August ”Aku” Aleksander Korhonen (29 December 1892 in

Käkisalmi Priozersk (russian: Приозе́рск; fi, Käkisalmi; sv, Kexholm) is a town and the administrative center of Priozersky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the northwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern ...

− 5 September 1960 in

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) was a Finnish theatre and film actor. During his career, he appeared in 76 films and received three

Jussi Award The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers. History The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hels ...

s. He is buried in the

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in Helsinki.

Selected filmography

* ''Suursalon häät'' (1924) * ''Lapatossu'' (1937) * ''Valkoiset ruusut'' (1943) * ''

Light Melody ''Light Melody'' (Finnish: ''Kirkastuva sävel'') is a 1946 Finnish musical film directed by Edvin Laine and starring Kalle Ruusunen, Veli-Matti Kaitala and Ruth Luoma-Aho.Hammer p.116 Partial cast * Kalle Ruusunen as Eero Merjanen * Veli-Matti ...

'' (1946) * ''

North Express ''North Express'' (Finnish: ''Pikajuna pohjoiseen'') is a 1947 Finnish thriller film directed by Roland af Hällström and starring Ansa Ikonen, Leif Wager and Tauno Majuri. The film was produced in parallel with a Swedish language version '' T ...

'' (1947) * '' Neljä rakkautta'' (1951) * ''

Noita palaa elämään ''The Witch'' ( fi, Noita palaa elämään) is a 1952 Finnish horror film directed by Roland af Hällstrom and produced by Mauno Mäkelä. The film is based on Mika Waltari's 1947 play of the same name. Premise The film begins with swamp digg ...

'' (1952) * ''

Mother or Woman ''Mother or Woman'' (Finnish: ''Sillankorvan emäntä'') is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by Ilmari Unho and starring Helena Futtari, Aku Korhonen and Elina Pohjanpää.Qvist & von Bagh p.268 The film was shot between June 29 and August 17, ...

'' (1953) * ''Morsiusseppele'' (1954) * ''Helunan häämatka'' (1955) * ''Silja – nuorena nukkunut'' (1956)

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* 1892 births 1960 deaths People from Priozersk People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male film actors Finnish male silent film actors Finnish male stage actors 20th-century Finnish male actors Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery {{Finland-actor-stub