Simo Salminen
| Simo Salminen | |
|---|---|
 Salminen in 2010 | |
| Born |
Simo Veli Atte Salminen 8 November 1932 Vanaja, Finland |
| Died |
2 September 2015 (aged 82) Salo, Finland |
Simo Veli Atte Salminen (8 November 1932 – 2 September 2015)[1] was a Finnish comic-actor best known for his many performances in movies and television shows by Spede Pasanen. He, Vesa-Matti Loiri and Pasanen himself are the three important players in almost all of Pasanen's productions. He frequently played a supporting or at the very least a relevant secondary character in many of Pasanen's films, usually the bungling assistant to the main character (often portrayed by Pasanen). His characters were frequently also called "Simo" (such as in Pähkähullu Suomi, Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit).[2]
Salminen is best remembered for the role of the luckless mechanic Sörselssön, working at an auto-repair shop with the foul-mouthed Härski Hartikainen (Pasanen) in the Uuno Turhapuro film series.
Other ventures
Prior to becoming one of Pasanen's regular actors he was the Clown Water-jump champion of Finland.[3]
Salminen ran his own restaurant for a short period in the early 1970s before claiming bankrutpsy. Pasanen helped Salminen settle his debts. Salminen was also part-owner of Nasse-Setä OY which sold Spede-related paraphernalia. It was the most successful of Salminen's ventures outside acting.
Salminen was also adversely affected by the downturn and recession experienced in Finland during the early 1990s, which led to the financial problems with his company Lasilandia.
References
- ↑ "Simo Salminen viihdytti kansaa vuosikymmeniä – upea ura kuvina". mtv.fi.
- ↑ Uusitalo, Kari. "Etusivu › Simo Salminen Simo Salminen". Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ "Härvelin historiaa". Härveli. Retrieved 3 September 2015.