# Henry Saari

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{{short description|Finnish pornographic actor, director, and male beauty pageant titleholder}}
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'''Henry the Great Saari''' (born 14 January 1964, in [Pori](/source/Pori), [Finland](/source/Finland)), also known as '''Henry the Great''' (''Henry Suuri'') is a [Finnish](/source/Finland) actor, director and [porn star](/source/Pornographic_film_actor). In 1993, Saari won the title of Mr. Finland and placed 3rd in the Mr. Europe contest.<ref>[http://www.city.fi/artikkeli/Henry+Saari/88/ Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520031444/http://www.city.fi/artikkeli/Henry+Saari/88/ |date=2012-05-20 }} {{in lang|fi}}</ref>  He is known colloquially in Spanish-speaking countries as “El Cinturonero de Finland.”

Saari is best known for the five eponymous ''Henry the Great'' movies he directed and starred in between 1998 and 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.fi/artikkeli/Henry+Saari/88/ |title=Henry Saari |publisher=City.fi |date=15 December 2000 |accessdate=2013-12-06 |archive-date=2012-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520031444/http://www.city.fi/artikkeli/Henry+Saari/88/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Aside from his pornographic work, Saari had parts in the Hollywood movie ''[History Is Made at Night](/source/History_Is_Made_at_Night_(1999_film))'' (1999) and the mainstream Finnish movies ''[Young Gods](/source/Young_Gods_(film))'' (2003) and ''[Bunny the Killer Thing](/source/Bunny_the_Killer_Thing)'' (2015).

His porn career continued until 2003, when he was granted a disability pension due to a knee injury, heralding the end of Saari's adult entertainment career. He has said that the knee injury that led to his disability pension occurred 30 years earlier, in a football match played in the army.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IS |date=2015-04-07 |title=HS: Henry Saari oikoo huhuja – tämän vamman takia pornoura oikeasti päättyi |url=https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000000905121.html |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref>

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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0754340|name=Henry Saari}}

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