Kauko Helovirta

Kauko Kustaa Helovirta (Hellström, 21 October 1924 – 13 September 1997, Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish film actor.

Biography Helovirta was born in Juupajoki, and started his acting career in 1950. He made about 40 Finnish-language films between then and 1995.

Helovirta starred in the 1977 film Jäniksen vuosi, a film about a man from Helsinki who leaves to find a new life in the wilderness, alongside actor Antti Litja.

Towards the end of his career in the mid-1990s he appeared on television.

He died in Helsinki.

Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1958 Sven Tuuva the Hero Duncker 1962 The Boys Capt. Fritz Mayer 1968 Here, Beneath the North Star Otto Kivivuori 1970 Aksel and Elina Otto Kivivuori 1977 The Year of the Hare Police Officer 1980 Borrowing Matchsticks Lieutenant Torvelaynen 1984 Hunters of the Night Police Inspector Topi 1992 Back to the USSR White Guard Commander