Uuno Laakso (1896–1956) was a Finnish film actor. He was married to the actress Rakel Laakso. Laakso committed suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills at the age of 60. 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

* ''

Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee ''Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee'' (AKA''The Mother-in-Law Cometh'') is a 1933 Finnish comedy film directed by Erkki Karu and starring Mia Backman, Uuno Laakso and Georg Malmstén. It was based on a popular stage farce '' My Wife's Family'' by Fred ...

'' (1933) * '' Substitute Wife'' (1936) * '' Woman is the Wild Card'' (1944) * '' Soot and Gold'' (1945)

References

Bibliography

* Pietari Kääpä. ''Directory of World Cinema: Finland''. Intellect Books, 2012.

External links

* 1896 births 1956 deaths People from Hollola People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male film actors Finnish male silent film actors Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery 1956 suicides Drug-related suicides in Finland {{Finland-actor-stub