- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeif Christian Wager
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Leif Wager was born on February 11, 1922 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor, known for Läpi usvan (1948), Tanssi yli hautojen (1950) and Pikajuna pohjoiseen (1947). He was married to Eva Hemming. He died on March 23, 2002 in Helsinki, Finland.
- SpouseEva Hemming(1946 - March 23, 2002) (his death, 2 children)
- His breakthrough movie Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi (1943) was such a huge success in Finland that also Hollywood got interested in him. The MGM company contacted Wager's agent and asked for a copy of the film. This was sent, but the ship carrying the film reels was torpedoed on the Atlantic and Wager eventually stayed in Finland.
- Wrote his memoirs, "Hävyttömän hieno elämä" (A Shamelessly Fine Life), in 2000.
- His father was singer and painter Lars Wager, and mother was reporter Elsa Killengreen. He was first child of Wager and Killengreen.
- Studied in Lycée Montaignessa, Paris. After that he went to school back in Helsinki, and studied theater in Oslo.
- Work in National Theather of Finland between 1975-1989.
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