Matti Pellonpää

Matti Pellonpää

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: Acting

Born: Helsinki, Finland, 1951-03-28

Died: 1995-07-13

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	The Boys	Schoolboy (uncredited)	70
2	1969	Finnish Frustrations		0
3	1970	Akseli and Elina	Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"	64
4	1975	Kesän maku	Hessu, tykkimies	30
5	1976	Antti Puuhaara	Comedian	70
6	1977	Viimeinen savotta		56
7	1978	Päivä ennen	Mopedimies	40
8	1979	Ruskan jälkeen	Jaakko Sammalsuo	40
9	1981	The Liar	Fan of Chandler	63
10	1981	Kauhea murhamies Lalli	Puhelias keihäsmies	0
11	1981	Pedon merkki	Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri	46
12	1982	Jackpot 2		51
13	1982	The Worthless	Manne	64
14	1983	Regina ja miehet	Rex Räsänen	0
15	1983	Onnentyttö	Kapula Kirkasoja	10
16	1983	Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin	kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi	40
17	1983	Crime and Punishment	Nikander	69
18	1984	Kello	Honest Man	40
19	1984	Aikalainen		30
20	1984	Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää	Self	0
21	1984	Marked		58
22	1984	Rakkauselokuva	Säikky-Nilsson	40
23	1984	The Clan: Tale of the Frogs	Ritsari	67
24	1985	Viimeiset rotannahat		53
25	1985	Calamari Union	Frank	69
26	1985	Ylösnousemus	Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa	55
27	1986	Rocky VI	Aljosa, Igor's Coach	58
28	1986	Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan	Earless Man	45
29	1986	Shadows in Paradise	Nikander	73
30	1986	Päätepysäkki	Sepi	20
31	1986	Näkemiin, hyvästi		60
32	1987	Hamlet Goes Business	Guard	66
33	1988	Ariel	Mikkonen	71
34	1989	Cha Cha Cha	Matti Ojanperä	67
35	1989	Leningrad Cowboys Go America	Vladimir (Manager)	69
36	1989	Paper Star	Ravintolan asiakas	46
37	1989	Dirty Hands	Hugo Barine	53
38	1989	Kumma juttu	self	0
39	1990	Dolly and Her Lover	Räpsy	58
40	1990	Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut	Interpreter of Fruktosian	42
41	1991	Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers	Toimistovirkailijat	45
42	1991	Zombie and the Ghost Train	Harri	69
43	1991	Night on Earth	Mika	75
44	1992	Where Is Musette?	self	0
45	1992	La Vie de Bohème	Rodolfo	75
46	1993	The Last Border	Dimitri	42
47	1993	Chaplinesque	The Man Who Greets the Sun	40
48	1993	Sutki	Dino	0
49	1994	Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana	Reino	68
50	1994	Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses	Moses / Vladimir	58
51	1994	Pieniä valheita	Luikki	27
52	1995	Iron Horsemen	Seeker	60
53	2011	Bohemian Eyes	Self (archive footage)	67
54	2013	Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla	Self - Guest Vocals: Danish	46
55	2025	Some of You May Have Heard of Me	self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1993	The Hobbits	Saruman	47
2	1994	Konstan pylkkerö	Anselmi	20

Matti Pellonpää

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