Sakari Jurkka

Finnish actor (1923–2012)

Heikki Sakari Jurkka (originally Juurivirta; 16 September 1923 − 13 December 2012) was a Finnish theatre and film actor. He received a Jussi Award for best male performance in a 1954 film Minäkö isä!. He also directed three movies during his career.^[1] Sakari Jurkka's parents Eino and Emmi Jurkka, as well as his sister Vappu and brother Jussi Jurkka, were all actors.^[2]

Selected filmography

Runon kuningas ja muuttolintu (1940)
Gabriel, Come Back (1951)
Noita palaa elämään (1952)
Leena (1954) also director
Helunan häämatka (1955) also director
Silja – nuorena nukkunut (1956)
Voi veljet, mikä päivä! (1961) also director
Täällä alkaa seikkailu (1965)
Oppenheimerin tapaus (1967)
Akseli and Elina (1970)
Raid (2003)

References

^ Meri, Lauri (16 December 2012). "Sakari Jurkka – Muistokirjoitus" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^ "Jurkka, Emmi". Uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 September 2022.