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Matti Pellonpää

Acting
Known For

44 Years Old

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.

Born

Helsinki, Finland on 28th March 1951

Died

13th July 1995

All Credits

The Hobbits Image
The Hobbits
Saruman
Konstan pylkkerö Image
Konstan pylkkerö
Anselmi
Night on Earth Image
Night on Earth
Mika
Ariel Image
Ariel
Mikkonen
Shadows in Paradise Image
Shadows in Paradise
Nikander
La Vie de Bohème Image
La Vie de Bohème
Rodolfo
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana Image
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Reino
Leningrad Cowboys Go America Image
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Vladimir (Manager)
Crime and Punishment Image
Crime and Punishment
Nikander
Calamari Union Image
Calamari Union
Frank
Rocky VI Image
Rocky VI
Aljosa, Igor's Coach
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses Image
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Moses / Vladimir
Hamlet Goes Business Image
Hamlet Goes Business
Guard
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers Image
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Toimistovirkailijat
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs Image
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Ritsari
Cha Cha Cha Image
Cha Cha Cha
Matti Ojanperä
The Worthless Image
The Worthless
Manne
The Last Border Image
The Last Border
Dimitri
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut Image
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
Interpreter of Fruktosian
No Image
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
Puhelias keihäsmies
Pieniä valheita Image
Pieniä valheita
Luikki
Chaplinesque Image
Chaplinesque
The Man Who Greets the Sun
No Image
Jackpot 2
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla Image
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan Image
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Earless Man
Zombie and the Ghost Train Image
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Harri
The Boys Image
The Boys
Schoolboy (uncredited)
The Liar Image
The Liar
Fan of Chandler
Kello Image
Kello
Honest Man
Ruskan jälkeen Image
Ruskan jälkeen
Jaakko Sammalsuo
Ylösnousemus Image
Ylösnousemus
Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
Akseli and Elina Image
Akseli and Elina
Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"
Rakkauselokuva Image
Rakkauselokuva
Säikky-Nilsson
Viimeinen savotta Image
Viimeinen savotta
Dirty Hands Image
Dirty Hands
Hugo Barine
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin Image
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
Iron Horsemen Image
Iron Horsemen
Seeker
Regina ja miehet Image
Regina ja miehet
Rex Räsänen
Pedon merkki Image
Pedon merkki
Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
Viimeiset rotannahat Image
Viimeiset rotannahat
No Image
Marked
Antti Puuhaara Image
Antti Puuhaara
Comedian
Sutki Image
Sutki
Dino
Kesän maku Image
Kesän maku
Hessu, tykkimies
Päivä ennen Image
Päivä ennen
Mopedimies
Paper Star Image
Paper Star
Ravintolan asiakas
Bohemian Eyes Image
Bohemian Eyes
Self (archive footage)
Dolly and Her Lover Image
Dolly and Her Lover
Räpsy
Where Is Musette? Image
Where Is Musette?
self
Kumma juttu Image
Kumma juttu
self
Aikalainen Image
Aikalainen
Näkemiin, hyvästi Image
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Onnentyttö Image
Onnentyttö
Kapula Kirkasoja
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Päätepysäkki
Sepi
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää Image
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
Self
Finnish Frustrations Image
Finnish Frustrations
Some of You May Have Heard of Me Image
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
self