Risto Kalevi Aaltonen (16 March 1939 – 8 March 2021) was a Finnish actor. Aaltonen 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 ...

. He became known in Finland for his roles as Kalle in the sixties series ''Hanski'' and for his role as a gangster in the 1969 comedy film ''

Leikkikalugangsteri ''Leikkikalugangsteri'' (English: ''The Toy Gangster'') is a 1969 comedy directed by Ere Kokkonen, written and starring Spede Pasanen. It was released the same year as Spede's '' Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut'' and '' Pohjan tähteet''. ...

''. In the 1960s and 1970s he also did some work as a film and theatre director. On stage, one of his memorable roles was Zhdanov in David Pownall's ''Master Class'' which was given over 200 times at 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 ...

in the late 1980s. __NOTOC__

Filmography

Film

TV

Dubbing (in Finnish)

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* 1939 births 2021 deaths Male actors from Helsinki Finnish male film actors Finnish male television actors Finnish theatre directors 20th-century Finnish male actors 21st-century Finnish male actors {{Finland-actor-stub