People
Mikko Niskanen
Biography:
Mikko Niskanen was a Finnish film director and actor. He was born in Äänekoski, Central Finland in 1929. He was the third of six children, and his father worked as a timber barge pilot. His mother too had a job outside the home, so the children often spent summers with their grandmother in Viitasaari.
At the age of 13, Mikko Niskanen started working in timber felling and floating. Two years later he enrolled in a vocational school in Jyväskylä to become a car mechanic. He took a serious interest in amateur theatre and was accepted to study at the Finnish Theatre Academy in Helsinki from 1947 until 1950. He then acted in Jyväskylä and Kuopio theatres until 1954 when he landed an... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Nuoruuteni savotat as (uncredited) | 1988-11-18 |
Elämän vonkamies as Auku-eno | 1986-10-31 |
Mona ja palavan rakkauden aika as Martti, Monan äidin esimies | 1983-12-23 |
Syksyllä kaikki on toisin as Kalervo Haapanen | 1978-10-06 |
Pulakapina as Heikki Niskanen | 1977-01-26 |
Eight Deadly Shots as Pasi | 1972-09-15 |
Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta as Palsami / Rehentelevä tukkilainen | 1971-10-29 |
Here, Beneath the North Star | 1968-09-13 |
Girl of Finland as luennoitsija | 1967-12-01 |
Elokuva jalostavasta rakkaudesta as Netsajev | 1967-09-06 |
Skin, Skin as Man on Dance Floor (uncredited) | 1966-10-21 |
Naiset, jotka minulle annoit | 1962-08-17 |
Hän varasti elämän as (uncredited) | 1962-08-03 |
Älä nuolase… | 1962-02-09 |
Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut as (uncredited) | 1960-02-24 |
Verta käsissämme | 1958-11-21 |
Autuas eversti as (uncredited) | 1958-09-05 |
Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla as (uncredited) | 1958-04-25 |
Kahden ladun poikki as (uncredited) | 1958-02-28 |
Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä as UN-soldier #2 | 1957-12-20 |
1918 as (uncredited) | 1957-09-20 |
Herra sotaministeri as (uncredited) | 1957-08-09 |
The Unknown Soldier as Mielonen | 1955-12-23 |
Kaunis Kaarina as (uncredited) | 1955-11-18 |
Tähtisilmä as artist Sumppu | 1955-04-15 |
Ryysyrannan Jooseppi as Villager (uncredited) | 1955-04-08 |
Tanssi yli hautojen | 1950-08-11 |
Köyhä laulaja as (uncredited) | 1950-04-28 |