Paavo Piironen (6 June 1943 in

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– 6 November 1974) was a Finnish film and television

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, director and

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of the 1960s and early 1970s. He is perhaps best known for his work on the 1971 film

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'' Saatanan radikaalit'' in which he starred and co-directed alongside Heikki Nousiainen, Timo Nissi and Heikki Huopainen. He died in 1974 in a traffic accident.

Filmography

*'' Tyttö ja hattu'' (1961) *'' Oksat pois...'' (1961) *'' Pikku Suorasuu'' (1962) *'' Pähkähullu Suomi'' (1967) *'' Lauantai'' (1967) *'' Speedy Gonzales - Noin 7 veljeksen poika'' (1970) *'' Akseli and Elina'' (1970) *'' Saatanan radikaalit'' (1971) *'' Kahdeksas veljes'' (1971)

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* 1943 births 1974 deaths Male actors from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish male actors Writers from Helsinki {{Finland-actor-stub