Pentti Siimes
Pentti Kalevi Siimes (10 September 1929 – 27 October 2016) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1946 and 2008. Siimes starred in the film Miriam, which was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Pentti Siimes
Suomen Kansallisteatterin arkisto/Lehtikuva · Lauri Meren kirja: Pentti Siimes - näyttämöllä, kotonaan (2002), s. 85 · Public domain
- Name
- Pentti Siimes
- Born
- 10 September 1929
- Birthplace
- Helsinki, Finland
- Died
- 27 October 2016
- Occupation
- Actor
- Full name
- Pentti Kalevi Siimes.
- Nationality
- Finland
- Honours
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
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His paternal grandfather was Polish. Siimes was married to actress Elina Pohjanpää from 1956 until her death in 1996.
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• Name — Pentti Siimes • Born — 10 September 1929 • Birthplace — Helsinki, Finland • Died — 27 October 2016 • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1946–2008
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Unknown Soldier (1955) • Miriam (1957) • Inspector Palmu's Mistake (1960) • Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961) • The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu (1962) • Let Not One Devil Cross the Bridge (1968) • The Marital Crisis of Uuno Turhapuro (1981) • Uuno Turhapuro Loses His Memory (1982)
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- 1.Näyttelijä Pentti Siimes on kuollut. mtv.fi.
- 2.IMDb. IMDB.com: Awards for Miriam.
- 3.Antero Leitzinger's dissertation reveals that immigration is a typically Finnish phenomenon , www10.poliisi.fi; accessed 29 October 2016.
- 4.Ilta-Sanomat. Pentti Siimes surun vuosien jälkeen: Velmuluonne on tulossa takaisin.
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