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Paul Sonkkila(1944-2016)

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Paul Sonkkila
Paul Sonkkila was born on 27 March 1944 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. He was an actor, known for Daybreakers (2009), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) and Gallipoli (1981). He died in April 2016 in Australia.
BornMarch 27, 1944
DiedApril 2016
BornMarch 27, 1944
DiedApril 2016
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Known for

Daybreakers (2009)
Daybreakers
6.4
  • General Williams
  • 2009
Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
The Year of Living Dangerously
7.1
  • Kevin Condon
  • 1982
Gallipoli (1981)
Gallipoli
7.4
  • Sniper
  • 1981
Ocean Girl (1994)
Ocean Girl
7.3
TV Series
  • Richter

Credits

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Actor

  • Richard Roxburgh in Rake (2010)
    Rake
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Father Bobby
    • 2014
  • Daybreakers (2009)
    Daybreakers
    6.4
    • General Williams
    • 2009
  • Anthony LaPaglia and Oscar Isaac in Balibo (2009)
    Balibo
    7.0
    • McGuire (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Rhys Muldoon, Helen O'Connor, and Octavia Barron Martin in Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler (2006)
    Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Detective
    • 2006
  • Murderous Intent (2006)
    Murderous Intent
    6.3
    • Police Bureaucrat
    • 2006
  • The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005)
    The Illustrated Family Doctor
    5.9
    • Snapper Thompson
    • 2005
  • Miranda Otto, Craig McLachlan, and Peter O'Brien in Through My Eyes (2004)
    Through My Eyes
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • 2004
  • Lisa McCune, William McInnes, Alison Whyte, and Chris Hemsworth in Marshall Law (2002)
    Marshall Law
    5.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Jack Money
    • 2002
  • Jason Clarke, Anita Hegh, Asher Keddie, Kate Kendall, Peter Phelps, Robert Rabiah, Jacinta Stapleton, Ian Stenlake, Gary Sweet, and Roxane Wilson in Stingers (1998)
    Stingers
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Commissioner Doug Grodin
    • 2001–2002
  • Black and White (2002)
    Black and White
    6.7
    • Bishop (as Paul Sonkilla)
    • 2002
  • Guy Pearce and Rachel Griffiths in The Hard Word (2002)
    The Hard Word
    5.9
    • O'Riordan
    • 2002
  • Finding Hope
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Spencer (as Paul Sonkkilla)
    • 2001
  • The Lost World (1999)
    The Lost World
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Alfred Lapprand
    • 1999
  • Misery Guts (1998)
    Misery Guts
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Curly
    • 1998
  • Wildside (1997)
    Wildside
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Timothy Landow
    • 1998

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Paul Sonkila
  • Born
    • March 27, 1944
    • Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
  • Died
    • April 2016
    • Australia

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