Matti Helge Ranin (21 November 1926 – 24 November 2013) was a Finnish actor. Ranin had an extensive career in film. He was in his prime as film-actor in the 1950s and 60s, most famously playing Captain Kariluoto in an

Edvin Laine Edvin Armas Laine (13 July 1905 – 18 November 1989) was a Finnish film director and actor. Laine was born Bovellán. Laine directed a comedy '' Aaltoska orkaniseeraa'' and family film ''Sleeping Beauty'', both in 1949. '' The Unknown Sold ...

film '' The Unknown Soldier''. He also had a recurring role of Toivo Virta in the '' Inspector Palmu'' films and appeared as Lauri Salpakari in ''

Here, Beneath the North Star ''Here, Beneath the North Star'' () is a 1968 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. The film is based on the first two volumes of Väinö Linna's novel trilogy '' Under the ...

'', the 1968 film adaption of

Väinö Linna Väinö Linna (; 20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was a Finnish author and a former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941–44). Linna gained literary fame with his third novel, ''Tuntematon sotilas'' ( ''The Unknown Soldier'', pu ...

's novel trilogy '' Under the North Star''. Ranin has also acted extensively as a voice-over artist in children's audio books, cartoons and TV shows. He became known as the voice of the horse Histamiini, performed in puppet theatre style programming and based on the children's books by Raili Mikkanen. Ranin also directed various Finnish versions of animated films from 1981 to 1992, including ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" (), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story foll ...

'' in 1990 and ''

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'' in 1992. Ranin was also a voice actor in various animated films and series, including Doc in ''Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs'' and Maurice in ''Beauty and The Beast''. Ranin also had long running television roles as Pentti Karvala in the hospital drama ''Ihmeiden tekijät'' and as Kaarlo Kares on the soap opera ''

Kotikatu ''Kotikatu'' (''The Home Street'') is a Finland, Finnish drama television series which aired on Yle TV1 from August 24, 1995 to December 7, 2012. ''Kotikatu'' was titled as "a semi-soap opera". It is the second longest running Finnish drama televi ...

''.

Selected filmography

;In films *''Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä'' (1946) *''Ruma Elsa'' (1949) *''Kanavan laidalla'' (1949) *''

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) *'' Hilman päivät'' (1954) *'' The Unknown Soldier'' (1955) *'' Inspector Palmu's Mistake'' (1960) *''

'' (1968) *''

Akseli and Elina ''Akseli and Elina'' () is a 1970 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. The film is based on the third and final volume of Väinö Linna's novel trilogy '' Under the North S ...

'' (1970) *''Tie naisen sydämeen'' (1996) ;On television *'' Oppenheimerin tapaus'' (1967) *''Joulukalenteri'' (1980, 1985) *''Mustapartainen mies'' (1990) *'' Blondi tuli taloon'' (1994–1995) *''Ihmeiden tekijät'' (1996–1998) *''Parhaat vuodet'' (2000–2002) *''

'' (2004–2009) *''Taivaan tulet'' (2011)

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* 1926 births 2013 deaths male actors from Tampere Finnish male actors {{Finland-actor-stub