Åke Lindman

Born

1928-01-11

Died

2009-03-03

Birthplace

Helsinki, Finland

Biography

Åke Leonard Lindman was a Finnish stage and screen actor, film and stage director. In his youth he was a football player, playing defence for the Finnish national team during the Olympics in Helsinki 1952. His breakthrough as an actor came with his role as the stubborn soldier Lehto in Edvin Laine's movie The Unknown Soldier from 1955.