Kullervo Kalske
Born: 1912-02-28 in Lahti, Finland
Died: 1977-01-26
Known For: Acting
Biography
Keijo Kullervo Kalske (February 28, 1912, Lahti, Finland – January 26, 1977, Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish actor. Kalske, who worked as a police officer in Kotka before his film career, had performed occasionally at Kotka City Theater. Bulky and broad-shouldered, the 186-centimeters-tall Kalske was often seen on stage and in films in the roles of a soldier, a police or a guard, who he was perfectly fit to interpret with professionalism due to his police background. He played the role of a police or an officer in more than 30 films, most of which were small since the 1950s. Throughout the 1950s, Kalske, who was one of the most popular movie heroes of the late 1930s and 1940s, managed to get just a few larger movie roles in movies. His last film role was in the 1971 film The Count. On television, he still appeared in 1978 in the miniseries Men of War and Peace. He performed at the Finnish Workers' Theater in the 1940s and Helsinki City Theater since 1957. From Wikipedia (fi), the free encyclopedia
Filmography
1978
- Sodan ja rauhan miehet as A.S. Yrjö-Koskinen
1976
- Hänen olivat linnut as nimismies Broms
1971
- Kreivi as rotaryklubin puheenjohtaja Arvo Hintikka
1969
- Vodkaa, komisario Palmu as Matti Lehti
1967
- A Worker's Diary as työnjohtaja Helsingissä
1966
- Johan nyt on markkinat! as Halme
1962
- Vaarallista vapautta as Erkki
- Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu as Police Officer (uncredited)
1961
- Kertokaa se hänelle… as Antonio
- Gas, Inspector Palmu! as Ara
- Voi veljet, mikä päivä! as Johtaja
1960
- Molskis, sanoi Eemeli, molskis! as (uncredited)
- Justus järjestää kaiken as Tiikeri
- Iloinen Linnanmäki as Constable
1959
- Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina as (uncredited)
- Vatsa sisään, rinta ulos! as Heikki Virta
- Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa as (uncredited)
1958
- Mies tältä tähdeltä as Niemelä
- Pieni luutatyttö as (uncredited)
1957
- 1918 as (uncredited)
- Vääpeli Mynkhausen as Jussi Kehä
- Risti ja liekki
- Vieras mies as Aarne Kangas
- Herra sotaministeri as (uncredited)
- Rakas varkaani as Kasimir
- Pikku Ilona ja hänen karitsansa as (uncredited)
1956
- Ratkaisun päivät
- Silja – nuorena nukkunut as Siiverin isäntä
- Muuan sulhasmies as Pönttinen
1955
- The Doll Merchant as (uncredited)
- Lähellä syntiä
- Veteraanin voitto as Eka Luoma
- Rakas lurjus
1954
- Scarlet Week ... (Location Manager)
- Kasarmin tytär
- Niskavuoren Aarne as (uncredited)
- Majuri maantieltä as Jaakko Koivula
- Kunnioittaen as (uncredited)
1953
- Alaston malli karkuteillä as (uncredited)
- Lentävä kalakukko as Yrjö
- Varsovan laulu as Komppa
- Pekka Puupää as Etsiväkomisario (uncredited)
- Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen as (uncredited)
- Senni ja Savon sulttaani as (uncredited)
- Rantasalmen sulttaani ... (Location Manager)
- Tyttö kuunsillalta as Puronen (uncredited)
1952
- Niskavuoren Heta as Juhani Niskavuori
- Yhden yön hinta as Dr. Rajanen
1951
- Radio tekee murron as Tammisalo
- Kenraalin morsian as Veikko Saarto
- Vihaan sinua – rakas as Mäkinen
1950
- Amor hoi! as Helminen - Teacher
- Tapahtui kaukana as Eero Sarkonen
- Tukkijoella tapahtuu
- Rakkaus on nopeampi Piiroisen pässiäkin as Tuomas Kontkanen
1949
- Ruma Elsa as Pertti Oras
- Serenaadiluutnantti as Arvo Järvi
1948
- Irmeli, seitsentoistavuotias as Antti Koski
- Kilroy sen teki as Lasse Sivatti
- Haaviston Leeni as Olavi Korpela
1947
- Tuhottu nuoruus as teekkari Eino Varjo
- Intohimon vallassa as Olavi
- Sisulla ja sydämellä as Pena
1945
- Vuokrasulhanen as Urho Luomus
1943
- Jees ja just as luutnantti Pekka Peikko
- Miehen kunnia as Lauri Kunnaala
1941
- Ryhmy ja Romppainen as Lieutenant Kanera
- Poretta eli Keisarin uudet pisteet as toimittaja Erkka Karhu
1940
- Kersantilleko Emma nauroi? as Lieutenant Raimo Tappara
1939
- Avoveteen as Yrjö Niemelä
- Hätävara as Jali Kinnunen
- Punahousut as Osmo Kyrö
- Aktivistit as Jussi Virta
1938
- Poikamiesten holhokki as Klaus von Bartel
- Markan tähden as Reima Mela
- Soldier's Bride as Martti Kari