Esko Salminen
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Esko Salminen (born 12 October 1940) is a Finnish actor with careers on television, the stage and on the silver screen.
Personal life
[edit]Born in Helsinki, Salminen's parents were actor Unto Salminen and actress Kyllikki Väre . He is of partial Russian descent through his biological father, actor and singer Tauno Palo, whose maternal grandfather was a Russian soldier.[1][2] Actors Jukka-Pekka Palo , Martti Palo and Pertti Palo are his half-brothers.[3]
Salminen has been married to actress Rose-Marie Precht , dancer Riikka Korppi-Tommola and, since 1989, to actress Aino Seppo . He has two children with actress Heidi Krohn , one of whom is actor Kristo Salminen .[1] Actresses Sonja Salminen and Kreeta Salminen are also Salminen's children.[4]
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Dissidents (2017)
- August Fools (2013)
- Härmä (2012)
- The Storage (2011)
- Unna ja Nuuk (2006)
- Mother of Mine (2005)
- Aapo (1994)
- The Last Border (1993)
- Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
- Sign of the Beast (1981)
- Flame Top (1980)
- Poet and Muse (1978)
- Speedy Gonzales - noin 7 veljeksen poika (English title Speedy Gonzales - The Son of About Seven Brothers) (1970)
- Nutty Finland (1967)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Paavolainen, Pentti. "SALMINEN, Esko". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Meri, Lauri (2008). Tauno Palo (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 29. ISBN 978-951-1-21690-2.
- ^ Lindfors, Jukka (24 October 2008). "Tauno Palo perheen parissa". Elävä arkisto (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Haili, Aino (22 March 2018). "Me Naiset: Näyttelijä Kristo Salminen Sonja-siskonsa aivokasvaimesta: "Se on järkyttävintä, mitä ihminen voi kokea"". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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