Tauno Palo
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Tauno Valdemar Palo (born Tauno Brännäs; 25 October 1908 – 24 May 1982) was a Finnish actor and singer in what some consider the golden age of Finnish cinema.
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Born | Tauno Brännäs (1908-10-25)25 October 1908 Hämeenlinna, Finland |
Died | 24 May 1982(1982-05-24) (aged 73) Helsinki, Finland |
Occupation(s) | actor, singer |
Years active | 1927–1973 |
Notable work | Vaimoke (1936) Kulkurin valssi (1941) Rosvo-Roope (1949) |
In Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland Peter von Bagh names Palo as the most renowned, the best-loved, and quite indisputably the greatest and the best actor of Finnish cinema. His skill to combine lightweight and youthful charm with heavyweight acting was seen most clearly in the theatre.[1]
His most famous roles were perhaps in Kulkurin valssi ("The Vagabond's Waltz"), and Vaimoke ("Surrogate Wife"). He appeared with actress/singer Birgit Kronström in the 1941 romantic comedy "Onnellinen ministeri" ("The Lucky Cabinet Minister"), which included the famous song "Katupoikien laulu", remade by other Finnish pop singers including Katri Helena.