Jukka Virtanen
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1933-07-25
Deathday 2019-09-01 (86 years old)
Place of Birth Jämsänkoski, Finland
Also Known As Vallu Virtanen, Wallu Virtanen, Wallu Wirtanen
Jukka Virtanen
Biography
Jukka Jalmari Virtanen (25 July 1933 – 1 September 2019) was a Finnish entertainer and author. He worked as both a film and television director, actor and host. He was also an accomplished songwriter. Starting originally as a newspaper columnist, Virtanen began his television career in the 1950s and his film career in the 1960s. He won the Rose d'Or in 1965 for the entertainment program Lumilinna (The Cold Old Days). He starred in and directed many films written by Spede Pasanen, including Millipilleri, Pähkähullu Suomi and Noin 7 Veljestä, as well as playing bit parts in the Uuno Turhapuro franchise. He was also the long-standing host of the TV show Levyraati (1980–1997) as well as Runoraati. Additionally, he was a songwriter for a number of prolific Finnish musical artists such as Ilkka Lipsanen.
Known For
Actor
as Poker Player
as Rintapanttilan setä
as Virtasen Jukka
as Narrator / Iki-iäkäs
as 2. vakooja
as Vieraan vallan paha poika Körmyn unessa
as Levyraadin juontaja
as Jukka Virtanen
as Jukka Virtanen
as Poliisi Jukka Virtanen
as Kalevi Ketanen, "jonglöörien kuningas"
as Tuck
as TV director
as Tappaja
as Hamunen
Writer
as Screenplay
as Lyricist
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Screenplay
Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
Creator
as Creator