Åke Lindman
Finnish footballer and actor (1928–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Åke Leonard Lindman (born Åke Leonard Järvinen; 11 January 1928 – 3 March 2009) was a Finnish director and actor.
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Åke Lindman | |
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Born | (1928-01-11)11 January 1928 Helsinki, Finland |
Died | 3 March 2009(2009-03-03) (aged 81) Espoo, Finland |
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1928-01-11)11 January 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Date of death | 3 March 2009(2009-03-03) (aged 81) | ||
Place of death | Espoo, Finland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1937-1945 | HIFK[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946-1960 | Helsingfors IFK | ||
International career | |||
1947-1955 | Finland | 25 | (0[2]) |
1952 | Finland Olympic | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In his youth Lindman was a football player, playing defence for the Finland national team during the Olympics in Helsinki 1952.[3] He represented the football club HIFK in the Finnish league where he played 81 games and scored 9 goals, he also played in second division for 8 seasons.[4] In the 1960s, the British English Football League club Swindon Town F.C. wanted to sign him, but he turned them down to focus on his acting career.
Åke Lindman's breakthrough as an actor came with his role as the stubborn soldier Lehto in the Edvin Laine filmThe Unknown Soldier in 1955. Later, he would also achieve fame as captain Torsten Jansson in the Swedish soap opera Rederiet. Lindman also found success as the director of, amongst others, the television series Stormskärs Maja and the film Framom främsta linjen, a movie about the Finland-Swedish infantry regiment 61 during the defence of the Karelian Isthmus in 1944. His final film was the war film Tali-Ihantala 1944. Lindman won two Jussi Awards, one for Best Director in 1988 and a Lifetime Achievement award in 2008.