Actor

Tapio Rautavaara

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Movies: 22Series: 0

TMDB ID: 1146499

IMDb ID: nm0712187

Known for: Acting

Born: March 8, 1915

Died: September 25, 1979

Age: 64

Place of birth: Pirkkala, Finland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1945 - 1970

Years active: 26

Wikidata: Q319784

Also known as

Kaj Tapio Rautavaara

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Biography

Kaj Tapio Rautavaara (March 8, 1915 – September 25, 1979) was a Finnish athlete, singer (bass-baritone) and film actor. Rautavaara became one of the most beloved singers in Finland. Some of his famous songs include Isoisän olkihattu (Grandfather’s Straw Hat), Reppu ja reissumies (The Backpack and the Traveler), Korttipakka (The Deck of Cards), Lapin jenkka (The Lappland Schottische), Juokse sinä humma (Run, Horse, Run), Kulkuri ja joutsen (The Tramp and the Swan), Tuopin jäljet (Marks of the Tankard), Sininen uni (Blue Dream) and Anttilan keväthuumaus (Anttila’s Spring Fever). Rautavaara was cast as the protagonist in numerous Finnish films, and was also supposedly a candidate for the part of Tarzan after Johnny Weissmuller had quit his career. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia