Kaarlo Karppanen was born on May 1, 1905 in Sakkola, Finland. He was an actor, known for Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta (1950), 'Minä elän' (1946) and The Guarded Village 1944 (1978). He was previously married to Sirkka Uro. He died on December 3, 1996.