Pentti Irjala (23 September 1911 – 25 June 1982) was a Finnish actor.

Career

Since 1959, Irjala worked for the

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. He appeared in over a hundred films, making him the actor with one of the longest careers in Finnish film history. He always had supporting roles in films, and was often seen in comic old man roles. Irjala was awarded the

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medal in 1972.

Personal life

Irjala was married to actress Pia Hattara (1923–2015) since the 1940s. 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

*''Isäntä soittaa hanuria'' (1949) *'' Radio tekee murron'' (1951) *''Rikollinen nainen'' (1952) *'' Valkoinen peura'' (1952) *''

Pekka Puupää Pekka Puupää is a Finnish text comic and film character, created by Ola "Fogeli" Fogelberg. The character appeared 1925–1975 in the popular comic ''Pekka Puupää'' and 1952–1960 in thirteen films ('' Pekka ja Pätkä'') produce ...

'' (1953) *''Opri'' (1954) *'' Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä'' (1954) *'' Hilman päivät'' (1954) *'' The Unknown Soldier'' (1955) *''Silja – nuorena nukkunut'' (1956) *'' Elokuu'' (1956) *'' Inspector Palmu's Mistake'' (1960) *''Kultainen vasikka'' (1961) *''

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) *''Natalia'' (1979)

References

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* * 1911 births 1982 deaths People from Kemi People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male film actors 20th-century Finnish male actors Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery {{Finland-actor-stub