Risto Mäkelä

Born: 1924-01-14

Risto Väinö Kalevi Mäkelä (14 January 1924 Raahe - March 19, 1992 Helsinki) was a Finnish actor. The most significant roles of Mäkelä's film career take place in the early 1960s. From 1945 Mäkelä starred in the theater. He became known for Pyynik's summer theater, where he starred in the 1940s, well before his film career began. There, in his mid-1960s, his bravery role was Colonel Karjula of the Unknown Soldier. Mäkelä starred in the Pori and Tampere theaters, the Helsinki National Theater-Work Theater and the Finnish National Theater and visited the Radio Theater several times. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Trust

as Strike speaker
Released: 1976-08-20

Directed by Edvin Laine and Viktor Tregubovich, Trust (1976) is a Finnish-Soviet historical...

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Inspector Palmu's Error

as Hagert
Released: 1960-09-09

A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous...

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Opettajatar seikkailee

as Ville
Released: 1960-10-28

An uptight all-girl school teacher Leena Kataja stumbles upon a handsome artist Pertti Rinne who...

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Akseli and Elina

as Lasse
Released: 1970-12-04

A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the...

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Gas, Inspector Palmu!

as Mustapää
Released: 1961-09-15

A rich widow is found dead in her apartment in Helsinki due to gas poisoning. The incident is...

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Turkasen tenava!

as Ville
Released: 1963-04-12

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Lepakkolinna

as Sigismund Köllö, The Innkeeper
Released: 1980-03-29

Set in 1860's Transylvania, a group of travelers ends to the Dracula's castle.

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Villin Pohjolan kulta

as uncredited
Released: 1963-02-01

A western set in the "Wild North".

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Justus järjestää kaiken

as Goldklimp
Released: 1960-04-15

Jobless inventor Justus begins to help people to become happy together with a homeless girl...

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An Unknown Friend

as Unto Åkerblom
Released: 1978-01-20

The cold and ruthless Bruno is married to Karen. Together they seek out poor and defenseless...

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Aatamin puvussa… ja vähän Eevankin

as vankikarkuri Yrjö Granberg
Released: 1971-10-08

A story of an escaped convict and some funny side stories during the Finnish summer, some stolen...

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Minkkiturkki

as Oskari
Released: 1961-02-03

A story of a mink coat passing from one owner to another binding their fates.

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Älä nuolase…

as Joonas
Released: 1962-02-09

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Hän varasti elämän

as Henrik Leino 'Kaarlo Mäenpää'
Released: 1962-08-03

A government official decides to steal a $25-million payroll and then fake his own death....

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Oksat pois…

as Ville
Released: 1961-10-27

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Pikku suorasuu

as Taneli Puuska
Released: 1962-03-09

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The Scarlet Dove

as Mankela
Released: 1961-03-10

Dr. Aitamaa is spending holiday with his family at their summer villa. He accidentally reads a...

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Miljoonavaillinki

as uncredited
Released: 1961-09-29

A manager of a company has made an embezzlement just to make the sweet life possible with his...

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Totuus on armoton

as Peteri
Released: 1963-03-14

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Me

as Väiski
Released: 1961-12-29

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Naiset, jotka minulle annoit

as Ahokas
Released: 1962-08-17

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"Ei se mitään!" sanoi Eemeli

as Petteri Pösö
Released: 1962-05-18

At Pösökylä's lodge, Taneli injures her leg in fur hunter Eemel's wolf irons, and Eemeli decides...

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Autotytöt

as rekkakuski
Released: 1960-10-07

Underaged girls hitch-hike across Finland.

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Piilopirtti

as kirkkoherra
Released: 1978-11-17

Two middle-aged friends make a wager: no drinking, smoking, overeating, gambling, cursing,...

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Yhdeksän miehen saappaat

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-11-02

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