Jüri Krjukov
Date of birth: 1954-09-05
Place of birth: Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Юрий Крюков, Yury Kryukov, Юри Крюков, Yuriy Kryukov
Biography
Jüri Krjukov (September 5, 1954 – October 18, 1997) was an Estonian actor. Jüri Krjukov was born in Tallinn to Igor Krjukov, an engineer of Russian origin, and Maria Krjukov (née Pirson), who was Estonian. He had an older brother Oleg, seven years his senior. When he was six-months-old, his father died and his mother supported the family by working as a hairdresser. In 1968, aged fourteen, Krjukov made his film debut in a starring role as Ilmar, an Estonian boy in the Pioneer organization, in the Aleksandr Kurochkin directed Russian language children's film Passenger from the "Equator". After filming, he returned to his studies at the Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 (now, Tallinn English College), graduating in 1972. Afterwards, he enrolled at the Tallinn Conservatory to study acting under instructor Voldemar Panso, graduating in 1976. His is graduating classmates included: Merle Karusoo, Ago-Endrik Kerge, Urmas Kibuspuu, Kalju Orro, Anne Paluver, Külliki Tool, Lembit Peterson, Priit Pedajas, Eero Spriit, and Peeter Volkonski. His diploma production roles were as Kägu in August Kitzberg's Kosjasõit and Director in Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author
Movie Credits
American Mountains
1994-05-19
A former goldminer who has run afoul of the law is made an unusual offer by the mafia. The power of
Doubles
1983-05-11
A musical comedy about singer Toomas Aringus and rally driver Mati Uibo, whom journalist Tiina Salum
A Man Who Never Was
1990-03-18
In the final weeks of the existence of the Soviet empire, a number of unusual films were released. I
A Woman Heats the Sauna
1979-01-02
The story is about a woman, who has to heat up the company's sauna, because the bosses want to enter
Pisuhänd
1982-01-31
Classics of the Estonian plays about how a penniless man can become a millionaire and marry his lovi
Igihaljas vaatemäng
1981-04-01
Tom and Fluffy
1997-01-01
A small village in a large sea. Two young dogs, Tom and Fluffy are in love with each other. Their fr
Passenger from the 'Equator'
1970-01-02
Young boy traveling on the ship called "Equator" suddenly witnesses the activity of the spy and help
Three Jolly Fellows
1990-08-31
Three Jolly Fellows tells of the adventures of three small men in a world that borders on the fantas
All My Lenins
1997-10-02
Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' lead
Karoliine's Silver Yarn
1985-05-16
Karoliine is a spoiled and selfish princess who will meet swamp ogres and sleep fairies, a mermaid a
Prompter
1993-04-19
The last film directed by Kaljo Kiisk has been dedicated to theatre and the people in theatre. You a
Three Jolly Fellows 2
1987-09-12
The second part of the film based on Eno Raua's children's book of the same name, which tells about
Karlsson-on-the-Roof
1988-01-20
Karlsson is a very short, portly and overconfident man who lives in a small house hidden behind a ch
Ball im Savoy
1986-03-31
The aristocratic couple de Faublas returns from the honeymoon, but instead of domestic peace, they a
Fools of Fame
1982-12-27
Eduard Bornhöhe „Kuulsuse narrid" is a fun story about two unsuccessful, yet aspiring fools. Jaan is
So long, Dracula!
1993-11-05
Occupied Estonia. Stalin and his time, when poets wrote stories and poems to Stalin. The tribunes ap
Breakfast on the Grass
1987-08-01
Several episodes, each focusing on a different figure. Towards the end they all come together to rep
In One Hundred Years in May
1987-07-24
Viktor Kingissepp has been the underground head of the Communist Party of Estonia for three years. H
Lurich
1984-08-20
Georg Lurich was a world-famous Estonian professional wrestler in the early 1900-s who became a lege
Hundiseaduse aegu
1986-01-01
The love story of Liza Pesentak and the fearless patriot Melelave, who will go through a series of v
Colourful Dreams
1975-04-21
Little Kati spends her summer at her grandma's. Her playmates are the village boys and the whole cou
Cabbage Head
1993-09-28
A parody of a classical action film. The sequence of events is launched by a huge cabbage growing on
The Warmest Month
1974-10-21
The Last Visit
1984-10-20
During one of her business trips, journalist Saira Burton receives news of her husband Tom's death.