Heikki Savolainen
Heikki Savolainen (9 April 1922 in Pori – 22 January 1975) was a Finnish stage and screen actor renowned for the part of Urho Hietanen in Edvin Laine's 1955 The Unknown Soldier (The Unknown Soldier). He also played several comedic roles in 50's Finnish movies, as well as performing in several radio plays.
The Unknown Soldier
as HietanenIt is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in...
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Hornankoski
as KalleThe brothers of Yli-Koskela farm fall for the same woman. Then Aarne believes he has killed a...
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The Doll Merchant
as AnarchistA wide-eyed doll salesman is mistaken for a bomb-wielding anarchist by the oppressive forces of...
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Katupeilin takana
as Väinämöinen (uncredited)1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the...
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Pikku Pietarin piha
as V. ToivakkaA little orphan boy is the focus of attention, as well as his stepmother whose special qualities...
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Radio tekee murron
as HämäläinenEager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum,...
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Kovanaama
as HoppuLasse Pöysti plays a young reporter named Esko Pekuri who thinks he's got a front-page story....
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Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
as (uncredited)Two Finnish PI:s are hunted by a gang specialized to counterfeit banknotes from Malaga to...
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Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa
as RantanenAn ex-finnish army officer Kari Kivi returns to Finland after 12 years of absence. He is...
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Tirlittan
as PoliisiYoung Tirlittan gets rid of her family after being struck by lightning in her home. While...
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Iloinen Linnanmäki
as JantunenTwo competing hair care companies demonstrate their products on stage at a Helsinki amusement...
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Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen
as (uncredited)Schoolboy Klaus is convicted of theft and sent to prison. At his release Klaus feels that his...
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Leena
as ButlerUnemployed girl shoplifts in department store. Son of a wealthy family notice the shoplifting...
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Amor hoi!
as PitkäMaster Tuula Vihervo teaches languages at a women's college, where American-Finnish Charles...
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Miljonäärimonni
as Mikko MönkköA farce about a wealthy young man who attempts to keep up his lifestyle even in the army.
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Kesäillan valssi
as LennartA story built around the music of Oskar Merikanto, tells the love story of the poor musician...
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Pekka ja Pätkä puistotäteinä
as uncreditedJustina urges Pete and Runt to get a job. As a result they meet an orphan boy named Otto while...
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Yhden yön hinta
as RuuskoThe streets of Helsinki, Finland, at night. Violence mixed with incidents and everyday life....
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Taas tyttö kadoksissa!
as OlaviPolice chief Olavi, health nurse Liisa Niemi and photo reporter Takola are investigating the...
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Kaikkien naisten monni
as NurmiThe military farce, directed by Lasse Pöysti, is based on Joel Laikka's novel. The illiterate...
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The Harvest Month
as Mauno ViljanenThe title of the Finnish film Elokuu translates to August. Directed by Matti Kassila, one of...
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Niskavuoren naiset
as SimolaA story of the conflict between the old and new orders of living.
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Silmät hämärässä
as ActorA mad writer checks into a hotel. In the window of a opposite building he sees four men and...
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Lakeuksien lukko
as TuomasSet in rural Ostrobothnia in 1859, Tuomas Kantola, a farmer, is the only peasant in the village...
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…ja Helena soittaa
as Martti MäkeläLasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's...
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Vääpelin kauhu
as Olavi KaukonenA Finnish military farce about an elderly man who is commanded back to service.
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Minäkö isä!
as PoliceA traditional misunderstanding story with an unfounded suspicion of jealousy at the beginning....
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Maailman kaunein tyttö
as janitorUnexpected romance is in the air when a young woman from Finnish boarding school meets an...
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Alaston malli karkuteillä
as KalleA comedy about a poor artist who is accidentally accused of the murder of his fiancee.
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Rakastin sinua, Hilde
as AnselmiTwo guys love the some girl who just plays with their feelings. Situation damages the friendship...
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