Hemmo Kallio

Herman "Hemmo" Kallio (born Herman Puttonen; 19 April 1863 – 8 September 1940) was a Finnish stage and film actor and playwright.

Career Born Herman Puttonen, he officially changed his surname to Kallio in 1906. Herman began his professional career as a print shop director. He began his acting career in 1882 at the Helsinki Arkadia theater, then moved to the Finnish Theatre (now, the Finnish National Theatre), where he was engaged until he retired from the stage in the late 1930s. His long stint at the theater included a repertoire of over four hundred roles.

From the 1920s Kallio began appearing in roles in Finnish films, often cast in fatherly roles. The first of which was the 1920 Teuvo Puro-directed drama Ollin oppivuodet. One of his most popular film roles was that of Anna-Liisa's father in the 1922 Teuvo Puro and Jussi Snellman-directed silent film drama Anna-Liisa, based on the eponymously titled 1895 play by Finnish writer Minna Canth. Most of his silent film roles of the 1920s are now lost.

Hemmo Kallio died in Helsinki in 1940. He is the grandfather of Finnish actor Ismo Kallio.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1920 Ollin oppivuodet suutari Jokela 1921 Se parhaiten nauraa, joka viimeksi nauraa sahanomistaja Kustaa Penttilä, Martin eno 1922 Anna-Liisa Kortesuon isäntä 1927 Noidan kirot Esa 1927 Vaihdokas Haukka 1931 Rovastin häämatkat Benjamin Jaakkola 1931 Tukkipojan morsian Kustaa Koski 1934 Meidän poikamme ilmassa - me maassa Erkin isä 1935 Roinilan talossa Meri-Matti 1936 Pohjalaisia Herastuomari (final film role)