Matti Pellonpää
Biography
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
Mikkonen
Ariel
Nikander
Varjoja paratiisissa
Mika
Night on Earth
Moses / Vladimir
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Vladimir (Manager)
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Manne
Arvottomat
Rodolfo
La Vie de Bohème
The Man Who Greets the Sun
Chaplinesque
Harri
Zombie ja Kummitusjuna
Ravintolan asiakas
Paperitähti
Nikander
Rikos ja rangaistus
Reino
Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana
Sepi
Päätepysäkki
Dino
Sutki
Hugo Barine
Likaiset kädet
Puhelias keihäsmies
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
Räpsy
Räpsy & Dolly eli Pariisi odottaa
Kapula Kirkasoja
Onnentyttö
Mopedimies
Päivä ennen
Matti Ojanperä
Cha Cha Cha
self
Where Is Musette?
Self
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
Earless Man
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Toimistovirkailijat
Kuutamosonaatti 2: Kadunlakaisijat
Viimeiset rotannahat
Seeker
Iron Horsemen
Frank
Calamari Union
Schoolboy (uncredited)
Pojat
Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"
Akseli ja Elina
Hessu, tykkimies
Kesän maku
Comedian
Antti Puuhaara
Viimeinen savotta
Jaakko Sammalsuo
Ruskan jälkeen
Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
Pedon merkki
Rex Räsänen
Regina ja miehet
kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
Ritsari
Klaani – tarina Sammakoitten suvusta
Honest Man
Kello
Aikalainen
Säikky-Nilsson
Rakkauselokuva
Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
Ylösnousemus
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Guard
Hamlet liikemaailmassa
Interpreter of Fruktosian
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
Dimitri
The Last Border
Self (archive footage)
Boheemi elää
Fan of Chandler
Valehtelija
Aljosa, Igor's Coach
Rock'y VI
Yöjuttu: Merkitty
Jackpot 2
Luikki
Pieniä valheita
Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
self
Kumma juttu
Ampumarata
self
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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
55
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-03-28
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
Also Known As
Tino Sandos