Pentti Irjala
Pentti Irjala (23 September 1911 – 25 June 1982) was a Finnish actor. He was married to actress Pia Hattara since the 1940s.[1]
Since 1959, Irjala worked for the Finnish National Theatre. He appeared in over a hundred films, making him the actor with one of the longest careers in Finnish film history.[2] He always had supporting roles in films, and according to his own memoirs, he would not have even fit into major roles. He often played "an old man", a role in which he appeared in several films.
Irjala was awarded the Pro Finlandia medal in 1972.
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[3]
Selected filmography[]
- Isäntä soittaa hanuria (1949)
- Radio tekee murron (1951)
- Rikollinen nainen (1952)
- Valkoinen peura (1952)
- Pekka Puupää (1953)
- Opri (1954)
- Hilman päivät (1954)
- The Unknown Soldier (1955)
- Silja – nuorena nukkunut (1956)
- Elokuu (1956)
- Kultainen vasikka (1961)
- Akseli and Elina (1970)
- Natalia (1979)
References[]
- ^ "Siirin-päivillä Pentti Irjala". Oulu-lehti. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "ELONET – Pentti Irjala". KAVA. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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