Simo Veli Atte Salminen (8 November 1932 – 2 September 2015) was a Finnish comic-actor best known for his many performances in movies and television shows by Spede Pasanen, usually playing his sidekick in some fashion.
Salminen alongside Vesa-Matti Loiri and Pasanen himself were the three important players in almost all of Pasanen's productions. He frequently played a supporting or at the very least a relevant secondary character in many of Pasanen's films, usually the bungling assistant to the main character (often portrayed by Pasanen). His characters were frequently also called "Simo" (such as in Pähkähullu Suomi, Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit). Salminen is best remembered for the role of the luckless mechanic Sörselssön, working at an auto-repair shop with the foul-mouthed Härski Hartikainen (Pasanen) in the Uuno Turhapuro film series.
Jukka Virtanen, director of Millipilleri and Noin 7 Veljestä, has said of Salminen that he complimented Spede on-screen by being naturally funny and without stealing the spotlight.
2005
as Self
2004
as Sörsselssön
1999
as Pullo Pölkkynen
1998
as Sörsselsson
1994
as Sörsselssön
1993
as Sörsselssön
1992
as Sörsselssön
1991
as Sörsselssön
1990
as Sörsselssön
1988
as Sörsselssön
1987
as Sörsselssön
1986
as Väke / Keksijä Yskänen
1986
as Sörsselssön
1986
as Insinööri Sörsselssön
1985
as Sörssellssön
1985
as Kullervo 'Kultsi' Kankinen
1984
as Sörsselssön
1984
as Salaiseksi agentiksi opiskellut pohjalaishämäläinen
1983
as Sörsselssön
1982
as Sörsselssön
1981
as Sörsselssön
1980
as Härveli
1979
as Simo Seivästö
1978
as Lörsson / Lörssonin isä
1977
as Lörssön
1976
as Jaska
1974
as Intohimoinen suutelija / Mies neuvottelussa
1973
as Lettunen
1971
as Tonto
1971
as Kalevi Riivatsalo, managing director at Mainostoimisto Universalin
1970
as Hämeen Hitain
1970
as Taneli Huurre
1969
as cinematographer Törrönen
1969
as pääinsinööri Sulo Räntävaara, "Lahtari-Lösse"
1969
as koomikkotaiteilija Simo Salminen
1968
as Mauno Munalukko
1966
as Hannu Edengren
1965
as Restorer
1964
as Simo
1960
as 'Kuoleva Joutsen' (uncredited)