Leif Wager (11 February 1922 – 23 March 2002) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 75 films and television shows between 1940 and 2001. He starred in the film ''

Kaks' tavallista Lahtista ''Kaks' tavallista Lahtista'' ("Two Ordinary Lahtinens") is a 1960 Finnish musical comedy-drama film directed by Ville Salminen. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival, but received low reception. Cast * Eemeli as Jani ...

'', which was entered into the

10th Berlin International Film Festival The 10th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1960. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' El Lazarillo de Tormes'' directed by César Fernández Ardavín. Juries The following people were announced as being ...

. He is buried in the

Hietaniemi Cemetery The Hietaniemi cemetery (, ) is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the location for Finnish state funeral services and is owned by the Evangelical Luthe ...

in Helsinki.

Selected filmography

* ''

North Express ''North Express'' (Finnish: ''Pikajuna pohjoiseen'') is a 1947 Finnish thriller film directed by Roland af Hällström and starring Ansa Ikonen, Leif Wager and Tauno Majuri. The film was produced in parallel with a Swedish language, Swedish langua ...

'' (1947) * ''

A Night in Rio ''A Night in Rio'' (Finnish: ''Rion yö'') is a 1951 Finnish musical comedy film directed by Ville Salminen and starring Assi Nortia, Leif Wager and Tapio Rautavaara.Qvist & von Bagh p.260 Cast * Assi Nortia as Carmen Conchita * Leif Wager ...

'' (1951) * ''

Island Girl "Island Girl" is a 1975 song by English musician Elton John. It was written by John and his songwriting collaborator Bernie Taupin and released as the first single from the album ''Rock of the Westies'' (1975). It reached number one for three w ...

'' (1953) * ''

Shamrock A shamrock is a type of clover, used as a symbol of Ireland. The name ''shamrock'' comes from Irish (), which is the diminutive of the Irish word and simply means "young clover". At most times'', Shamrock'' refers to either the species ...

'' (1953) * ''

Sven Tuuva the Hero ''Sven Tuuva the Hero'' (, ) is a 1958 Finnish war film written and directed by Edvin Laine, who also stars as one of the lead actors. The cast also includes the director's brother Aarne Laine and the director's wife Mirjam Novero. The film wa ...

'' (1958) * ''

'' (1960) * '' The Headquarters'' (1970) * ''

Hobitit ''Hobitit'' (''The Hobbits'') is a nine-part Finnish live action fantasy television miniseries directed by Timo Torikka, originally broadcast in 1993 on Yle TV1. It is based on a six-hour play, ''The Lord of the Rings'', put on by Ryhmäteatter ...

'' (1993)

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* 1922 births 2002 deaths Male actors from Helsinki Finnish people of Norwegian descent Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery Finnish male film actors {{Finland-actor-stub