Arvo Raimo

Biography

Arvo Raimo (December 13, 1940 – October 14, 2015) was an Estonian actor. Born in Viljandi and a graduate of Viljandi 1st High School, got into theater work straight from school and semi-accidentally. He came to the Ugala theater as a temporary substitute actor at the invitation of Hilja Varem, the head of the school drama circle. Later, Raimo studied at the Ugala study studio created by Karl Ader and Aleksander Sats, which he graduated in 1960, and from the same year he worked as an actor at the Ugala theater in Viljandi. During 55 years of theater, Arvo Raimo managed to perform more than 200 roles.