Turo Pajala

Biography

Turo Pajala (November 16, 1955 − February 28, 2007) was a Finnish actor. Pajala played the leading role as an unemployed coal miner Taisto Kasurinen in an Aki Kaurismäki film Ariel, and won the Bronze St. George award for Best Actor at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. He also played many supporting roles in films and on television. Pajala's personal life took a downturn after Ariel, when he withdrew from the public eye. He made his final film appearance in 1998 in a Joona Tena film Kulkurin taivas. His final work in television came in 2007 with the role of a Christmas tree salesman in a television series Taivaan tulet. Turo Pajala's father Erkki Pajala (1929–1992) was also an actor. He had one daughter from his first marriage to actress Aino Seppo.

Most Known For

Ariel

as Taisto Kasurinen

Palkkasoturi

as Työtön

Huomenna

as Uhri

Näkemiin, hyvästi

Päätepysäkki

as Jami

Pakanamaan kartta

as Kuvaaja

Hamlet Goes Business

as Rosencranz

The Nightmare

as Konstaapeli

Pieni yösoitto

as Raino

The Prodigal Son

as Wrestler

Lyrics and Lace

as Hotel Clerk

Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

as Artilleryman

Macbeth

as Make

Pimeys odottaa

as Paavo