Arvo Aleksander Lehesmaa (till 1928 Nylund; 22 October 1901 – 18 May 1973) was a Finnish actor. He was seen on stage in such roles as Esko in an Aleksis Kivi play ''Nummisuutarit'' and Jago in

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's '' Othello''. He also appeared in 93 films during his career.

Selected filmography

*''Lapseni on minun'' (1940) *''Ryhmy ja Romppainen'' (1941) *''

Linnaisten vihreä kamari ''Linnaisten vihreä kamari'' (''The Green Chamber of Linnais'') is a 1945 Finnish film directed by Valentin Vaala. Mixing elements of horror and romance, it is based on an 1859 novel ''The Green Chamber of the Linnainen Mansion'' (''Linnaisten ka ...

'' (1945) *''”Minä elän”'' (1946) *''Suopursu kukkii'' (1947) *''Särkelä itte'' (1947) *''Ruusu ja kulkuri'' (1948) *''Laitakaupungin laulu'' (1948) *'' Prinsessa Ruusunen'' (1949) *''Serenaadiluutnantti'' (1949) *''Ruma Elsa'' (1949) *''

Radio tekee murron ''The Radio Burglary'' ( fi, Radio tekee murron) is a 1951 Finnish crime comedy directed by Matti Kassila and starring Hannes Häyrinen. The idea for the movie came from an actual radio program done by sensationalist reporter Usko Santavuori, in ...

'' (1951) *''

Four Times Love ''Four Times Love'' ( sv, Kvinnan bakom allt n Sweden sv, Fyra gånger kärlek n Finland fi, Neljä rakkautta; da, Alt dette og Island med; no, Alt dette – og Island også) is a 1951 co-Nordic film directed by Hampe Faustman and Johan Jac ...

'' (1951) *'' Valkoinen peura'' (1952) *'' Radio tulee hulluksi'' (1952) *''

Pekka Puupää {{Unreferenced, date=August 2020 Pekka Puupää is a Finland, Finnish text comics, text comic and film character, created by Ola Fogelberg, Ola "Fogeli" Fogelberg. The character appeared 1925–1975 in the popular comic ''Pekka Puupää'' and 1 ...

'' (1953) *''

The Girl from Moon Bridge ''The Girl from Moon Bridge'' (Finnish: ''Tyttö kuunsillalta'') is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by Matti Kassila and starring Tyyne Haarla, Ansa Ikonen and Paavo Jännes.Qvist & von Bagh p.257 Cast * Tyyne Haarla as Eva Boman * Ansa ...

'' (1953) *''Hilman päivät'' (1954) *''Ryysyrannan Jooseppi'' (1955) *''Risti ja liekki'' (1957) *''Mies tältä tähdeltä'' (1958) *''

Komisario Palmun erehdys ''Komisario Palmun erehdys'' (Swedish title: ''Mysteriet Rygseck''; international titles: ''Inspector Palmu's Mistake'' or ''Inspector Palmu's Error''; US DVD title: ''The Rygseck Mystery'') is a 1960 Finnish crime comedy film directed by Matti K ...

'' (1960) *'' Täällä Pohjantähden alla'' (1968) *''Pohjantähti'' (1973)

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* 1901 births 1973 deaths People from Pori People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male stage actors Finnish male film actors 20th-century Finnish male actors {{Finland-actor-stub