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Matti Pellonpää

Matti Pellonpää

Actor · Born 1951-03-28 · Helsinki, Finland

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Night on Earth (1991) — Mika
  2. Shadows in Paradise (1986) — Nikander
  3. Ariel (1988) — Mikkonen
  4. Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) — Vladimir (Manager)
  5. La Vie de Bohème (1992) — Rodolfo
  6. Calamari Union (1985) — Frank
  7. Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana (1994) — Reino
  8. Crime and Punishment (1983) — Nikander
  9. Rocky VI (1986) — Aljosa, Igor's Coach
  10. Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994) — Moses / Vladimir
  11. Hamlet Goes Business (1987) — Guard
  12. The Worthless (1982) — Manne
  13. The Boys (1962) — Schoolboy (uncredited)
  14. Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991) — Harri
  15. The Liar (1981) — Fan of Chandler
  16. Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers (1991) — Toimistovirkailijat
  17. The Last Border (1993) — Dimitri
  18. Jackpot 2 (1982)
  19. The Clan: Tale of the Frogs (1984) — Ritsari
  20. The Hobbits (1993) — Saruman
  21. Dirty Hands (2015) — Hugo Barine
  22. Akseli and Elina (1970) — Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"
  23. Viimeinen savotta (1977)
  24. Cha Cha Cha (1989) — Matti Ojanperä
  25. Pedon merkki (1981) — Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
  26. Dolly and Her Lover (1990) — Räpsy
  27. Marked (1984) — Morgue Worker
  28. Paper Star (1989) — Ravintolan asiakas
  29. Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1986) — Earless Man
  30. Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut (1990) — Interpreter of Fruktosian
  31. Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin (1983) — kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
  32. Kello (1984) — Honest Man
  33. Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla (2013) — Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
  34. Viimeiset rotannahat (1985)
  35. Ruskan jälkeen (1979) — Jaakko Sammalsuo
  36. Bohemian Eyes (2011) — Self (archive footage)
  37. Pieniä valheita (1994) — Luikki
  38. Kesän maku (1975) — Hessu, tykkimies
  39. Aikalainen (1984)
  40. Rakkauselokuva (1984) — Säikky-Nilsson