Sakari Jurkka
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Heikki Sakari Jurkka (originally Juurivirta; 16 September 1923 − 13 December 2012) was a Finnish theatre and film actor. He received a Jussi Award for best male performance in a 1954 film Minäkö isä!. He also directed three movies during his career.[1] Sakari Jurkka's parents Eino and Emmi Jurkka, as well as his sister Vappu and brother Jussi Jurkka, were all actors.[2]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Runon kuningas ja muuttolintu (1940)
- Gabriel, Come Back (1951)
- Noita palaa elämään (1952)
- Leena (1954) also director
- Helunan häämatka (1955) also director
- Silja – nuorena nukkunut (1956)
- Voi veljet, mikä päivä! (1961) also director
- Täällä alkaa seikkailu (1965)
- Oppenheimerin tapaus (1967)
- Akseli and Elina (1970)
- Raid (2003)
References[edit]
- ^ Meri, Lauri (16 December 2012). "Sakari Jurkka – Muistokirjoitus" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Jurkka, Emmi". Uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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