Pentti Irjala

Pentti Irjala
Born	(1911-09-23)23 September 1911 Kemi, Finland
Died	25 June 1982(1982-06-25) (aged 70) Helsinki, Finland

Pentti Irjala (23 September 1911 – 25 June 1982) was a Finnish actor. He was married to actress Pia Hattara since the 1940s.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.

Selected filmography

• Isäntä soittaa hanuria (1949)
• Radio tekee murron (1951)
• Rikollinen nainen (1952)
• Valkoinen peura (1952)
• Pekka Puupää (1953)
• Opri (1954)
• Hilman päivät (1954)
• The Unknown Soldier (1955)
• Silja – nuorena nukkunut (1956)
• Elokuu (1956)
• Kultainen vasikka (1961)
• Akseli and Elina (1970)
• Natalia (1979)

References

External links

• Pentti Irjala at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Irjala, Pentti
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	23 September 1911
Place of birth	Kemi, Finland
Date of death	25 June 1982
Place of death	Helsinki, Finland