Lasse Pöysti
Finnish actor, director, screenwriter and theatre manager (1927–2019)
Lasse Erik Pöysti (24 January 1927 – 5 April 2019)[1][2][3] was a Finnish actor, director, theatre manager and writer. He has acted both in Finnish and Swedish language.[1][4]
Lasse Pöysti | |
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.jpg) Lasse Pöysti in a moomin troll costume in 1960 | |
| Born | 24 January 1927 |
| Died | 5 April 2019 (aged 92) Helsinki, Finland |
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Biography
changePöysti began his career as a child actor. He was known for his role in the movie Suomisen Perhe (1941). He also appeared on stage mostly on Strindberg plays Gustav III (Finnish: Kustaa III) and Erik XIV.[5]
He played his last role at theatre stage in Helsinki City Theatre at the age of 85.[3]
From 1952 to 1984, he was married to actress Birgitta Ulfsson.
Filmography
change- 1999 – Lapin kullan kimallus
- 1995 – Vita lögner
- 1995 – Petri tårar
- 1993 – Rosenbaum (TV-series)
- 1993 – Macklean (TV-series)
- 1989 – Tjurens år
- 1989 – Dårfinkar och dönickar
- 1986 – På liv och död
- 1986 – Flucht in den Norden
- 1984 – Dirty Story
- 1982 – Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd
- 1980 – Det blir jul på Möllegården (TV-series)
- 1980 – Barna från Blåsjöfjället
- 1979 – Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet
- 1979 – Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
- 1978 – The Adventures of Picasso
- 1969–1970 – Mumintrollet (TV-series)
- 1966 – Syskonbädd 1782
- 1964 – Bröllopsbesvär
- 1951 – Radio tekee murron
- 1942 – Suomisen Ollin tempaus
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lasse Pöysti at The Finnish National Filmography
- ↑ Petäjä, Jukka. "Näyttelijä ja ohjaaja Lasse Pöysti on kuollut" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lasse Pöysti's death announcemnet
- ↑ Peter von Bagh: Pöysti, Lasse (yle.fi). (in Finnish)
- ↑ Lasse Pöysti pokkasi Betoni-Jussin. Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Ilta-Sanomat, 31 January 2010 (in Finnish). Retrieved November 17, 2010
Other websites
change- Lasse Pöysti on IMDb
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