Matti Pellonpää

Known for ActingBorn 1951-03-28Died 1995-07-13Helsinki, Finland

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Where Is Musette?

Sirpaleita

Kumma juttu

Drifting Clouds

Night on Earth

La Vie de Bohème

Antti Puuhaara

Shadows in Paradise

Ariel

Cha Cha Cha

Calamari Union

Leningrad Cowboys Go America

Regina ja miehet

Crime and Punishment

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

Zombie and the Ghost Train

Hamlet Goes Business

The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

Bohemian Eyes

Iron Horsemen

The Boys

Akseli and Elina

Macbeth

Total Balalaika Show

The Worthless

The Liar

Näkemiin, hyvästi

The Hobbits

Ylösnousemus

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

Rocky VI

Dirty Hands

Jackpot 2

Viimeinen savotta

Dolly and Her Lover

Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

Marked

Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

Viimeiset rotannahat

Rakkauselokuva

Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers

Paper Star

Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

Ruskan jälkeen

Kello

Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin

The Last Border

Pedon merkki