Matti Pellonpää
Known For
Acting
Born
1951-03-28 in Helsinki, Finland
Died
1995-07-13
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.
Most Known For
The Boys
as Schoolboy (uncredited)
Ariel
as Mikkonen
Shadows in Paradise
as Nikander
Dirty Hands
as Hugo Barine
Paper Star
as Ravintolan asiakas
Night on Earth
as Mika
Pedon merkki
as Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
Rakkauselokuva
as Säikky-Nilsson
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Calamari Union
as Frank
Bohemian Eyes
as Self (archive footage)
The Worthless
as Manne
Marked
as Morgue Worker
The Hobbits
as Saruman
Päätepysäkki
as Sepi
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Vladimir (Manager)
La Vie de Bohème
as Rodolfo
Viimeinen savotta
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
as Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
Antti Puuhaara
as Comedian