Jukka Sipilä (12 May 1936,

Kivijärvi Kivijärvi (; literally "stone lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring munici ...

– 7 August 2004,

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) was a prolific

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actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

. 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

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

spoof '' Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'' 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 tele ...

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 Vääpeli ( Fältväbel in Swedish) is a Finnish and former Swedish Non-commissioned officer military rank above Ylikersantti ( Översergeant) and below Ylivääpeli ( Överfältväbel). The rank is derived from the German rank Feldwebel and ...

'', 1991 * ''

Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma ''Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma'' (or simply ''Lipton Cockton'') is a 1995 Finnish dystopian crime film written and directed by Jari Halonen. It tells the story of a private investigator living in a near-future federal state who begins ...

'', 1995 * '' Pahat pojat'', 2002

External links

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