during World War II when Nazis rounde
Three Days of Reflection
1982-08-12
Head of the CID and his colleagues are investigating a serious crime but the main witnesses are of n
The Fair
1976-01-01
The story that happened at the fair in honor of the national harvest festival. The destiny of a youn
Icebreaker Krišjānis Valdemārs
2012-05-04
In the Gulf of Finland shipwreck hunters come across the remains of a sunken ship. Having examined t
Wagtail's Army
1964-12-28
The civil war in Russia, guerrillas fighting with Kolchak formations. As a result of sabotage, accid
Good Hands
2001-04-06
The Estonians and Latvians join hands in this jointly produced Baltic comedy about love and theft ce
The Times of the Surveyors
1991-05-05
The second half of the 19th century. The arrival of land surveyors in a Latvian village for the redi
Mainai
1979-02-12
Feature film based on a short story by Yuri Trifonov.
Defying Fate
1975-05-12
The events of the film take place in Latvia during the 1930s to the 1950s. Klinta, a young, poor, an
Stranded
1988-07-27
Screenwriter Vasiliev became interested in the fate of Lapinsh, the former captain of the supertrawl
Wait for the «John Grafton»
1979-09-12
At the beginning of the summer of 1905, representatives of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party Krasiln
Long Road in the Dunes
1982-06-02
The action of the film takes place in Latvia and spans the period from 1939 to the early 1970s. The
Your Son
1978-12-25
Antra Liedskalniņa. Kaislību varā
2025-12-23
The story of one of the most vivid legends of Latvian theater – actress Antra Liedskalniņa. She is t