Uldis Pūcītis

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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6

Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey

(1974) Степан Петрович Сергеев

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6

Dead Mountaineer's Hotel

(1979) Insp. Peter Glebsky

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7

Keys to Paradise

(1975) Yanis Krastins

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6

Four White Shirts

(1967) Cēzars

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7

To Be Unwanted

(1976) Petak

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7

Light at the End of the Tunnel

(1974) Jānis

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1

The Swamp Wader

(1966) Edgars

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7

Akmens un šķembas

(1966) Alfons

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1990	N/A	Maija and Paija 1990-01-01 Movie
1984	N/A	Ibsen's Motif 1984-09-01 Movie
1982	Vējš	Short Tutorial on Loving 1982-07-13 Movie
1981	N/A	Laikmetu griežos 1981-01-01 Movie
1979	Insp. Peter Glebsky	Dead Mountaineer's Hotel 1979-08-27 Movie
1978	N/A	Special forces unit 1978-06-01 Movie
1977	Zigurds	Reflection in the Water 1977-01-03 Movie
1976	Petak	To Be Unwanted 1976-12-21 Movie
1975	Yanis Krastins	Keys to Paradise 1975-07-12 Movie
1974	Степан Петрович Сергеев (сотрудник комитета революционной охраны)	Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey 1974-11-10 TV Show
	Степан Петрович Сергеев (сотрудник комитета революционной охраны (эпизод приёма Кондратьева в партию)	Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey 1974-11-10 TV Show
	Степан Петрович Сергеев	Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey 1974-11-10 TV Show
	Jānis	Light at the End of the Tunnel 1974-10-19 Movie
1973	Rein	Landing 1973-01-02 Movie
	Strodi	Siberian Grandfather 1973-01-01 Movie
1971	N/A	Meldru mežs 1971-12-13 Movie
	N/A	The Risk 1971-03-08 Movie
1968	N/A	The Experiment of Dr. Abst 1968-12-08 Movie
1967	N/A	When Rain and Wind Hit Against Your Window 1967-12-18 Movie
	N/A	Captain Enrico’s Watch 1967-11-16 Movie
	Cēzars	Four White Shirts 1967-01-04 Movie
1966	Edgars	The Swamp Wader 1966-07-13 Movie
	Alfons	Akmens un šķembas 1966-01-03 Movie
1965	N/A	Tobago Changes Course 1965-11-26 Movie
1964	N/A	Autumn is Still Far Away 1964-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv