Matti Helge Ranin (21 November 1926 – 24 November 2013) was a Finnish actor.Ranin had an extensive career in film. He was in his prime as film-actor in the 1950s and 60s, most famously playing Captain Kariluoto in an Edvin Laine film The Unknown Soldier. He also had a recurring role of Toivo Virta in the Komisario Palmu films and appeared as Lauri Salpakari in the 1968 film adaption of Täällä Pohjantähden alla.Ranin has also acted extensively as a voice-over artist in children's audio books, cartoons and TV shows. He became known as the voice of the horse Histamiini, performed in puppet theatre style programming and based on the children's books by Raili Mikkanen. Ranin also directed the Finnish voice-over of Disney's Beauty and the Beast and performed the role of Belle's father. Ranin also had long running television roles as Pentti Karvala in the hospital drama Ihmeiden tekijät and as Kaarlo Kares on the soap opera Kotikatu.
Ranin has been very interested in children's culture with his late wife, Irja Ranin. They starred in several children's TV series from the beginning of the sixties. Most famous of them were "Raninin tv-perhe" (The TV Family of Ranins), "Niksulan TV" (TV of the Noddy-Land), and above all the Kasper series.
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The Kasper series was based on the Punch and Judy tradition. The Ranins had their own "Kasper-teatteri" (Kasper Theatre) 1961-1985. It performed puppet plays both live and on TV. Several half-hour TV films were made about Kasper in the seventies.
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Ranin also directed the Finnish dubbing to all Disney animation features (new and re-releases) from 1975 to 1992, among others Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Lady and the Tramp, The Little Mermaid and The Beauty and the Beast.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Eetu ja Konna
2011
Sammakkokuningas (voice)
Taivaan tulet
2011
TV Series
Rovasti Kuisma
Kotikatu
2004-2009
TV Series
Kalle Kares
Röllin sydän
2007
Rupeltaja (voice)
Parhaat vuodet
2000-2002
TV Series
Pentti Karvala
Ihmeidentekijät
1996-1998
TV Series
Pentti Karvala
Blondi tuli taloon - Sattui kerran kesällä
1997
TV Series
Herman Hurmala
Tie naisen sydämeen
1996
Erkki, Anttila's Father
Nortia
1996
TV Series
Laine
Pimeän hehku
1996
TV Series
Kauko Honkavaara
Blondi tuli taloon
1994-1995
TV Series
Herman Hurmala
Mustapartainen mies
1990
TV Series
Verojohtaja
Rikas ja kunniallinen
1988
TV Series
Eero Kuula
Enkelipeli
1986
Boss
Joulukalenteri
1985
TV Series
Histamiini (voice)
Iris Klewe
1981
TV Series
Kenraali Stjernefelt
Joulukalenteri
1980
TV Series
Histamiini (voice)
Doverie
1976
Eugen Wolff
Heikkopeikko
1976
TV Series voice
Iisakki Juntilla oli monta poikaa
1975
TV Movie
Grape
The Case
1972
TV Movie
Crook
Akseli ja Elina
1970
Lauri Salpakari
Vodkaa, komisario Palmu
1969
Toivo Virta
Hanski
1966-1969
TV Series
Psykiatri Jussi / Jussi
Teatterituokio
1964-1969
TV Series
A
Eikka
Kaifas
...
Siitä vaan sano...
1969
TV Series
Rouva Carrarin kiväärit
1968
TV Movie
Pappi
Täällä Pohjantähden alla
1968
Lauri Salpakari
Kunnon sotamies Svejkin seikkailuja
1967-1968
TV Series
Yliluutnantti Lukas
Kuten haluatte
1967-1968
TV Series
Uudenvuoden rapsodia
1968
TV Movie
Oppenheimerin tapaus
1967
TV Movie
Roger Robb, Atomienergiakomission asianajaja
Kuinkas nyt suu pannaan
1967
TV Series
Alaston kuningas
1967
TV Movie
Hellien tunteitten ministeri
Aura ja tähdet
1967
TV Movie
Puhuja
Virkistyspäällikkö
1966
TV Movie
Sergei Sorokin
Talonpojan perintö
1966
TV Movie
Juudas
1966
TV Movie
Elävät kuvat
1966
TV Series
Antakaa ihmisen elää
1965
TV Movie
Giordano
Maalareilla ei ole muistoja
1964
TV Movie
Mies
Rakas lurjus
1963
TV Movie
Jussi, Siimeksen veljenpoika, insinööri
Turkasen tenava!
1963
Matti Koskinen
Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu.
1962
Toivo Virta
Pinsiön parooni
1962
Pauli Hirvonen
Kaasua, komisario Palmu!
1961
Detective Toivo Virta
Minkkiturkki
1961
Student
Amerikan setä
1961
Short
Isä Lintula
Komisario Palmun erehdys
1960
Toivo Virta
Kuriton sukupolvi
1957
Pentti "Pelle" Varavaara
Anu ja Mikko
1956
Janu
Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin
1956
Capt. Esko Teräs
Tuntematon sotilas
1955
Kariluoto
Laivan kannella
1954
Arvi
Oi, muistatkos...
1954
Eero Salmela
Hilmanpäivät
1954
Heikki, Young Judge
Kasarmin tytär
1954
Tykkimies Rantanen
Kunnioittaen
1954
Pertti Aalto
Tyttö kuunsillalta
1953
Juhani Varala
Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen
1953
Aarne
Kolmiapila
1953
Olli
Tervetuloa aamukahville eli tottako toinenkin puoli?
1952
Lännen lokarin veli
1952
Villain (uncredited)
Yhden yön hinta
1952
Silmät hämärässä
1952
Actor
...ja Helena soittaa
1951
Jyrki
Tanssi yli hautojen
1950
Ratsumestari Möllersvärd
Isäpappa ja keltanokka
1950
Lauri Tammela
Vuonna 2000
1950
Short
Pojanpoika
Katupeilin takana
1949
Kaarlo
Kanavan laidalla
1949
Aapeli
Vain kaksi tuntia
1949
Assistentti
Ruma Elsa
1949
Student (uncredited)
Ruusu ja kulkuri
1948
Schoolboy
Maaret - tunturien tyttö
1947
Man in hut (uncredited)
Koskenkylän laulu
1947
Villager (uncredited)
Loviisa, Niskavuoren nuori emäntä
1946
uncredited
Ei auta itku markkinoilla
1927
Baby
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Röllin sydän
2007
performer: "Merten kauhu", "Sydämettömät"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mansikkapaikka
2011
TV Series
Himself
Viihteen 50
2007
TV Series
Himself
100 vuotta, 100 minuuttia
2007
TV Movie
Himself
Edvin Laine
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Leikin varjolla
2005
TV Series
Himself
Levyraati
2004
TV Series
Himself
Täällä Tesvisio
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself, Interviewee
Kokkisota
2002
TV Series
Himself
Tuttu juttu
1996
TV Series
Himself
Kymppitonni
1990
TV Series
Himself
A-studio
1985
TV Series
Himself
Tuntemattomat - miehiä menestysnäytelmän kulisseissa
1968
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Postiautolla Suomea pitkin ja poikin
1961
Documentary short
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
SF-katsaus 3
1955
Short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nyt uutta Suomessa! - Suomalaisen mainonnan historia