- Åke Lindman
Åke Leonard Lindman (born "Åke Leonard Järvinen" on
11 January 1928 inHelsinki ) is a Finnish director andactor .In his youth Lindman was a professional football player, playing in the defence for the Finnish national football team during the Olympics in Helsinki 1952. He represented the football club
HIFK in the Finnish league. In the 1960s, the British Premier League clubSwindon Town F.C. wanted to sign him, but he said no and turned to his acting career.Åke Lindman's breakthrough as an actor came with the role of the stubborn soldier Lehto in
Edvin Laine 's movie "The Unknown Soldier" from 1955. Later he would also regain fame as captain Torsten Jansson in the Swedishsoap opera "Rederiet ". Lindman has also been successful as a director, e.g. with the TV-series "Stormskärs Maja" and the movie "Framom främsta linjen ", a movie about the Finland-Swedish infantry regiment 61 during the defence of theKarelian Isthmus in 1944. His latest movie is war movie "Tali-Ihantala 1944 ".Filmography (selection)
*1996 - "The Hunters"
*1988 - "Kråsnålen "
*1987 - "Lysande landning "
*1977 - "Telefon "
*1961 - "Pojken i trädet "
*1958 - "Damen i svart "
*1955 - "The Unknown Soldier"Directing
*2007 - "
Tali-Ihantala 1944 "
*2004 - "Framom främsta linjen "
*1999 - "Lapin kullan kimallus "External links
* [http://finnish.imdb.com/name/nm0512003/ Åke Lindman's IMDb entry]
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