Matti Pellonpää profile
Actor profile

Matti Pellonpää

28th March 1951 Helsinki, Finland Acting

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.

54 Movies 2 TV Shows 59 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sutki poster
Sutki 10th November 1993 as Dino
Ariel poster
Ariel 21st October 1988 as Mikkonen
Rocky VI poster
Rocky VI 14th June 1986 as Aljosa, Igor's Coach
Ylösnousemus poster
Ylösnousemus 27th September 1985 as Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
Marked poster
Marked 15th September 1984 as Morgue Worker
Kello poster
Kello 2nd March 1984 as Honest Man
Pedon merkki poster
Pedon merkki 25th September 1981 as Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
The Liar poster
The Liar 27th February 1981 as Fan of Chandler
The Boys poster
The Boys 2nd November 1962 as Schoolboy (uncredited)