Esko Salminen
Acting
Biography
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Born: October 12, 1940
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Known For
Kultainen vasikka
Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni.
The Winter War
After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, serve in a Finnish platoon. A five-part television miniseries extension of Pekka Parikka's 1989 film of the same name.
Gas, Inspector Palmu!
A rich widow is found dead in her apartment in Helsinki due to gas poisoning. The incident is initially thought to be an accident, but inspector Palmu notices that the murderer made a mistake, and so Palmu, Kokki and Virta begin the investigation: who had come to the apartment through the balcony door and opened the gas tap while Mrs. Skrof was asleep?
Ariel
A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.
Inspector Palmu's Error
A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.
Apinan vuosi
A young student seeks direction in his life to counterbalance the studies through female adventures.
Scandal in the Girls' School
The headmaster of a private girls' school is doing her best to maintain strict discipline in the school. In addition to the loosening morals of the students, the warm relationship between two girls is a causing concern.
Harmagedon
A film about the end of the world.
The Winter War
After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, serve in a Finnish platoon.
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity
The main characters of the film are two small boys who share the throne of Karmapa, the highest office of one of Tibetan Buddhism's main sects and the third in line after the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. As with the Dalai Lama, Karmapa is the same soul which reincarnates in each successor to the office, who is identified by omens, portents and other signs. The Karmapa line actually pre-dates the Dalai Lama's, and their respective importance has alternated in the course of history with either the Karmapa or Dalai Lama holding precedence. Only one of the current Karmapas lives in Tibet, who is recognized by the Dalai Lama but controlled by the Chinese government for political ends. The second Karmapa lives in New Delhi, India and was selected by a Tibetan group in exile. The film was shot in India, Nepal and Tibet and features the Dalai Lama as narrator, providing an incisive spiritual and political view of occupied Tibet.
Filmography
as Kataja
as Giant guinea pig (voice)
as Henri
as Lars-Jukka Lampinen
as Matteus
as Pohjoisnapaguru
as Jaakko
as Erkki
as Kansliapäällikkö Ståhl
as Eino
as Antti Välitalo
as Kataja
as Paavo
as Self
as Salomonsen
as Markus Rauta
as Ukki
as Eero Lahti - nykyaika
as Rauno Rämekorpi
as Uki Kukkamaa
as Esa Linnainmaa
as Narrator, Finnish version (voice)
as Tarmo Turhapuro
as Kertoja
as Inspector Max Nummensyrjä
as Jake's Father
as Kari Syysmäki
as Ivan Smith
as Lindström
as Matti Laurila
as Ruotsalainen vakooja
as Matti Laurila
as Dancing teacher
as Man
as Crook
as Veikko
as Klaus
as Orvo Pruun
as Bert
as Aarne Niskavuori
as Suvi's father
as Kertoja
as Pohjola
as Narrator (uncredited)
as Kaarlo
as Arwid
as Eino Leino
as Johtaja Pampucci
as Juhani
as Manolito
as Lasse Lehtimäki
as Luigi Cravatto
as Rallin voittaja Veikkola
as Heikki Lilja
as Kari, Helvi Östman's henchman
as Paavo Korpela
as Ville Valkonen
as Reino Tuomainen
as Soldier in Photo Studio (uncredited)
as Leppä
as Ilmari Kosonen
as Kurre
as Esko Salminen
as Boy
as Boy in Pool (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Heikki Holm
as Olli (uncredited)
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