Esko Salminen | |
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Esko Salminen (born 12 October 1940) is a Finnish actor with careers on television, the stage and on the silver screen.
Born in Helsinki, Salminen's parents were actor Unto Salminen and actress Kyllikki Väre . He is of partial Russian descent through his biological father, actor and singer Tauno Palo, whose maternal grandfather was a Russian soldier.[1][2] Actors Jukka-Pekka Palo , Martti Palo and Pertti Palo are his half-brothers.[3]
Salminen has been married to actress Rose-Marie Precht[1] Actresses Sonja Salminen and Kreeta Salminen are also Salminen's children.[4]
, dancer Riikka Korppi-Tommola and, since 1989, to actress Aino Seppo . He has two children with actress Heidi Krohn , one of whom is actor Kristo Salminen .