Matti Pellonpää

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-03-28

Day of death

1995-07-13 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

Matti Pellonpää

Biography

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

  • Shadows in Paradise

    Shadows in Paradise

  • The Liar

    The Liar

  • Ariel

    Ariel

  • Jackpot 2

    Jackpot 2

  • Paper Star

    Paper Star

  • Viimeiset rotannahat

    Viimeiset rotannahat

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • Zombie and the Ghost Train

    Zombie and the Ghost Train

  • Dirty Hands

    Dirty Hands

  • Kauhea murhamies Lalli

    Kauhea murhamies Lalli

  • Rakkauselokuva

    Rakkauselokuva

  • Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers

    Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers

  • Cha Cha Cha

    Cha Cha Cha

  • Näkemiin, hyvästi

    Näkemiin, hyvästi

  • Calamari Union

    Calamari Union

  • Pedon merkki

    Pedon merkki

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

    The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

  • Night on Earth

    Night on Earth

  • Akseli and Elina

    Akseli and Elina

  • Päätepysäkki

    Päätepysäkki

  • Marked

    Marked

  • The Worthless

    The Worthless

  • Aikalainen

    Aikalainen

  • Bohemian Eyes

    Bohemian Eyes

  • Kesän maku

    Kesän maku

  • Dolly and Her Lover

    Dolly and Her Lover

  • Finnish Frustrations

    Finnish Frustrations

  • Pieniä valheita

    Pieniä valheita

  • Päivä ennen

    Päivä ennen

  • Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

    Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

  • Sutki

    Sutki

  • Viimeinen savotta

    Viimeinen savotta

  • The Hobbits

    The Hobbits

  • Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

  • Antti Puuhaara

    Antti Puuhaara

  • La Vie de Bohème

    La Vie de Bohème

  • Kello

    Kello

  • Rocky VI

    Rocky VI

  • Onnentyttö

    Onnentyttö

  • Regina ja miehet

    Regina ja miehet

  • Where Is Musette?

    Where Is Musette?

  • Kumma juttu

    Kumma juttu

  • Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

    Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

  • Konstan pylkkerö

    Konstan pylkkerö

  • Iron Horsemen

    Iron Horsemen

  • Hamlet Goes Business

    Hamlet Goes Business

  • Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

    Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

  • Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

    Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

  • Chaplinesque

    Chaplinesque

  • Ruskan jälkeen

    Ruskan jälkeen

  • The Last Border

    The Last Border

  • Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin

    Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin

  • Ylösnousemus

    Ylösnousemus

  • Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

    Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

  • Some of You May Have Heard of Me

    Some of You May Have Heard of Me

  • Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää

    Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää