Matti Pellonpää
Acting
Born March 28, 1951 · Helsinki, Finland
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.
Films (55)
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
2025
Dirty Hands
2015
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
2013
Bohemian Eyes
2011
Iron Horsemen
1995
Pieniä valheita
1994
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
1994
Sutki
1993
Chaplinesque
1993
The Last Border
1993
La Vie de Bohème
1992
Where Is Musette?
1992
Night on Earth
1991
Zombie and the Ghost Train
1991
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
1991
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
1990
Dolly and Her Lover
1990
Kumma juttu
1989
Paper Star
1989
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
Cha Cha Cha
1989
Ariel
1988
Hamlet Goes Business
1987
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
Shadows in Paradise
1986
Päätepysäkki
1986
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
1986
Rocky VI
1986
Ylösnousemus
1985
Calamari Union
1985
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
1984
Rakkauselokuva
1984
Marked
1984
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
1984
Aikalainen
1984
Kello
1984
Crime and Punishment
1983
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
1983
Onnentyttö
1983
Regina ja miehet
1983
The Worthless
1982
Jackpot 2
1982
Pedon merkki
1981
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
1981
The Liar
1981
Ruskan jälkeen
1979
Päivä ennen
1978
Viimeinen savotta
1977
Antti Puuhaara
1976
Kesän maku
1975
Akseli and Elina
1970
Finnish Frustrations
1969
The Boys
1962