About Risto Aaltonen
Lived 1939 – 2021 (aged 81). Risto Aaltonen was a Finnish actor, television actor, theatre director, stage actor and voice actor.
Risto Kalevi Aaltonen (16 March 1939 – 8 March 2021) was a Finnish actor.
Biography Aaltonen was born in Helsinki. He became known in Finland for his roles as Kalle in the sixties series Hanski and for his role as a gangster in the 1969 comedy film Leikkikalugangsteri. In the 1960s and 1970s he also did some work as a film and theatre director. On stage, one of his memorable roles was Zhdanov in David Pownall's Master Class which was given over 200 times at the Finnish National Theatre in the late 1980s.
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Who was Risto Aaltonen?
Finnish actor and director (1939-2021)
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Risto Aaltonen was born on 16 March 1939 in Helsinki.
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Risto Aaltonen died on 8 March 2021 in Porvoo Hospital.
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Risto Aaltonen was an actor, television actor, theatre director, stage actor and voice actor.
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Risto Aaltonen was Finnish.
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