Armand Lohikoski

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth : 01/03/1912

Date of death : 03/20/2005

City of birth : Astoria, Oregon, USA

Born 1912 in Astoria, Oregon, Armand Lohikoski moved to Finland in 1921 with his parents. Before starting directing he worked in many different jobs in film industry, including as manager of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's office in Helsinki. MGM paid for his trip to Hollywood and he was there six months learning film making. After that he returned to home and get job as an director in Suomen Filmiteollisuus company. He directed 18 feature films, including 9 very popular comedy films.