Tapio Rautavaara
Kaj Tapio Rautavaara (March 8, 1915 – September 25, 1979) was a Finnish athlete, singer (bass-baritone) and film actor.
Rautavaara became one of the most beloved singers in Finland. Some of his famous songs include Isoisän olkihattu (Grandfather’s Straw Hat), Reppu ja reissumies (The Backpack and the Traveler), Korttipakka (The Deck of Cards), Lapin jenkka (The Lappland Schottische), Juokse sinä humma (Run, Horse, Run), Kulkuri ja joutsen (The Tramp and the Swan), Tuopin jäljet (Marks of the Tankard), Sininen uni (Blue Dream) and Anttilan keväthuumaus (Anttila’s Spring Fever).
Rautavaara was cast as the protagonist in numerous Finnish films, and was also supposedly a candidate for the part of Tarzan after Johnny Weissmuller had quit his career.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.018 |
Birthday | 1915-03-08 |
Place of Birth | Pirkkala, Finland |
Also Known As | Kaj Tapio Rautavaara, |
1947
Kultamitalivaimo
5/1
Two conservative men are surprised when they find out that their wives are actually athletes.
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Kultamitalivaimo
1946
Synnin jäljet
4/1
Tuula, Mirri and Aino are roommates at a nurse college. At her hospital internship, Aino works with Dr. Eero who has had an affair with Viivi, the dir...
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Synnin jäljet
1953
2 hauskaa vekkulia
4/1
Musical comedy about two friends trying to advance in music business at any price.
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2 hauskaa vekkulia
1959
Suuri sävelparaati
2/1
The film follows a dress rehearsal of a charity concert.
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Suuri sävelparaati
1961
Toivelauluja
3/1
A film centered around a popular Finnish song book
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Toivelauluja
1960
Molskis, sanoi Eemeli, molskis!
2.3/3
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Molskis, sanoi Eemeli, molskis!
1961
Tähtisumua
2/1
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Tähtisumua
1945
Vain sinulle
4.5/2
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Vain sinulle
1953
Me tulemme taas
3/1
The film tells the story of the romance between the timber rafters and widow Kaisa, her daughter Satu and Katri from Karkela. Problems are caused by t...
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Me tulemme taas
1955
Villi Pohjola
6.5/2
A Western comedy about the adventures of Tundra-Tauno in Pohjola and in the village of Utopila which ruled by a greedy mayor.
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Villi Pohjola
1963
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
4/2
The Vorna brothers search for a hidden valley and its treasures.
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Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
1964
X-Paroni
3.7/5
Baron Wilhelm von Tandem, CEO of the Tandem Corporation, gets mixed up with a spitting image of himself, an innocent country boy Kalle. Both character...
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X-Paroni
1953
Pekka Puupää
4.5/6
Pete and Runt set up a kindergarten at their home, and unknowingly end up taking care of a kidnapped baby.
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Pekka Puupää
1955
Veteraanin voitto
0/0
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Veteraanin voitto
1951
Aila – Pohjolan tytär
4/2
A tragedy told by an American visiting Lapland about Aila, daughter of a reindeer herder, who falls in love with Reino, a reindeer thief.
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Aila – Pohjolan tytär
1951
Rion yö
2/2
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Rion yö
1952
Salakuljettajan laulu
5.5/2
Customs officer Tapio goes undercover to reveal a smuggling ring, which operates within an entrainment troupe. While doing his detective work, he also...
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Salakuljettajan laulu
1954
Kummituskievari
2/1
Log driver brothers and crooks compete in trying to find loot of an old bank robbery in a supposedly haunted inn.
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Kummituskievari
1949
Sinut minä tahdon
4.7/3
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Sinut minä tahdon
1955
Kaunis Kaarina
0/0
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Kaunis Kaarina
1958
Kahden ladun poikki
0/0
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Kahden ladun poikki
1947
Kuudes käsky
2/1
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Kuudes käsky
1970
Anna
5.4/5
A doctor, her daughter, and her young housekeeper spend their summer on a remote island.
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