Hemmo Kallio

Summary

Herman "Hemmo" Kallio (19 April 1863 – 8 September 1940)[1] was a Finnish stage and film actor and playwright.

Hemmo Kallio
Born
Herman Puttonen

(1863-04-19)19 April 1863
Died8 September 1940(1940-09-08) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright
Years active1882–1936

Career edit

Born Herman Puttonen, he officially changed his surname to Kallio in 1906.[2] Herman began his professional career as a print shop director.[3] 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.[4] From the 1920s Kallio began appearing in roles in Finnish films, often cast in fatherly roles.[5] 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.[6]

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
1920 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)

References edit

  1. ^ Elonet. Kansallisfilmografia. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ Elonet. Kansallisfilmografia. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ Elonet. Kansallisfilmografia. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ Joulukalenteri 2012 Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. ^ Domestic Actors in Words and Pictures. Vyborg: Cost Business Guide. 1930, ppg 118-119.
  6. ^ Helsingin Sanomat Matlar, Mikko. Näyttelijä Ismo Kallio, 80, lopettaa viimein uransa: Nyt olen eläkeläinen ja sillä siisti. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

External links edit

  • Hemmo Kallio at IMDb
  • Images of Hemmo Kallio at Kuvakokoelmat.fi Archived 25 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine