Toivo Mäkelä
Toivo Mäkelä (26 September 1909 – 20 April 1979) was a Finnish film actor, appearing in more than 50 films between 1951 and 1979. He won a Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1978 and was awarded a Pro Finlandia medal in 1960.
Also recorded as Toivo Makela
Toivo Mäkelä
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- Name
- Toivo Mäkelä
- Born
- 26 September 1909
- Birthplace
- Loviisa, Finland
- Died
- 20 April 1979
- Place of death
- Helsinki, Finland
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Finland
- Honours
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
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Toivo Mäkelä (26 September 1909 – 20 April 1979) was a Finnish film actor, appearing in more than 50 films between 1951 and 1979. He won a Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1978 and was awarded a Pro Finlandia medal in 1960.
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• Name — Toivo Mäkelä • Born — 26 September 1909 • Birthplace — Loviisa, Finland • Died — 20 April 1979 • Place of death — Helsinki, Finland • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1951–1979
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• Pitkäjärveläiset (1951) - Mikko • Noita palaa elämään (1952) - Hannu • Kolmiapila (1953) - Drunken man • Kovanaama (1954) - Anders - The Boss • Sininen viikko (1954) -Bertel Forss • Olemme kaikki syyllisiä (1954) - Doctor Heiskanen • Nukkekauppias ja kaunis Lilith (1955) - Hovimestari (uncredited) • Villi Pohjola (1955) - Valokuvaaja • Viettelysten tie (1955) - Social worker • The Harvest Month (1956) - Viktor Sundvall • Pää pystyyn Helena (1957) - Eero Alanen • Kuriton sukupolvi (1957) - Toimittaja Arvo Kääri • Syntipukki (1957) - Lasse Aro • Asessorin naishuolet (1958) - Tuomari Pakkola • Verta käsissämme (1958) - Hovimestari • Red Line (1959) - Jussi Kettuvaara • Lasisydän (1959) - Psychiatrist / tramp • Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä (1960) - Dr. Pujoparta • Justus järjestää kaiken (1960) - Manager • Kaks' tavallista Lahtista (1960) - Managing clerk Puntti • Kankkulan kaivolla (1960) - Nestori • Komisario Palmun erehdys (1960) - Pianisti • Autotytöt (1960) - Sailor • Opettajatar seikkailee (1960) - Master Petäjä • Minkkiturkki (1961) - Vilho, Head of "Valtakunnan rakennustoimisto" • The Scarlet Dove (1961) - Maalaismies (uncredited) • Olin nahjuksen vaimo (1961) - Judge Simolin • Kaasua, komisario Palmu! (1961) - Lanne • Kultainen vasikka (1961) - Herman Ahlroos • Kuu on vaarallinen (1961) - Sten Lehtoja • Hän varasti elämän (1962) - Kirkkoherra Evald Kettunen • Naiset, jotka minulle annoit (1962) - Leo Luotola • Vaarallista vapautta (1962) - Rainer • Villin Pohjolan kulta (1963) - Pappi (uncredited) • Turkasen tenava! (1963) - Ediatrician • Pähkähullu Suomi (1967) - Prime minister • Oppenheimerin tapaus (1967) - Ward V. Evans • Äl' yli päästä perhanaa (1968) - Arvi Jalmari Mattila / Iisalmen pastori / valtiopäivämies / Hannu Karppinen • Aika hyvä ihmiseksi (1977) - Valokuvaaja Hurme • Runoilija ja muusa (1978) - Old waiter
Actors of the Finnish Television Theatre. From left: Matti Oravisto, Ville-Veikko Salminen, Toivo Mäkelä, Emma Väänänen, Maj-Brit Heljo, Mauno Hyvönen, Marita Nordberg, and Liisi Tandefelt.
Mauno Kuusla · Itäkannas, Lauri (2016-09-02). Suomen suurin teatteri (finnish). Yle Teema. Yleisradio Oy. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved on 2020-11-18.
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