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T.J. Särkkä is known for directing.
Born in Mikkeli, Finland (died at age 84).
3 awards including Jussi Award for Best Direction.
T.J. Särkkä has 37 credits in our database.
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Filmography (37)
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Jussi Award for Best Producer
1955
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Jussi Award for Best Direction
1950
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Jussi Award for Best Short Film
1948
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Biography
Toivo Jalmari Särkkä (20 November 1890, Mikkeli – 9 February 1975, Helsinki), born Toivo Hjalmar Silén, was a Finnish film producer and director.
Before his career in filmmaking, Särkkä worked as a bank manager and chairman in Kotimainen Työ, an organization promoting Finnish work and products. After the death of Erkki Karu, founder and owner of Suomen Filmiteollisuus, Särkkä became the CEO thus producing 233 and directing 49 feature films.
In 1965, when Finnish film industry was in difficulties due to the coming of television, Särkkä initiated bankruptcy of Suomen Filmiteollisuus. He was CEO of the production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus.
Särkkä married Russian-Lithuanian Margariitta Beljavsky in 1914. They had one daughter.
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T.J. Särkkä was born on and passed away on at the age of 84.
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T.J. Särkkä was born in Mikkeli, Finland.
What movies or shows has T.J. Särkkä been in?
T.J. Särkkä has 37 credits in our database. Notable titles include The Boys (1962), The Scarlet Dove (1961), Inspector Palmu's Mistake (1960), Kaks' tavallista Lahtista (1960), Scandal in the Girls' School (1960).
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