Teuvo Tulio

Teuvo Tulio
Tulio in 1973
Born
Theodor Antonius Tugai

(1912-08-23)23 August 1912
Rēzekne, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Latvia)
Died8 June 2000(2000-06-08) (aged 87)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active1929–1972

Theodor Antonius Tugai (23 August 1912 – 8 June 2000), better known as Teuvo Tulio, was a Finnish film director and actor. Beginning his career as an actor at the end of the silent era, Tulio turned to directing and producing in the 1930s. His films are noted for their extremely melodramatic style.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Village Voice: BAM Samples Finland's Teuvo Tulio
  2. ^ "How did Theodor Tugai turn into Teuvo Tulio?" at Embassy of Finland, Riga
  3. ^ The Auteurs: The Strange Loves of Teuvo Tulio