Rauli Rafael Arvid Tuomi (15 July 1919 – 2 February 1949) was a Finnish film and stage actor.
Career
Tuomi appeared in 23 films since 1938. He won two
Jussi Awards
The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers.
History
The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hels ...
for Best Actor; first from the film ''
Linnaisten vihreä kamari'' (1945) and the second from ''"Minä elän"'' (1948). Alongside his film career, he worked 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 ...
, playing successful roles in such plays as ''
Sappho'' (1945) and ''
Romeo and Juliet'' (1946).
Personal life
Tuomi was born in
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...
into a family of actors. His parents were actors Arvi Tuomi and Santa Tuomi while actress Liisa Tuomi was his sister. Rauli Tuomi was married to actress Rakel Linnanheimo for five years until his death from suicide in 1949.
Filmography
*''Nummisuutarit'' (1938)
*''Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta'' (1938)
*''Jumalan tuomio'' (1939)
*''Helmikuun manifesti'' (1939)
*''Halveksittu'' (1939)
*''Aktivistit'' (1939)
*''Yövartija vain...'' (1940)
*''SF-paraati'' (1940)
*''Runon kuningas ja muuttolintu'' (1940)
*''Kyökin puolella'' (1940)
*''Kaivopuiston kaunis Regina'' (1941)
*''Synnin puumerkki'' (1942)
*''Kuollut mies vihastuu'' (1944)
*''Kartanon naiset'' (1944)
*''Linnaisten vihreä kamari'' (1945)
*''
Rakkauden risti
''Cross of Love'' (Finnish: ''Rakkauden risti'') is a 1946 Finnish drama film directed by Teuvo Tulio and starring Regina Linnanheimo, Oscar Tengström and Ville Salminen.Qvist & von Bagh p.267 The film was shot in parallel with the Swedish-lang ...
'' (1946)
*''"Minä elän"'' (1946)
*''Suopursu kukkii'' (1947)
*''Pimeänpirtin hävitys'' (1947)
*''Naiskohtaloita'' (1947)
*''
Hedelmätön puu'' (1947)
*''Soita minulle, Helena!'' (1948)
*''Haaviston Leeni'' (1948)
References
External links
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1919 births
1949 deaths
Male actors from Helsinki
Finnish male film actors
20th-century Finnish male actors
1949 suicides
Suicides in Finland
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