Toivo Mäkelä
Acting
Biography
Toivo Mäkelä (26 September 1909 – 20 April 1979) was a Finnish film actor, appearing in 54 films between 1951 and 1979. He won a Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1978 and was awarded a Pro Finlandia medal in 1960. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born: September 26, 1909
Place of Birth: Loviisa, Finland
Known For
Kankkulan kaivolla
A radio reporter from Helsinki arrives in the village of Kankkula just before Midsummer to conduct interviews. The old sheriff demands that his nephew Lauri, who serves as the village policeman, continue the generations-old tradition of arresting the old master of Tippavaara, whom the sheriff believes to be brewing moonshine. However, Lauri is in love with the old man's niece Leena, and the couple's plans to get engaged conflict with Lauri's duties.
Oppenheimerin tapaus
A television play adaptation of the trial against Robert Oppenheimer.
Kultainen vasikka
Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni.
Olemme kaikki syyllisiä
A psychological drama of a young student who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.
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?
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.
Vaarallista vapautta
Nurse Sinikka wants to help a prisoner who crosses the border from the Soviet Union. She and her fiancé plan a flight via Finland with the help of her mother. Ruth the girlfriend of Sinikka's brother happens to witness the escape, which puts them all in danger.
Villi Pohjola
A Western comedy about the adventures of Tundra-Tauno in Pohjola and in the village of Utopila which ruled by a greedy mayor.
The Harvest Month
The title of the Finnish film Elokuu translates to August. Directed by Matti Kassila, one of Finland's premiere filmmakers, Elokuu was adapted from a novel by Nobel prize winning finnish author F.E. Sillanpää. Simply put, the story concerns the decline and fall of a once-proud family, thanks to the alcoholism of its paterfamilias. Toivo Makela delivers a powerfully effective performance as the inebriated protagonist, avoiding the usual "drunken" cliches. The overlong running time, coupled with the downbeat nature of the subject, limited the film's worldwide appeal.
Kuriton sukupolvi
Aging professor of mathematics completes his life's work, a research project that has taken him decades, and climbs up from the boiler room (his study) and back to real life. He can hardly recognize his rebellious teenage kids and materialistic wife who hardly seem to notice his existence. The only person who is interested in the professor's work is Marja, his son's girlfriend and freshman at the university. An innocent infatuation flares up between the old man and the young girl, while the professor's family is only interested in the prize money awarded to the professor by an international jury for his academic achievements.
Filmography
as Toimittaja
as Hurme
as Hurmeen apuri
as Ward V. Evans
as Pääministeri
as valokuvaaja Hurme
as Doctor
as (uncredited)
as Rainer
as Leo Luotola
as Evald Kettunen
as (uncredited)
as Sten Lehtoja
as Herman Ahlroos
as Lanne
as Simolin
as (uncredited)
as Vilho
as Petäjä
as purjehtija
as Pianist
as Nestori
as Puntti
as Store Manager
as Dr. Pujoparta
as Psykiatri/kulkuri
as Jussi
as (uncredited)
as Esko Pakkola
as Lasse Aro
as Arvo Kääri
as Eero Alanen
as Viktor Sundvall
as Social worker
as Valokuvaaja
as Dr. Heiskanen
as Bertel Forss
as Anders
as Juoppo mies
as Hannu
as Mikko