Unto Salminen

Biography

Unto Emil Kalervo Salminen (March 23, 1910 Helsinki - August 16, 1972 Helsinki) was a Finnish actor. The family of Unto Salminen is an actress. Salminen was married to actor Kyllikki Väre, who died in 1951. Salminen is known for his role as Eskimo in Nummisuutari, among others. He starred in the Finnish National Theater in 1931–1951, and after that he played for example. In intimate theater and radio theater. In his youth, Salminen competed in a rush. He was elected to the Turin European Championships in 1934, but because of his speed, he did not participate in the races. From Wikipedia (fi), the free encyclopedia

Known For

The Scarlet Dove

as (uncredited)

Time of Roses

as Matias Turunen, Saaran entinen aviomies

Kaivopuiston kaunis Regina

as Ontrei

Radio tulee hulluksi

as Dr. Kirves

Sven Tuuva the Hero

as Toll

Katupeilin takana

as Dr. Einar Heckler

Pikajuna pohjoiseen

Yövartija vain…

as Veikko Kuusela

Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen

as Pedro

Tuulinen päivä

as Old man