Juhani Niemelä
Acting
Biography
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Born: June 17, 1941
Place of Birth: Iitti, Finland
Known For
Korpelan kujanjuoksu
Vain muutaman huijarin tähden
The Man Without a Past
Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets, he attempts to begin again from zero, befriending a moody dog and becoming besotted with a Salvation Army volunteer.
Joulukuusivarkaat
The story of Veikko, whose values are thrown into crisis in a profit-driven society. However, Veikko does not give up. His sense of justice is put to the test, and his integrity is weighed in the balance.
Pieni pyhiinvaellus
In a religious rural community in the 1950s, Ritva, a young woman has kept her pregnancy a secret. Helped by her sister, she gives birth but soon abandons the baby. The next day the infant is brought to the hospital where Ritva works. Troubled with shame, Ritva finds consolation from a dying priest.
The Other Side of Hope
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
Deadwind
When Sofia Karppi, a detective in her 30's who is trying to get over her husband's death, discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, she triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy her life again.
Cha Cha Cha
A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inform him that he is about to inherit an American aunt of his. The sum 1,000,000 Fmk would be his, if only he meets the qualifications set by his aunt. He must show that he is capable of 'living properly' and possessing a 'respectable occupation and a family he can support'. Otherwise the money would go to a foundation the chairman of which the lawyer himself happens to be!
Lights in the Dusk
Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Antti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several months' sleeping on the streets of Istanbul, he returns to Helsinki where he's called into the army but discharged on mental health grounds after adding turpentine to the officers' soup. Zombie lives bleary-eyed in an apartment off his parents' house where his lonely, unemployed father suffers from heart disease. His girl-friend Marjo has taken up with a hairdresser but comes back to Zombie. His friend Harri hires him as a roadie for his band "Harry and the Mulefukkers" then gives him a chance as a bass player. He has his girl and he has a gig, but can Zombie put the bottle down?
Filmography
as Eino
as Olavi Virta's father
as Paavali Pusenius
as Poker Player
as Tauno Perttula
as Eino
as Ukonkuivuuvaaran isäntä
as Kirkkoherra
as Hermanni
as Tomin isä
as Järvi
as Detective
as Masa
as Entinen turvapäällikkö Korhonen
as Aarne
as Umurin Isä
as Nieminen
as Isäntä
as dean Poutiainen
as Jan Rozenthals
as Olavi Määttä
as Father
as Antero Holvisalo
as Janitor
as Naapuri
as Antin isä
as Tilintarkastaja
as Kantola
as Drunkard #2
as Akusti Harjula
as Akusti
as Nieminen
as Mies haudalla
as Samuli Sammakko
as Ossi Supinen