Jukka Virtanen

Actor · Director · Writer

Jukka Jalmari Virtanen (25 July 1933 – 1 September 2019) was a Finnish entertainer and author. He worked as both a film and television director, actor and host. He was also an accomplished songwriter. Starting originally as a newspaper columnist, Virtanen began his television career in the 1950s and his film career in the 1960s. He won the Rose d'Or in 1965 for the entertainment program Lumilinna (The Cold Old Days). He starred in and directed many films written by Spede Pasanen, including Millipilleri, Pähkähullu Suomi and Noin 7 Veljestä, as well as playing bit parts in the Uuno Turhapuro franchise. He was also the long-standing host of the TV show Levyraati (1980–1997) as well as Runoraati. Additionally, he was a songwriter for a number of prolific Finnish musical artists such as Ilkka Lipsanen.

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KNOWN FOR

Road North

2012

The Other Side of Hope

2017

Uuno Turhapuro

1973

Kiljusen herrasväki

1981

Fakta homma

1987

Pähkähullu Suomi

1967

FILMOGRAPHY

ACTOR18

DIRECTOR5

WRITER6