Aku Korhonen
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August ”Aku” Aleksander Korhonen (29 December 1892 in Käkisalmi − 5 September 1960 in Helsinki) was a Finnish theatre and film actor.{{cite web|title=Aku Korhonen|url=http://www.elonet.fi/fi/henkilo/226558|publisher=KAVA|accessdate=8 July 2014}} During his career, he appeared in 76 films and received three Jussi Awards.{{cite web|title=Aku Korhonen / Ikimuistoinen|url=http://yle.fi/vintti/yle.fi/ikimuistoinen/korhonen.html|publisher=Yle|accessdate=28 January 2013}}
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.{{Cite web|url=https://www.helsinginseurakunnat.fi/material/attachments/hautausmaat/hietaniemi/w8GZkM0y7/Hietaniemen_merkittavia_vainajia.pdf|title=Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä|access-date=26 August 2016}}
Selected filmography
- Suursalon häät (1924)
- Lapatossu (1937)
- Valkoiset ruusut (1943)
- Woman is the Wild Card (1944)
- Light Melody (1946)
- North Express (1947)
- Neljä rakkautta (1951)
- Noita palaa elämään (1952)
- Mother or Woman (1953)
- Morsiusseppele (1954)
- Helunan häämatka (1955)
- Silja – nuorena nukkunut (1956)
References
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External links
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Category:People from Priozersk
Category:People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Category:Finnish male film actors
Category:Finnish male silent film actors
Category:Finnish male stage actors
Category:20th-century Finnish male actors
Category:Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery
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