Biography
Matti Helge Ranin (21 November 1926 – 24 November 2013) was a Finnish actor.Ranin had an extensive career in film. He was in his prime as film-actor in the 1950s and 60s, most famously playing Captain Kariluoto in an Edvin Laine film The Unknown Soldier. He also had a recurring role of Toivo Virta in the Inspector Palmu films and appeared as Lauri Salpakari in Here, Beneath the North Star, the 1968 film adaption of Väinö Linna's novel trilogy Under the North Star.Ranin has also acted extensively as a voice-over artist in children's audio books, cartoons and TV shows. He became known as the voice of the horse Histamiini, performed in puppet theatre style programming and based on the children's books by Raili Mikkanen. Ranin also directed various Finnish versions of animated films from 1981 to 1992, including The Little Mermaid in 1990 and Beauty and The Beast in 1992. Ranin was also a voice actor in various animated films and series, including Doc in Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs and Maurice in Beauty and The Beast. Ranin also had long running television roles as Pentti Karvala in the hospital drama Ihmeiden tekijät and as Kaarlo Kares on the soap opera Kotikatu.
Filmography
all 40
Movies 38
TV Shows 2
Eetu ja Konna (2011)
Quest for a Heart (2007)
Pimeän hehku (1996)
Kotikatu (1995)
Trust (1976)
Akseli and Elina (1970)
Vodkaa, komisario Palmu (1969)
Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)
Oppenheimerin tapaus (1967)
Turkasen tenava! (1963)
Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu (1962)
Pinsiön parooni (1962)
Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961)
Minkkiturkki (1961)
Inspector Palmu's Error (1960)
Kuriton sukupolvi (1957)
Anu ja Mikko (1956)
Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin (1956)
The Unknown Soldier (1955)
Laivan kannella (1954)
Oi, muistatkos… (1954)
Hilmanpäivät (1954)
Kasarmin tytär (1954)
Kunnioittaen (1954)
Tyttö kuunsillalta (1953)
Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen (1953)
Kolmiapila (1953)
Tervetuloa aamukahville eli tottako toinenkin puoli? (1952)
Lännen lokarin veli (1952)
Yhden yön hinta (1952)
Silmät hämärässä (1952)
…ja Helena soittaa (1951)
In the Year 2000 (1950)
Tanssi yli hautojen (1950)
Isäpappa ja keltanokka (1950)
Katupeilin takana (1949)
At the Edge of the Canal (1949)
Ruma Elsa (1949)
Ruusu ja kulkuri (1948)
Koskenkylän laulu (1947)
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GenderMale
Birthday1926-11-21
Deathday2013-11-24 (87 years old)
Birth NameMatti Helge Ranin
Birth PlaceTampere, Finland
CitizenshipsFinland
Also Known AsKorpraali Ranin, Матти Ранин
AwardsJussi Award for Best Supporting Actor, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
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