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Carl Mesterton

Carl Mesterton

Directing1929Helsinki, Finland

Biography

Carl Wilhelm Ossian Mesterton (born 21 November 1929 in Helsinki) is a Finnish television director, screenwriter and actor. The most well-known and popular of Mesterton's TV directions are "Metsolat" (1993–1995), a family chronicle of a small-scale farming family in Kainuu, and "Hovimäki" (1999–2003), a drama following the stages of the Lindhof noble family and the Seppä croft family in three different centuries. Mesterton has written the series together with his wife Anna-Lisa Mesterton, among others.

Mesterton has also starred in bigger and smaller roles in films and television, such as Markku Pölönen's "Onnen maassa" (1993), Jaakko Pakkasvirta's Kafka filmatization "Linna" (1986) and in the TV series "Barr" (1984) directed by Reima Kekäläinen and dramatized from Paavo Haavikko's own novel. .

Mesterton also worked as one of the assistant directors in the film "Reds" (1981), partly shot by Warren Beatty in Finland.

Acting History

2001
Kotikatu
TVas Tuomari1 eps
1993
1986
Linna
as Sihteeri Erlangen
1984
Palava enkeli
as Ylilääkäri
1981
Reds
Assistant Director
1963
Teerenpeliä
as Nurmi (uncredited)
1954
Onnelliset
as Officer (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/21/1929
Day of Death
7/22/2021
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland