| Tapio Hamalainen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 1922 Uukuniemi, Finland |
| Died | 28 January 2008 (aged 85) Helsinki, Finland |
Eemil Tapio "Tapsa" Hämäläinen (18 June 1922, in Uukuniemi, Finland – 28 January 2008, Helsinki Finland) was a Finnish actor. He was a theater counsellor.
Hämäläinen's best known roles were as Salo in the Tuntematon sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and counsellor Tuura in the Uuno Turhapuro films. Tapio Hämäläinen has also appeared in many television programs, such as Naapurilähiö. Hämäläinen lent his voice to The Hemulen, a policeman and The Groke of the Moomin TV series.
Hämäläinen played Uuno Turhapuro's father-in-law Councillor Tuura altogether in 17 Turhapuro-films. Hämäläinen doesn't appear in the film Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro - pisnismies (1998), but Heikki Nousiainen played Tuura's role. Hämäläinen was tired of Tuura's role in the 1990s. The shooting of Turhapuro films for five years one after another (1990–1994) and in the spring of 1996 filming a 23-volume television programs contributed to this.