Åke Lindman

Known for

Acting

Born

January 11, 1928

Birthplace

Helsinki, Finland

Died

March 3, 2009 (aged 81)

Biography

Åke Leonard Lindman was a Finnish stage and screen actor, film and stage director. In his youth he was a football player, playing defence for the Finnish national team during the Olympics in Helsinki 1952. His breakthrough as an actor came with his role as the stubborn soldier Lehto in Edvin Laine's movie The Unknown Soldier from 1955.

Best known work

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

Reds

1981

Telefon

1977

The Hunters

1996

The White Reindeer

1952

The Unknown Soldier

1955

1944 The Final Defence

2007

Beyond the Front Line

2004

The Lady in Black

1958

The Boy in the Tree

1961

Filmography

2007
1944 The Final Defence
Director
2004
Beyond the Front Line
Director
2003
The Book of Fate
as Galagf
2001
Lapin kullan kimallusTV
Director, Writer, Producer
2000
Kirjava siltaTV
as Sven Cajander (6 episodes)
1999
A Little Christmas Story
1999
Lapin kullan kimallus
Director
1997
Ei vanhene koskaanTV
as Åke Lindman (9 episodes)
1996
Yöjuna
as Kalevi Wallin, VR:n pääjohtaja
1996
The House of ShadowsTV
as Handelsmannen (3 episodes)
1996
The Hunters
as Åke Zetterlund
1995
Harjunpää ja heimolaisetTV
Director
1995
Lotat
as Man Reading Aloud in Prologue
1995
Mannen utan ansikte
as President (voice)
1994
Håll huvet kalltTV
as Malkolm (24 episodes)
1994
KiinnisidottuTV
Director
1994
LäckanTV
as Rune Lager (4 episodes)
1993
Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät
as aluehälytyskeskuksen päivystäjä (voice, uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay
1993
Den korsikanske biskopenTV
as Brandin (4 episodes)
1992
Fem skott i senaten
Director, Writer
1991
Riktiga män bär alltid slips
as Stålhane
1990
Paradise America
as Otto
1989
Husbonden
as Skipper
1988
The Moon God
1988
NattseilereTV
as Timo (6 episodes)