Pentti Irjala (23 September 1911 – 25 June 1982) was a Finnish actor.

Career

Since 1959, Irjala worked for 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 ...

. He appeared in over a hundred films, making him the actor with one of the longest careers in Finnish film history. He always had supporting roles in films, and was often seen in comic old man roles. Irjala was awarded the

Pro Finlandia The Order of the Lion of Finland ( fi, Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Lejons orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty and the Order of the White Rose of Finland. The President o ...

medal in 1972.

Personal life

Irjala was married to actress Pia Hattara (1923–2015) since the 1940s. He is buried in the

Hietaniemi Cemetery The Hietaniemi cemetery ( fi, Hietaniemen hautausmaa, sv, Sandudds begravningsplats) is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the location for Finnish state ...

in Helsinki.

Selected filmography

*''Isäntä soittaa hanuria'' (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) *''Rikollinen nainen'' (1952) *''

Valkoinen peura ''The White Reindeer'' ( fi, Valkoinen peura, sv, Den Vita Renen) is a 1952 Finnish Horror film, horror drama film directed by Erik Blomberg in his feature film debut. It was entered in competition at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival and earned t ...

'' (1952) *''

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'' (1953) *''Opri'' (1954) *''Hilman päivät'' (1954) *'' The Unknown Soldier'' (1955) *''Silja – nuorena nukkunut'' (1956) *''

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'' (1956) *'' Inspector Palmu's Mistake'' (1960) *''Kultainen vasikka'' (1961) *''

Akseli and Elina ''Akseli and Elina'' ( fi, Akseli ja Elina) is a 1970 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. The film is based on the third volume of Väinö Linna's novel trilogy ''Under th ...

'' (1970) *''Natalia'' (1979)

References

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* * 1911 births 1982 deaths People from Kemi People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male film actors 20th-century Finnish male actors Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery {{Finland-actor-stub