Vilho Emil "Vili" Auvinen (11 November 1931 â€" 2 August 1996) was a
Finnish actor and theatre director.Auvinen's parents Vilho Auvinen and
Hellin Auvinen-Salmi were also actors, so he became familiar with the
world of theatre at a young age. His career started as a set designer
and in small supporting roles. Auvinen turned to directing in the
1950s after getting hired by Tampereen Työväen Teatteri.[1]Vili
Auvinen is best known for his role as Heikki in a television series
Heikki ja Kaija (1961â€"1971) in which he played opposite his wife,
Eila Roine. He also served as the director of the teen series Pertsa
ja Kilu (1975â€"1976), based on the novels by Väinö Riikkilä.[2]In
films, Auvinen only made a handful of appearances in the 1960s and
1970s. He is remembered for his role as Asumaniemi in an Edvin Laine
film The Unknown Soldier (1955), the first adaptation of Väinö
Linna's novel of the same name.[3]
Finnish actor and theatre director.Auvinen's parents Vilho Auvinen and
Hellin Auvinen-Salmi were also actors, so he became familiar with the
world of theatre at a young age. His career started as a set designer
and in small supporting roles. Auvinen turned to directing in the
1950s after getting hired by Tampereen Työväen Teatteri.[1]Vili
Auvinen is best known for his role as Heikki in a television series
Heikki ja Kaija (1961â€"1971) in which he played opposite his wife,
Eila Roine. He also served as the director of the teen series Pertsa
ja Kilu (1975â€"1976), based on the novels by Väinö Riikkilä.[2]In
films, Auvinen only made a handful of appearances in the 1960s and
1970s. He is remembered for his role as Asumaniemi in an Edvin Laine
film The Unknown Soldier (1955), the first adaptation of Väinö
Linna's novel of the same name.[3]
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