Veikko Sinisalo

Veikko Sinisalo
Veikko Sinisalo (left) in 1961.
Born(1926-09-30)30 September 1926
Died16 December 2003(2003-12-16) (aged 77)
Tampere, Finland
OccupationActor
Years active1954-2002

Veikko Sinisalo (30 September 1926 – 16 December 2003) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 24 films and television shows between 1954 and 2002. He starred in Sven Tuuva the Hero, which was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.

Veikko Sinisalo's father was the politician Väinö Sinisalo.[1] He is the grandfather of the footballer Viljami Sinisalo.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1951 St. John's Wort and Tinkerbell
1954 Opri Kylänpoika
1955 The Unknown Soldier Lahtinen
1957 Black Love Unto Eskola
1958 Murheenkryynin poika Heikki Hemminki Aaltonen
1958 Sven Tuuva the Hero Sven Tuuva
1967 Nutty Finland Suohullu Pähkä
1968 About Seven Brothers Takku
1968 Here, Beneath the North Star Anttoo Laurila
1969 Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut Poliisi
1969 North scraps Suohullu Pähkä
1973 North Star TV film
1973 Concrete Miller TV film
2001 The Life of Aleksis Kivi Eerikki Stenvall

References

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  1. ^ Kalemaa, Kalevi (1986). Sinisalon Veikko: suomalainen näyttelijä [Veikko of Sinisalo: a Finnish Actor] (in Finnish). Porvoo; Helsinki: WSOY. pp. 11–23. ISBN 951-01397-2-6.
  2. ^ Virtanen, Ari (14 October 2023). "Tulevaisuudessa tarvitaan uusi Hradecky, ja paikkaa havittelee yksi Englannissa koulittu torjuja" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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