Raimo Sulo Virtanen (August 24, 1938,
Sauvo
Sauvo (; ) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality had a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
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– February 13, 1965,
Humppila
Humppila is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Tavastia Proper regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the smallest municipality in Tavastia Proper in terms of ...
), better known by his stage name, Rami Sarmasto, was a Finnish actor and musician.
Biography
Raimo Sulo Virtanen was born on August 24, 1938, in Sauvo,
Finland
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Sarmasto graduated from the Finnish Theatre Academy in the year of 1958. Sarmasto starred in several roles in productions at the
Turku City Theatre in Turku, Finland.
Sarmasto had been dating fellow Finnish actress
Tamara Lund and they were expected to marry, however, on February 13, 1965, Sarmasto was killed in a car accident on the
Finnish National Road No. 2 in Humppila, Finland, at the age of twenty-six. Lund was present with Sarmasto when he was killed and the accident occurred only weeks prior to the planned wedding. Sarmasto is buried within the
Turku Cemetery in Turku.
Filmography
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Nummisuutarit (1957)
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Sotapojan heilat (1958)
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Nuori mylläri (1958)
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Nuoruus vauhdissa (1961)
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Papin perhe (1962)
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Oi nuoruus (1963)
References
1938 births
1965 deaths
Finnish male actors
Finnish male musicians
Road incident deaths in Finland
20th-century Finnish male musicians
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