Esa Pakarinen
Esa Pakarinen | |
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Esa Pakarinen as Pekka Puupää | |
| Born | Feeliks Esaias Pakarinen 9 February 1911 Rääkkylä, Finland |
| Died | 28 April 1989 (aged 78) Varkaus, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Other names | Severi Suhonen |
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| Years active | 1951–1988 |
| Spouses | Aino Juntunen
(m. 1934; div. 1937)Orvokki Vesaranta
(m. 1939; div. 1946)Elli Aho (m. 1947) |
| Children | 2, including Esa Pakarinen Jr. |
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Feeliks Esaias "Esa" Pakarinen (9 February 1911 – 28 April 1989) was a Finnish actor, singer, accordionist and comedian, best known for the role of Pekka Puupää in the Pekka and Pätkä films from 1953–1960. He was also a skilled, self-taught accordion player.
His son, Esa Pakarinen Jr. (born 1947), is also an actor.