Tapio Hämäläinen

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Born	(1922-06-18)18 June 1922 Uukuniemi, Finland
Died	28 January 2008(2008-01-28) (aged 85) Helsinki, Finland

Eemil Tapio "Tapsa" Hämäläinen (18 June 1922 – 28 January 2008) was a Finnish actor and theater counsellor.

Career

Hämäläinen's best known roles were as Salo in the The Unknown Soldier (The Unknown Soldier) and counsellor Tuura in the Uuno Turhapuro films. Tapio Hämäläinen has appeared in many television programs, such as Naapurilähiö. He 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 was tired of Tuura's role in the 1990S after shooting films for five years followed by a 23-episode television seriesc.

Persondata
Name	Hämäläinen, Tapio
Alternative names	Hämäläinen, Eemil Tapio (full name); Hämäläinen, Tapsa (nickname)
Short description	Finnish voice actor
Date of birth	June 18, 1922
Place of birth	Uukuniemi, Finland
Date of death	January 28, 2008
Place of death	Helsinki, Finland

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