Tapio Hämäläinen was born on June 18, 1922 in Uukuniemi, Finland as Emil Tapio Hämäläinen. He was an actor, known for Uuno Turhapuro (1996), Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä (1984) and Tuntematon sotilas (1955). He was married to Aino Kaarina Räty and Martta Rönkä. He died on January 28, 2008 in Helsinki, Finland.