Matti Pellonpää
ActingMatti 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
Night on Earth
Mika
Ariel
Mikkonen
Shadows in Paradise
Nikander
La Vie de Bohème
Rodolfo
The Worthless
Manne
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Reino
Crime and Punishment
Nikander
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Vladimir (Manager)
Calamari Union
Frank
Rocky VI
Aljosa, Igor's Coach
Filmography — Acting
Night on Earth
Mika
Ariel
Mikkonen
Shadows in Paradise
Nikander
La Vie de Bohème
Rodolfo
The Worthless
Manne
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Reino
Crime and Punishment
Nikander
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Vladimir (Manager)
Calamari Union
Frank
Rocky VI
Aljosa, Igor's Coach
Ruskan jälkeen
Jaakko Sammalsuo
Hamlet Goes Business
Guard
The Liar
Fan of Chandler
Dirty Hands
Hugo Barine
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Earless Man
The Boys
Schoolboy (uncredited)
The Last Border
Dimitri
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Harri
Iron Horsemen
Seeker
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Moses / Vladimir
Sutki
Dino
Cha Cha Cha
Matti Ojanperä
Kello
Honest Man
Akseli and Elina
Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Ritsari
Päätepysäkki
Sepi
Pedon merkki
Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
Viimeinen savotta
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
Jackpot 2
Bohemian Eyes
Self (archive footage)
Viimeiset rotannahat
Pieniä valheita
Luikki
Dolly and Her Lover
Räpsy
Ylösnousemus
Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
Antti Puuhaara
Comedian
Paper Star
Ravintolan asiakas
Kesän maku
Hessu, tykkimies
Rakkauselokuva
Säikky-Nilsson
Aikalainen
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
Interpreter of Fruktosian
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
Self
Marked
Morgue Worker
Where Is Musette?
Self
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
Puhelias keihäsmies
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Toimistovirkailijat
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
self
Chaplinesque
The Man Who Greets the Sun
Finnish Frustrations
Onnentyttö
Kapula Kirkasoja
Kumma juttu
self
Regina ja miehet
Rex Räsänen
Päivä ennen
Mopedimies
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
Sirpaleita
Cook