Reino Tolvanen (31 July 1920, in
Viipuri – 21 November 1974, in
Pretoria
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Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
,
South Africa
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) was a
Finnish actor who played
Antti Rokka in
Edvin Laine's movie ''
The Unknown Soldier'', based on a
book
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by
Väinö Linna.
Tolvanen fought in the Finnish army, navy and air force during the
Winter War
The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 ...
(Talvisota 30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940) and
Continuation War (Jatkasota 25 June 1941 – 19 September 1944), including time as a machine gun sergeant, patrol boat commander and bomb aimer in
Bristol Blenheim aircraft. Following the war, he worked as an agronomist, before moving to Australia in 1959 with his wife Kaija. The couple had three boys. Tolvanen found that he was unable to find work as an agronomist in Australia, and the family moved to South Africa in 1970.
Tolvanen worked as an agronomist until his death in Pretoria in 1974.
Filmography
References
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1920 births
1974 deaths
Actors from Vyborg
20th-century Finnish male actors
Finnish emigrants to South Africa
Finnish emigrants to Australia
Military personnel from Vyborg