Aku Korhonen
Acting
Biography
August ”Aku” Aleksander Korhonen (29 December 1892 in Käkisalmi − 5 September 1960 in Helsinki) was a Finnish theatre and film actor. During his career, he appeared in 76 films and received three Jussi Awards. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born: December 29, 1892
Place of Birth: Käkisalmi, Finland
Known For
Pikku pelimanni
Unemployed Anna leaves her son Olavi to be raised by Antti, a shoemaker. When the shoemaker dies, Olavi is sent to an orphanage, from which he runs away with a cat and a violin under his arm. After many misfortunes, the talented Olavi becomes a student of a professor at a music academy and travels to London to compete in an international violin competition.
Kukonlaulusta kukonlauluun
A farm boy leaves his sweetheart Eliina and moves to the city for a relationship with Laila, a summer guest at the farm.
Köyhä laulaja
Sisters Irma and Airi Ranna's café Iltatähti has run into financial trouble. Touring musicians Heikki and Jussi end up as tenants in the same boarding house where the siblings and the poetic accountant live. Since the landlady does not allow music in her nursing home, the musicians practice at Iltatähti and revolutionize the life of the cafe.
Halveksittu
Merchant Iivari encounters significant challenges in his entrepreneurial career when Merthen, a commercial counselor, attempts to prevent his success. Merthen's daughter Verna falls in love with the honest Iivari, who is not acceptable as a son-in-law to the Merthen family.
Helsingin kuuluisin liikemies
Mattila's relatives Konstu and Fransi travel to Helsinki to meet their friend Kalle Liljepeki, who runs a failing general store in Sörnäis. The companions get Maiki, the daughter of the house, and Sundi, a forest consultant. A lot of misunderstandings arise and a story about the devil in Kalle's shop.
The Witch
An archaeological team unearths a body of a young woman, who was told to be a witch buried in the bog some 300 years ago. Soon a naked woman appears and drives the men of the village crazy...
The Bridal Wreath
A story about an upper-class student and a poor servant girl who fall in love despite everyone being against it.
Ristikon varjossa
Lauri and Anna are released from prison. They run into trouble when they cannot find work because of their past. Lauri obtains false identity papers, which enable him to get a job at a factory. A dangerous criminal named Asseri begins blackmailing Lauri, who is using the alias "Pentti Tahvana." Lauri's true identity is revealed in connection with the murder of Kaalep, the factory's night watchman.
Särkelä itte
The self-assured manager Julius Särkelä maintains strict discipline in his office and at home, which is experienced by his daughter Saara and her suitor Martti, as well as the landlord Heroja, who is chasing his debts, and even the cat belonging to the patron Fallsten. Dr. Kosonen softens the stern leader by giving a speech at a party, which ultimately revolutionizes Särkelä's worldview.
Silja – nuorena nukkunut
In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working for a charming old professor. However, Silja's health starts to deteriorate, and when the Finnish Civil War breaks up in 1918, she is inadvertently involved in a small incident after which her loyalties are questioned by both the Reds and the Whites.
Filmography
as Hermanni
as Doctor
as Rantoon professori
as Aaretti Kivistö
as Professor Hukkinen
as Eemeli Perttula
as Roope Römsten
as Männikkö, editor of Iltatorvi
as Harkko
as Verneri Jokainen
as Pekka
as Uncle John
as Eetu Savela
as Alpertti
as Mr. Coleman
as Baron Hallberg
as Tuomas Kantola
as Sotka-Jussi
as Jussi Keitele
as Söderberg - Janitor
as S. Juurioja
as Master Elf
as Professor
as José Carillo 'Harry Brown'
as A.E. Hagfors
as Oiva Kettunen
as Sokea-Hanski
as Heroja
as Toimittaja Hugo Auvonen
as Peter Blomqvist
as Vesa
as Fredrik Lehtonen
as Pekka Kierto
as Professor
as Severi
as Gustaf Schroderus
as August Kivipaasi
as Kalle Karlsson
as Clauson
as Aku Karppala
as Mikko Nousiainen
as Virtanen
as Lapatossu
as Aku Ruusunen
as Helga's Father
as Lapatossu
as Sakari Vartio
as Gran
as Konsta Jänkälä
as Bobrikoff
as Topias Tuomaanpoika
as Hermanni Metsäkulma
as Robert Routanen
as Salomon Harju
as Antti Ihalainen
as A.B. Huitu
as Lapatossu
as Alfred Haaravirta
as Salttu
as Sora
as Jussi Mäkinen
as Kalle Liljepek
as Prosecutor
as juhliva lappalainen
as Nikolai Bobrikoff
as Vakooja