Leopold-Ottomar Hansen (November 27, 1879 – February 15, 1964) was an Estonian actor and theater director.
Early life Leopold Hansen was born at the Antsu farm in Iravere, the son of Mart Hansen (1846–1907) and Maria née Tido (1856–1951). In 1886, the family moved to Jõgeva. Hansen attended school for only a few years, and he worked as a shepherd as a child.
Career Hansen started his career in the theater in 1899 as a choir singer in the theater troupe of August Wiera. From 1903 to 1905, he acted in and directed the company in Riga. He worked at the Vanemuine Theater in Tartu from 1906 to 1928. Among his best-known roles were Pliuhkam in Oskar Luts's comedy (The Cabbage), and Piibeleht in Eduard Vilde's comedy Pisuhänd.
In the 1920s, he also worked as a theater director. He worked at the Drama Studio Theater in Tallinn from 1933 onward, and from 1944 to 1961 again at the Vanemuine Theater.
Works Hansen published poems (under the pseudonyms Nõmmelill and L.H.) and stories, and he wrote plays, couplets, and farces for parties and memoirs. 1903: Uus Kain. Algupäraline jutustus kaugelt minewikust (The New Cain. An Original Tale from the Distant Past). Tallinn, 96 pages 1917: Abielu vaenlane. Naljamäng lauludega 1 vaatuses (The Enemy of Marriage. A Play with Songs in 1 Act). Music by Juhan Simm; mimeographed reproduction. Yuryev (Tartu), 24 pages 1917: Rõõmuhallikas: kerjuste nali 1 vaatuses (A Source of Joy: A Beggars' Comedy in One Act) 1924: Karjeristid. Naljamäng kolmes waatuses (The Careerists. A Comedy in Three Acts). Tartu, 72 pages 1925: Ühewaatuslised (naljamängud) (One-Act Play: Comedies). Tartu, 98 pages 1925: Vahilaari valge tuvike: naljamäng lauludega 1 vaatuses (The White Dove of the Guardian: A Comedy with Songs in One Act). Music by Juhan Simm 1935: Kaunismäe. Näidend 4 vaatuses (Kaunismäe. A Play in Four Acts). Tartu: Noor-Eesti Kirjastus, 111 pages 1940: Minu tee teatrisse. Märkmeid oma 60-nda sünni- ja 40-nda lavategevuse aasta puhul (My Way to the Theater. Notes on the Occasion of My Sixtieth Birthday and Fortieth Year of Stage Activity). Tallinn, 178 pages 1960: "Vanemuise" radadelt. Mälestusi teatriteelt (From the Paths of Vanemuise. Memories from the Road to the Theater), literary adaptation by Paul Rummo of the book Minu tee teatrisse (My Way to the Theater). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 208 pages 1963: Karjapoiss on kuningas. Mälestuspilte elust ja inimestest (The Shepherd Boy is the King. Memories of Life and People). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 140 pages
Filmography 1927: Noored kotkad
Awards and recognitions 1946: 1957: People's Artist of the Estonian SSR First
Legacy From 1969 to 2012, the operated in the house that he built.
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