Matti Kustavi Oravisto (23 October 1921 – 15 November 2001) was a Finnish actor who appeared in theatre, film and television. Oravisto started to work as an actor in the

Finnish National Theatre The Finnish National Theatre ( fi, Suomen Kansallisteatteri), established in 1872, is a theatre located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki Central Railway Station Square. The Finnish National Theatre is the oldest Finnish ...

immediately after graduating from theatre school in 1947. Around the same time, he also began to receive small parts in films. His breakthrough role came with the award-winning

Valentin Vaala Valentin Vaala (born Valentin Yakovich Ivanoff, Russian: Валентин Якович Иванов; 13 October 1909 in Helsinki – 21 November 1976 in Helsinki) was a Finnish film director, screenwriter and film editor. His career spanned sever ...

film '' Ihmiset suviyössä'' (1948). In the late 1950s, Oravisto returned to the National Theatre, but continued to act in films, although less frequently than in the past. Since the 1960s, Oravisto starred in numerous television productions. Oravisto made his final film role in a

Taru Mäkelä Taru Mäkelä (born 1 April 1959) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. She started her career in the 1980s working for the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Life and career Besides directing and screenwriting, Mäkelä has also worked as a p ...

film ''Pikkusisar'' (1999). He died in November 2001.

Selected filmography

*''"Minä elän"'' (1946) *''Intohimon vallassa'' (1947) *'' Ihmiset suviyössä'' (1948) *''Rakastin sinua, Hilde'' (1954) *''Sininen viikko'' (1954) *'' Punainen viiva'' (1959) *''

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) *'' Tulipunainen kyyhkynen'' (1961) *'' Tulipää'' (1980) *''Näkemiin, hyvästi'' (1986) *''Pikkusisar'' (1999)

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* 1921 births 2001 deaths Male actors from Helsinki Finnish male film actors Finnish male stage actors Finnish male television actors {{Finland-actor-stub