Matti Pellonpää
Acting
Born: 1951-03-28 in 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
Marked
Morgue Worker
Night on Earth
Mika
Shadows in Paradise
Nikander
La Vie de Bohème
Rodolfo
Ariel
Mikkonen
Päivä ennen
Mopedimies
Finnish Frustrations
The Boys
Schoolboy (uncredited)
Calamari Union
Frank
Crime and Punishment
Nikander
The Hobbits
Saruman
Kesän maku
Hessu, tykkimies
Paper Star
Ravintolan asiakas
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Vladimir (Manager)
Konstan Pylkkerö
Anselmi
The Worthless
Manne
Sutki
Dino
Pedon merkki
Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
Näkemiin, hyvästi
White Lies
Luikki
Kumma juttu
self
Dirty Hands
Hugo Barine
Rakkauselokuva
Säikky-Nilsson
Akseli and Elina
Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"
Viimeinen savotta
Kello
Honest Man
Hamlet Goes Business
Guard
Shit Happens
Mustache Man
Aikalainen
Onnentyttö
Kapula Kirkasoja
Antti Puuhaara
Comedian
Cha Cha Cha
Matti Ojanperä
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Moses / Vladimir
The Last Border
Dimitri
Bohemian Eyes
Self (archive footage)
Regina ja miehet
Rex Räsänen
Dolly and Her Lover
Räpsy
Chaplinesque
The Man Who Greets the Sun