Jukka Virtanen

Jukka Jalmari Virtanen (25 July 1933 – 1 September 2019) was a Finnish entertainer and author. He worked as both a film and television director, actor and host. He was also an accomplished songwriter. Starting originally as a newspaper columnist, Virtanen began his television career in the 1950s and his film career in the 1960s. He won the Rose d'Or in 1965 for the entertainment program Lumilinna (The Cold Old Days). He starred in and directed many films written by Spede Pasanen, including Millipilleri, Pähkähullu Suomi and Noin 7 Veljestä, as well as playing bit parts in the Uuno Turhapuro franchise. He was also the long-standing host of the TV show Levyraati (1980–1997) as well as Runoraati. Additionally, he was a songwriter for a number of prolific Finnish musical artists such as Ilkka Lipsanen.

Known For: Acting

Born: Jämsänkoski, Finland, 1933-07-25

Died: 2019-09-01

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1960	Iloinen Linnanmäki	Hamunen	25
2	1966	Millipilleri	Tappaja	40
3	1968	Black on White	TV director	52
4	1968	Noin 7 veljestä	Tuck	61
5	1970	Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika	Pat	57
6	1973	Uuno Turhapuro	Kalevi Ketanen, "jonglöörien kuningas"	54
7	1976	Lottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro		59
8	1977	Häpy endkö? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon	Pappi	54
9	1978	Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy	Poliisi Jukka Virtanen	44
10	1983	Menestyksen maku	Jukka Virtanen	0
11	1985	Hei kliffaa hei	Jukka Virtanen	44
12	1990	Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva	Levyraadin juontaja	50
13	1991	Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet	Vieraan vallan paha poika Körmyn unessa	43
14	1992	Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät	2. vakooja	44
15	2010	If You Love	Virtasen Jukka	59
16	2012	Road North	Rintapanttilan setä	61
17	2017	The Other Side of Hope	Poker Player	69

Jukka Virtanen

Film

Television