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Pentti Irjala is a Actor Finlandais born on 23 september 1911 at Kemi (Finlande)

Pentti Irjala

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Nationality Finlande
Birth 23 september 1911 at Kemi (Finlande)
Death 25 june 1982 (at 70 years) at Helsinki (Finlande)

Pentti Irjala (23 September 1911 – 25 June 1982) was a Finnish actor. He was married to actress Pia Hattara since the 1940s.

Since 1959, Irjala worked for the Finnish National Theatre. He appeared in over a hundred films, making him the actor with one of the longest careers in Finnish film history. He always had supporting roles in films, and according to his own memoirs, he would not have even fit into major roles. He often played "an old man", a role in which he appeared in several films.

Irjala was awarded the Pro Finlandia medal in 1972.



^ "Siirin-päivillä Pentti Irjala". Oulu-lehti. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

^ "ELONET – Pentti Irjala". KAVA. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

Usually with

Matti Kassila
Matti Kassila
(8 films)
Olavi Tuomi
Olavi Tuomi
(8 films)
Osmo Harkimo
Osmo Harkimo
(6 films)
Leo Jokela
Leo Jokela
(10 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Pentti Irjala (17 films)

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In Adam's Dress and a Bit in Eve's Too, 1h28
Directed by Matti Kassila
Genres Comedy
Actors Heikki Kinnunen, Kauko Helovirta., Pentti Irjala, Tapio Hamalainen, Veijo Pasanen
Roles Hiski, lumppuri
Rating61% 3.0886153.0886153.0886153.0886153.088615
Two young men, Heikki and Jussi, and the local railway stationmaster cause havoc in a small village
Speedy Gonzales: Son of About Seven Brothers, 1h25
Directed by Ere Kokkonen
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Spede Pasanen, Esko Salminen, Leo Jokela, Ville-Veikko Salminen, Simo Salminen, Olavi Ahonen
Roles banker
Rating61% 3.0963653.0963653.0963653.0963653.096365
The outlaw Speedy Gonzales rides into town in New York to investigate the death of his brother, Mooses. Despite being met by resistance from the locals, he is determined to solve the crime. Meanwhile, two of the world's worst gunslingers are matching their skills and the desperate desperado Clyde is trying to rob a bank with abysmal success...
A Worker's Diary, 1h30
Directed by Risto Jarva
Genres Drama
Actors Elina Salo, Pentti Irjala, Matti Santeri Ruohola, Irma Seikkula
Roles Ritvan eno, Erikin isä
Rating67% 3.366633.366633.366633.366633.36663
Crazy Finland
Genres Comedy
Actors Spede Pasanen, Simo Salminen, Esko Salminen, Leo Jokela, Toivo Mäkelä, Ere Kokkonen
Roles kuski
Rating61% 3.0941253.0941253.0941253.0941253.094125
The film is set to a frame-narrative about a film director and producer making a marketing film about Finland, using the visit of the son of a wealthy hair-creme tycoon, William Njurmi (Pasanen), as the premise. For the first two thirds, the film's events take place according to a conversation between the producer, director and a random Finnish tax-payer frozen by the narrator at the beginning of the film.
The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu, 1h35
Directed by Matti Kassila
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Toivo Joel Rinne, Matti Ranin, Leo Jokela, Esko Salminen, Helge Herala, Aino Mantsas
Roles Drunk
Rating72% 3.639353.639353.639353.639353.63935
A body is found in the park near Tähtitorninmäki. The police are called in, believing him to be a dead vagrant. However, journalist Nopsanen happens by the scene, leading to the death being publisized in the papers that same afternoon. The victim is eventually identified as astrologist Fredrik Nordberg
Inspector Palmu's Error, 1h43
Directed by Matti Kassila
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Toivo Joel Rinne, Matti Ranin, Leo Jokela, Jussi Jurkka, Leevi Kuuranne, Saara Ranin
Roles Dr. Dahlberg
Rating77% 3.8883653.8883653.8883653.8883653.888365
The film opens with a scene of guests arriving at the crime-themed dinner party of Bruno Rygseck, the rich and decadent heir of the Rykämö concern. The guests are his cousins Airi and Aimo Rykämö, Airi's fiancé Erik Vaara, who works for the concern and strongly dislikes Bruno, and Irma Vanne, the daughter of vuorineuvos Vanne. In order to scare them as they arrive, Bruno has dressed up as the Grim Reaper.
The Unknown Soldier, 3h1
Directed by Edvin Laine
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Kosti Klemelä, Åke Lindman, Heikki Savolainen, Reino Tolvanen, Veikko Sinisalo, Pentti Siimes
Roles Kaarna
Rating79% 3.9957553.9957553.9957553.9957553.995755
Nous sommes à l'été 1941. Une compagnie de mitrailleuses de l'est de la Finlande reçoit l'ordre de restituer leur surplus d'équipement. La société est transférée aux lignes de front. Le lendemain matin, les soldats se réveillent au son des fusils - la guerre a commencé. Les troupes finlandaises attaquent et traversent rapidement la frontière. Les jeunes recrues nerveuses de la compagnie reçoivent leur baptême de feu et les hommes se familiarisent avec la mort et les épreuves de la guerre. Sous la force et mal équipés, ils combattent un ennemi supérieur. Les listes de héros et de morts semblent interminables. L'interprétation épique d'Edvin Laine du roman de guerre de Väinö Linna "Tuntematon Sotilas" constitue un chapitre entier du livre sur l'histoire du cinéma finlandais.
The White Reindeer, 1h13
Directed by Erik Blomberg
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Mirjami Kuosmanen, Kalervo Nissilä, Åke Lindman, Arvo Lehesmaa, Pentti Irjala, Aarne Tarkas
Roles Speaker (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.4431153.4431153.4431153.4431153.443115
The film, based on pre-Christian Finnish mythology and Sami shamanism, is set in Finnish Lapland and centers on a young woman, Pirita. In the snowy landscape, Pirita and reindeer herder Aslak meet and soon marry. Aslak must spend time away for work, leaving his new bride lonely. In an effort to alleviate her loneliness and ignite marital passion, Pirita visits the local shaman, who indeed helps her out; but in the process turns her into a shapeshifting, vampiric white reindeer. The villages' men are drawn to her and pursue her, with tragic results.