From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matti Pellonpää (28 March 1951 in Helsinki – 13 July 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.
Movie | Chaplinesque | 2025 | |
Movie | Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla | himself | 2013-03-06 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | 2012-02-04 | |
Movie | Bohemian Eyes | Self (archive footage) | 2011-01-26 |
Movie | L.A. Without a Map | Rodolfo (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1999-02-26 |
Movie | Iron Horsemen | Seeker | 1995-01-27 |
Series | Konstan pylkkerö | Anselmi | 1994-01-04 |
Movie | Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses | Moses / Vladimir | 1994-02-24 |
Movie | Pieniä valheita | Luikki | 1994-05-07 |
Movie | Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana | Reino | 1994-01-14 |
Series | The Hobbits | Saruman | 1993-03-29 |
Movie | The Last Border | Dimitri | 1993-08-20 |
Movie | La Vie de Bohème | Rodolfo | 1992-02-27 |
Movie | Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers | Toimistovirkailijat | 1991-03-08 |
Movie | Night on Earth | Mika | 1991-12-12 |
Movie | Zombie and the Ghost Train | Harri | 1991-07-26 |
Movie | Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut | Interpreter of Fruktosian | 1990-12-21 |
Movie | Dolly and Her Lover | Räpsy | 1990-02-02 |
Movie | Leningrad Cowboys Go America | Vladimir (Manager) | 1989-03-24 |
Movie | Cha Cha Cha | Matti Ojanperä | 1989-01-20 |
Movie | Dirty Hands | Hugo Barine | 1989-10-04 |
Movie | Paper Star | Ravintolan asiakas | 1989-09-29 |
Movie | Ariel | Mikkonen | 1988-10-21 |
Movie | Hamlet Goes Business | Guard | 1987-08-21 |
Movie | Rocky VI | 1986-06-14 | |
Movie | Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan | Earless Man | 1986-09-19 |
Movie | Shadows in Paradise | Nikander | 1986-10-17 |
Movie | Näkemiin, hyvästi | 1986-12-19 | |
Movie | Päätepysäkki | Sepi | 1986-10-17 |
Movie | Viimeiset rotannahat | 1985-01-18 | |
Movie | Ylösnousemus | Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa | 1985-09-27 |
Movie | Calamari Union | Frank | 1985-02-08 |
Movie | Kello | Honest Man | 1984-03-02 |
Movie | Aikalainen | 1984-03-16 | |
Movie | Rakkauselokuva | Säikky-Nilsson | 1984-11-16 |
Movie | Marked | 1984-09-15 | |
Movie | The Clan: Tale of the Frogs | Ritsari | 1984-11-30 |
Movie | Regina ja miehet | Rex Räsänen | 1983-02-18 |
Movie | Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin | kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi | 1983-10-21 |
Movie | Crime and Punishment | Nikander | 1983-12-02 |
Movie | Jackpot 2 | 1982-03-05 | |
Movie | The Worthless | Manne | 1982-10-15 |
Movie | The Liar | Fan of Chandler | 1981-02-27 |
Movie | Pedon merkki | Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri | 1981-09-25 |
Movie | Kauhea murhamies Lalli | Puhelias keihäsmies | 1981-05-08 |
Movie | Kesän maku | Hessu, tykkimies | 1975-10-17 |
Movie | Akseli and Elina | Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu" | 1970-12-04 |
Movie | Finnish Frustrations | 1969-04-20 | |
Movie | The Boys | Schoolboy (uncredited) | 1962-11-02 |