Matti Pellonpää
Acting
- Born:
- 1951-03-28
- Died:
- 1995-07-13
- Place of birth:
- Helsinki, Finland
Biography
Matti Pellonpää (March 28, 1951 in Helsinki – July 13, 1995 in Vaasa) was an award-winning Finnish actor and a musician. He rose to international fame with his roles in both Aki Kaurismäki's and Mika Kaurismäki's films; particularly being a regular in Aki's films, appearing in 18 of them. He started his career in 1962 as a radio actor at the Finnish state-owned broadcasting company YLE. He performed as an actor during the 70s in many amateur theatres, at the same time that he studied at the Finnish Theatre Academy, where he completed his studies in the year 1977. He was nominated Best Actor by European Film Academy for his role as Rodolfo in La Vie de Boheme and won the Felix at the European Film Awards in 1992. He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matti Pellonpää, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
Dirty Hands
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
Bohemian Eyes
Sirpaleita
Iron Horsemen
White Lies
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Konstan Pylkkerö
Sutki
Chaplinesque
The Last Border
The Hobbits
Shit Happens
La Vie de Bohème
Where Is Musette?
Night on Earth
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
Dolly and Her Lover
Kumma juttu
Paper Star
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Cha Cha Cha
Ariel
Hamlet Goes Business
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Shadows in Paradise
Päätepysäkki
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Rocky VI
Ylösnousemus
Calamari Union
Viimeiset rotannahat
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Rakkauselokuva
Marked
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
Aikalainen
Kello
Crime and Punishment
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
Onnentyttö
Regina ja miehet
The Worthless
Jackpot 2
Pedon merkki
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
The Liar
Ruskan jälkeen
Päivä ennen
Viimeinen savotta
Antti Puuhaara
Kesän maku
Akseli and Elina
Finnish Frustrations
The Boys