Toivo Joel Rinne (6 June 1897,

Asikkala Asikkala () is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Vääksy, at the shores of the Lake Päijänne. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. Asikkala's neighboring municipalities are H ...

– 3 December 1981) was a prolific Finnish actor of stage and screen. Among his most memorable film parts was the title role in the

Inspector Palmu Inspector Frans J. Palmu ( fi, Komisario Palmu), depicted as "a gruff detective of the Helsinki police department", is one of the most popular characters created by Finnish writer Mika Waltari (who is, however, better known outside Finland for his ...

movie series, which started in 1960's ''

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 ...

'', and continued in three sequels. Another well-known role in Joel Rinne is in the 1970 film ''Päämaja'', directed by

Matti Kassila Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on t ...

, in which Rinne interprets in the role of

Marshal Mannerheim Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (, ; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman. He served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War of 1918, as Regent of Finland (1918–1919), as comm ...

. Joel Rinne also appeared on the radio. In the 1960's Finnish-language

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version of ''

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'' ("Good Evening, My Name Is Cox"), he played the title character, the adventurer Paul Cox. In the ''

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'' audio drama series, he was also in the title role. Joel Rinne was married twice. His first wife was actor Rosi Helminen (1896–1964) and his second Saga Rikberg (1908–1983). Rinne were three daughters: Saara Liisa, Kirsti and Lena, of whom Kirsti died as a child. The marriage with Helminen in 1924 ended in divorce in 1934, but the alliance with Rikberg lasted from 1936 until Rinne's death.

Filmography

* ''Se parhaiten nauraa, joka viimeksi nauraa'' (1921), Drunk * ''Kiljusen pojat koulussa'' (1921) * ''Koskenlaskijan morsian'' (1923), Lumberjack * '' Rautakylän vanha parooni'' (1923), Reverend Richard von Dahlen * ''Murtovarkaus'' (1926) * ''Nuori luotsi'' (1928) * ''Miekan terällä'' (1928) * '' Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin'' (1931), Aarne Himanen * ''Rovastin häämätkat'' (1931), Viljo * ''Olenko minä tullut haaremiin!'' (1932), Arvi Halmenheimo * ''Minä ja ministeri'' (1934), Raimo Vehari * ''Meidän poikamme ilmassa - me maassa'' (1934), Jarmo Kurki * ''VMV 6'' (1936), Olavi Manner * ''Ja alla oli tulinen järvi'' (1937), Jussi Raala * ''Kuin uni ja varjo'' (1937), Juho * ''Tulitikkuja lainaamassa'' (1938), Ville Kettunen * ''Olenko minä tullut haaremiin'' (1938), Arvi Halmenheimo * ''Syyllisiäkö?'' (1938), Aarre Einola * ''Nummisuutarit'' (1938), Mikko Vilkastus * ''Halveksittu'' (1939), Thure Gavelius * ''Seitsemän veljestä'' (1939), Timo * ''Suotorpan tyttö'' (1940), Pekka Martikainen * ''SF-paraati'' (1940), Jopi Rintee * ''Perheen musta lammas'' (1941), Erkki Rautia * ''Jos oisi valtaa'' (1941), Gunnar Berg * ''Suomisen perhe'' (1941), Sam Nelson * ''Poikamies-pappa'' (1941), Jopi * ''Täysosuma'' (1941), Erkki Kaipio * ''Kuollut mies rakastuu'' (1942), Colonel Rainer Sarmo * ''Yli rajan'' (1942), Mikko Vanhala * ''Syntynyt terve tyttö'' (1943), Kustaa Helasuo * ''Miehen kunnia'' (1943), Kaarlo Auer * ''Kirkastettu sydän'' (1943), Ahti Helpi * ''Kuollut mies vihastuu'' (1944), Colonel Rainer Sarmo * ''Kartanon naiset'' (1944), Jukka Kaplas * ''Kolmastoista koputus'' (1945), Pentti Kalho * ''Valkoisen neilikan velho'' (1945), Lauri Liesi * ''

Hedelmätön puu ''Tree Without Fruit'' (Finnish: ''Hedelmätön puu'') is a 1947 Finnish drama film directed by Hannu Leminen and starring Helena Kara, Rauli Tuomi and Joel Rinne.Uusitalo p.285 Cast * Helena Kara as Helena Tyrni * Rauli Tuomi as Erkki Tyrni ...

'' (1947), Taunu Sysikorpi * ''Pikku-Matti maailmalla'' (1947), Taneli Parma * ''Kilroy sen teki'' (1948), Yrjö Haara * ''Hormoonit valloillaan'' (1948), Väinö Kehkonen * ''Kalle-Kustaa Korkin seikkailut'' (1949), Kalle-Kustaa Korkki * ''Isäpappa ja keltanokka'' (1950), Yrjö Tammela * ''Tapahtui kaukana'' (1950), Research engineer * ''Yhden yön hinta'' (1952), Punapää * ''Kuollut mies kummittelee'' (1952), Colonel Rainer Sarmo * ''

Huhtikuu tulee ''April's Coming'' (Finnish: ''Huhtikuu tulee'') is a 1953 Finnish comedy film directed by Valentin Vaala and starring Ossi Elstelä, Tuija Halonen and Kurt Ingvall.Qvist & von Bagh p.257 Cast * Ossi Elstelä as Subeditor * Tuija Halonen as Journa ...

'' (1953), Heikki Avovirta * ''Tyttö kuunsillalta'' (1953), Erik Ramberg * ''Niskavuoren Aarne'' (1954) * ''Rakas lurjus'' (1955), Jussi Siimes * ''Tyttö tuli taloon'' (1956), Saku * ''Muuan sulhasmies'' (1956), Moppe * ''Niskavuori taistelee'' (1957), Artturi Santala * ''Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina'' (1959) * ''

'' (1960), Inspector Frans J. Palmu * ''

Kaasua, komisario Palmu! Gas, Inspector Palmu! (original Finnish title: ''Kaasua, komisario Palmu!'') is a 1961 Finnish crime movie directed by Matti Kassila. It is a sequel to Inspector Palmu's Mistake and is followed by The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu. The main ...

'' (1961), Inspector Frans J. Palmu * ''Kultainen vasikka'' (1961) * ''

Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu ''The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu'' (Finnish: ''Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu'') is a 1962 Finnish comedy- crime film directed by Matti Kassila. It is the third film in the ''Inspector Palmu'' series and the second one produced by Fenna ...

'' (1962), Inspector Frans J. Palmu * ''Kustaa III'' (1963), General Pechlin * ''

Vodkaa, komisario Palmu ''Vodkaa, komisario Palmu'' (''Vodka, Inspector Palmu'') is a 1969 film, the fourth and final part of the Inspector Palmu series. The only part of the series to be filmed in color, the film is also the only one not to be based on a novel by Mika ...

'' (1969), Inspector Frans J. Palmu * ''Päämaja'' (1970), Commander-in-Chief

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* 1897 births 1981 deaths People from Asikkala People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male stage actors Finnish male film actors Finnish male silent film actors 20th-century Finnish male actors Finnish military personnel of World War II {{Finland-actor-stub