Matti Pellonpää
Acting
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
Acting59
movieDirty Hands
2015
Hugo Barine
movieBluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
2013
Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
movieBohemian Eyes
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieIron Horsemen
1995
Seeker
moviePieniä valheita
1994
Luikki
movieLeningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994
Moses / Vladimir
tvKonstan pylkkerö
1994
Anselmi
movieSutki
1993
Dino
movieChaplinesque
1993
The Man Who Greets the Sun
movieThe Last Border
1993
Dimitri
tvThe Hobbits
1993
Saruman
movieShit Happens
1992
Mustache Man
movieLa Vie de Bohème
1992
Rodolfo
movieMoonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
1991
Toimistovirkailijat
movieKiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
1990
Interpreter of Fruktosian
moviePaper Star
1989
Ravintolan asiakas
movieLeningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
Vladimir (Manager)
movieCha Cha Cha
1989
Matti Ojanperä
movieAriel
1988
Mikkonen
movieShadows in Paradise
1986
Nikander
movieKuningas lähtee Ranskaan
1986
Earless Man
movieRocky VI
1986
Aljosa, Igor's Coach
movieYlösnousemus
1985
Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
movieRakkauselokuva
1984
Säikky-Nilsson
movieMarked
1984
Morgue Worker
movieKello
1984
Honest Man
movieCrime and Punishment
1983
Nikander
movieHuhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
1983
kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
movieOnnentyttö
1983
Kapula Kirkasoja
movieRegina ja miehet
1983
Rex Räsänen
moviePedon merkki
1981
Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
1981
Puhelias keihäsmies
movieThe Liar
1981
Fan of Chandler
movieRuskan jälkeen
1979
Jaakko Sammalsuo
moviePäivä ennen
1978
Mopedimies
movieAntti Puuhaara
1976
Comedian
movieKesän maku
1975
Hessu, tykkimies
movieAkseli and Elina
1970
Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"
movieThe Boys
1962
Schoolboy (uncredited)
Lighting2
movieMacbeth
1987
Gaffer
Crew1
movieDrifting Clouds
1996
In Memory Of
Production1
movieTotal Balalaika Show
1994
Production Assistant