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Esa Pakarinen

Composer / Actor / Musician | * 02/09/1911 († 78, 04/28/1989) | Rääkkylä (Finland)
Feeliks Esaias "Esa" Pakarinen (9 February 1911 – 28 April 1989) was a Finnish actor, singer, accordionist and comedian, best known for the role of Pekka Puupää in the Pekka and Pätkä films from 1953–1960. He was also a skilled, self-taught accordion player. His son, Esa Pakarinen Jr. (born 1947), is also an actor. ()

Feliks Esaias “Esa” Pakarinen (February 9, 1911 Rääkkylä - April 28, 1989 Varkaus) was a Finnish actor, accordionist, singer, folk artist and entertainer. He was one of the leading figures in post-war rillumarei entertainment. Pakarinen's career as a performing artist lasted for more than 40 years, almost to the last days of his life.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Crime

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Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä

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1957 | 1.9/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy
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Pete and Runt set up a kindergarten at their home, and unknowingly end up taking care of a kidnapped baby. ...

Pete Blockhead

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1953 | 2.5/5 | 1h 11min
Comedy
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Based on a song by the same name. It was the Genre Popularizer for the Rillumarei film and live entertainment genre that drew from the musical couplet genre of light, cleverly written, often satirical ...

Rovaniemen markkinoilla

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1951 | 2.5/5 | 1h 26min
Comedy, Music
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Pete and Runt misinterpret the messages of a career choice machine and try to create a career as African dancers. ...

Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä

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1960 | 2.0/5 | 1h 13min
Comedy
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Movies with Esa Pakarinen as Actor(21)

as Severi Suhonen1973 Meiltähän tämä käy
as Severi1961 Mullin mallin
as Pekka Puupää1960 Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä
as Pekka Puupää1959 Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina
as Pekka Puupää1958 Pekka ja Pätkä miljonääreinä
as Pekka Puupää1958 Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla
as Pekka Puupää1957 Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä
as Pekka Puupää1957 Pekka ja Pätkä ketjukolarissa
as Pekka Puupää1957 Pekka ja Pätkä salapoliiseina
as Pekka Puupää1955 Pekka ja Pätkä puistotäteinä
as Pekka Puupää1955 Pekka ja Pätkä pahassa pulassa
as Pekka Puupää1955 Kiinni on ja pysyy
as Severi Suhonen1954 Hei, rillumarei!
as Pekka Puupää1954 Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä
as himself1953 Rantasalmen sulttaani
as (uncredited)1953 Se alkoi sateessa
as Pekka Puupää1953 Pete Blockhead
as Samuli Saastamoinen1953 Lentävä kalakukko
as Pekka Puupää1953 Pekka Puupää kesälaitumilla
as Esa Kulomaa 'Mr. Esaias Coolman'1952 Lännen lokarin veli
as Severi Suhonen1951 Rovaniemen markkinoilla

Citizenship: Finland
Born: Thursday, 02/09 1911 (February) in Rääkkylä (Finland)
Died: Friday, 04/28 1989 (April) in Varkaus (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Children: Esa Pakarinen Junior
Other names for Esa Pakarinen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Esa Pakarinen sr"
"Feeliks Esaias Pakarinen"
Esa Pakarinen frequently works together with these people:
Toivo Kärki (34x, Crew)
Aarre Koivisto (29x, Crew)
Ola Fogelberg (26x, Crew)
Armand Lohikoski (23x, Crew)
T.J. Särkkä (19x, Crew)
Lasse Saxelin (17x, Cast)
Reino Helismaa (16x, Crew)
Kaarlo Wilska (16x, Actor)
Siiri Angerkoski (16x, Actress)
Masa Niemi (15x, Actor)
Kauno Laine (14x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:46486, Added: 05/14/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024