Person Details

Birthday: 1929-11-21 19:12:30

Death: 2021-07-22 19:12:30

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland

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Movie Involvements: 8

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Hovimäki
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6

Hovimäki

(1999) Creator
Metsolat
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9

Metsolat

(1993) Writer
Metsolat - Muistojen joulu
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0
Galgmannen
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0

Galgmannen

(1961) Director
Daniel Hjort
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Daniel Hjort

(2024) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1995 Tuomari
1993 Saarnamies
1986 Portsari
Sihteeri Erlangen
1984 Ylilääkäri
1963 Nurmi (uncredited)
1954 Officer (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1999 Director
1996 Director
1993 Director
1981 Assistant Director
1961 Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1999 Writer
1996 Writer
1993 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1999 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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