Jukka Sipilä (12 May 1936,

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– 7 August 2004,

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) was a prolific Finnish

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

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. He began acting in film in the 1960s and took up TV directing shortly in the early 1970s before concentrating on acting again. He appeared in films such as the 1983

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spoof ''

Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves ''Agentti 000 ja kuolema kurvit'' (English title ''Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'') is a 1983 in film, 1983 Cinema of Finland, Finnish spy film, spy comedy film, comedy film directed by Visa Mäkinen and written by Ismo Sajakorpi. The film stars ...

'' opposite actors

Ilmari Saarelainen Ilmari Saarelainen (born 12 September 1944 in Uusikaupunki) is a Finnish actor. His career has been mainly based on television. Saarelainen began acting in 1970 appearing in a number of TV series. His career has mainly been based on Finnish tel ...

and Tenho Sauren. He retired in 2003 shortly before his death.

Selected filmography

* ''Mona Lisan hymy'', 1966 * '' Käpy selän alla'', 1966 * '' Lapualaismorsian'', 1967 * '' Täällä Pohjantähden alla'', 1968 * '' Leikkikalugangsteri'', 1969 * '' Sixtynine 69'', 1969 * '' Naisenkuvia'', 1970 * '' Lampaansyöjät'', 1972 * ''Hellyys'', 1972 * '' Pohjantähti'', 1973 * '' Mies. joka ei osannut sanoa ei'', 1975 * '' Ihmemies'', 1979 * '' Kiljusten herrasväki'', 1981 * '' Hukkaputki'' TV-comedy show (1981–1983) * ''

Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit ''Agentti 000 ja kuolema kurvit'' (English title ''Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'') is a 1983 Finnish spy comedy film directed by Visa Mäkinen and written by Ismo Sajakorpi. The film stars Ilmari Saarelainen as James Bond impersonator Joonas ...

'', 1983 * '' Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle'', 1986 * '' Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet'', 1991 * '' Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma'', 1995 * '' Pahat pojat'', 2002

External links

* Finnish male actors Finnish television directors 1936 births 2004 deaths {{Finland-actor-stub