Turo Pajala

Turo Pajala (November 16, 1955 − February 28, 2007) was a Finnish actor. Pajala played the leading role as an unemployed coal miner Taisto Kasurinen in an Aki Kaurismäki film Ariel, and won the Bronze St. George award for Best Actor at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. He also played many supporting roles in films and on television. Pajala's personal life took a downturn after Ariel, when he withdrew from the public eye. He made his final film appearance in 1998 in a Joona Tena film Kulkurin taivas. His final work in television came in 2007 with the role of a Christmas tree salesman in a television series Taivaan tulet. Turo Pajala's father Erkki Pajala (1929–1992) was also an actor. He had one daughter from his first marriage to actress Aino Seppo.

Known For: Acting

Born: Joutseno, Finland, 1955-11-16

Died: 2007-02-28

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Pimeys odottaa	Paavo	35
2	1986	Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan	Artilleryman	45
3	1986	Päätepysäkki	Jami	20
4	1986	Näkemiin, hyvästi		60
5	1987	Macbeth	Make	45
6	1987	Pieni yösoitto	Raino	0
7	1987	Hamlet Goes Business	Rosencranz	66
8	1988	Ariel	Taisto Kasurinen	71
9	1992	The Prodigal Son	Wrestler	56
10	1992	Lyrics and Lace	Hotel Clerk	45
11	1997	Palkkasoturi	Työtön	50

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1988	The Nightmare	Konstaapeli	63
2	1991	Pakanamaan kartta	Kuvaaja	58

Turo Pajala

Film

Television