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.
Filmography (58 titles)
MovieSome of You May Have Heard of Me
self · 2025
5.5MovieDirty Hands
Hugo Barine · 2015
4.8MovieBluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
Self - Guest Vocals: Danish · 2013
6.4MovieBohemian Eyes
Self (archive footage) · 2011
Sirpaleita
Cook · 1995
6.5MovieIron Horsemen
Seeker · 1995
3.6MoviePieniä valheita
Luikki · 1994
5.8MovieLeningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Moses / Vladimir · 1994
6.8MovieTake Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Reino · 1994
4.3ShowKonstan pylkkerö
Anselmi · 1994
2.0MovieSutki
Dino · 1993
4.0MovieChaplinesque
The Man Who Greets the Sun · 1993
4.4MovieThe Last Border
Dimitri · 1993
5.9ShowThe Hobbits
Saruman · 1993
7.5MovieLa Vie de Bohème
Rodolfo · 1992
10.0MovieWhere Is Musette?
Self · 1992
7.5MovieNight on Earth
Mika · 1991
6.7MovieZombie and the Ghost Train
Harri · 1991
4.7MovieMoonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Toimistovirkailijat · 1991
4.7MovieKiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
Interpreter of Fruktosian · 1990
5.1MovieDolly and Her Lover
Räpsy · 1990
9.0MovieKumma juttu
self · 1989
4.7MoviePaper Star
Ravintolan asiakas · 1989
6.9MovieLeningrad Cowboys Go America
Vladimir (Manager) · 1989
7.0MovieCha Cha Cha
Matti Ojanperä · 1989
7.1MovieAriel
Mikkonen · 1988
6.7MovieHamlet Goes Business
Guard · 1987
6.0MovieNäkemiin, hyvästi
1986
7.3MovieShadows in Paradise
Nikander · 1986
Päätepysäkki
Sepi · 1986