Mikko Niskanen

Known for

Directing

Born

January 31, 1929

Birthplace

Äänekoski, Finland

Died

November 25, 1990 (aged 61)

Biography

Mikko Niskanen was a Finnish film director and actor. He was born in Äänekoski, Central Finland in 1929. He was the third of six children, and his father worked as a timber barge pilot. His mother too had a job outside the home, so the children often spent summers with their grandmother in Viitasaari.

At the age of 13, Mikko Niskanen started working in timber felling and floating. Two years later he enrolled in a vocational school in Jyväskylä to become a car mechanic. He took a serious interest in amateur theatre and was accepted to study at the Finnish Theatre Academy in Helsinki from 1947 until 1950. He then acted in Jyväskylä and Kuopio theatres until 1954 when he landed an actor's job...

Best known work

The Unknown Soldier

1955

The Boys

1962

Skin, Skin

1966

Eight Deadly Shots

1972

Here, Beneath the North Star

1968

Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä

1957

Gotta Run!

1982

Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla

1958

Asfalttilampaat

1968

Hopeaa rajan takaa

1963

Filmography

1988
Nuoruuteni savotat
as (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Casting
1986
Elämän vonkamies
as Auku-eno, Screenplay, Director
1983
Mona ja palavan rakkauden aika
as Martti, Monan äidin esimies, Director, Producer, Story
1982
HamsteritTV
as Jallu (3 episodes)
1982
The Age of IronTV
as Tiera (4 episodes)
1982
Gotta Run!
as Aaro, työnjohtaja, Writer, Director, Producer
1979
Kyläkauppa
Producer
1978
Sodan ja rauhan miehetTV
as Stalin (10 episodes)
1978
Syksyllä kaikki on toisin
as Kalervo Haapanen, Director, Screenplay, Producer
1977
Pulakapina
as Heikki Niskanen, Director, Screenplay, Producer
1976
17. kesä
Producer
1976
The Accident
Producer, Production Supervisor
1974
Omat koirat purivat
as Ilmari Kianto, Director, Screenplay
1972
Eight Deadly Shots
as Pasi, Writer, Director of Photography, Director, Producer
1972
Eight Deadly ShotsTV
as Pasi (4 episodes), Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Creator
1971
Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta
as Palsami / Rehentelevä tukkilainen, Director, Screenplay
1968
Asfalttilampaat
Director, Screenplay
1968
Here, Beneath the North Star
1967
Girl of Finland
as luennoitsija, Director, Writer
1967
Elokuva jalostavasta rakkaudesta
as Netsajev, Director
1967
Ihmisiä elämän pohjalla
Director
1966
Skin, Skin
as Man on Dance Floor (uncredited), Director
1963
Hopeaa rajan takaa
Director, Screenplay
1963
Commando Assault
Director, Screenplay
1962
The Boys
Director, Screenplay