Pentti Irjala

Pentti Irjala (23 September 1911 – 25 June 1982) was a Finnish actor. He was married to actress Pia Hattara since the 1940s.[1]

Since 1959, Irjala worked for the Finnish National Theatre. He appeared in over a hundred films, making him the actor with one of the longest careers in Finnish film history.[2] He always had supporting roles in films, and according to his own memoirs, he would not have even fit into major roles. He often played "an old man", a role in which he appeared in several films.

Irjala was awarded the Pro Finlandia medal in 1972.

He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[3]

Selected filmography
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gollark: The key is stored in some of my backup archives and Site Null on Switchcraft.
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References
  1. "Siirin-päivillä Pentti Irjala". Oulu-lehti. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. "ELONET – Pentti Irjala". KAVA. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 26 August 2016.



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