Pentti Siimes

Pentti Siimes
Born(1929-09-10)10 September 1929
Helsinki, Finland
Died27 October 2016(2016-10-27) (aged 87)
OccupationActor
Years active1946–2008

Pentti Kalevi Siimes (10 September 1929 – 27 October 2016)[1] was a Finnish actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1946 and 2008.

Siimes starred in the film Miriam, which was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] His paternal grandfather was Polish.[3] Siimes was married to actress Elina Pohjanpää from 1956 until her death in 1996.[4]

  1. ^ "Näyttelijä Pentti Siimes on kuollut". mtv.fi. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Miriam". imdb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. ^ Antero Leitzinger´s dissertation reveals that immigration is a typically Finnish phenomenon Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, www10.poliisi.fi; accessed 29 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Pentti Siimes surun vuosien jälkeen: Velmuluonne on tulossa takaisin". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 29 October 2016.