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

  • Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

  • Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

    Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

  • Hamlet Goes Business

    Hamlet Goes Business

  • Shadows in Paradise

    Shadows in Paradise

  • Rocky VI

    Rocky VI

  • The Last Border

    The Last Border

  • Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

    Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

  • Viimeiset rotannahat

    Viimeiset rotannahat

  • Ylösnousemus

    Ylösnousemus

  • Night on Earth

    Night on Earth

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Ruskan jälkeen

    Ruskan jälkeen

  • Cha Cha Cha

    Cha Cha Cha

  • Jackpot 2

    Jackpot 2

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • Kauhea murhamies Lalli

    Kauhea murhamies Lalli

  • The Liar

    The Liar

  • Paper Star

    Paper Star

  • Ariel

    Ariel

  • La Vie de Bohème

    La Vie de Bohème

  • Iron Horsemen

    Iron Horsemen

  • Dirty Hands

    Dirty Hands

  • The Hobbits

    The Hobbits

  • Some of You May Have Heard of Me

    Some of You May Have Heard of Me

  • Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

    Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

  • Konstan pylkkerö

    Konstan pylkkerö

  • Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers

    Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers

  • Calamari Union

    Calamari Union

  • Näkemiin, hyvästi

    Näkemiin, hyvästi

  • The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

    The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

  • Zombie and the Ghost Train

    Zombie and the Ghost Train

  • Rakkauselokuva

    Rakkauselokuva

  • Pedon merkki

    Pedon merkki

  • Onnentyttö

    Onnentyttö

  • Dolly and Her Lover

    Dolly and Her Lover

  • Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

    Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

  • Päätepysäkki

    Päätepysäkki

  • Akseli and Elina

    Akseli and Elina

  • Päivä ennen

    Päivä ennen

  • Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää

    Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää

  • The Worthless

    The Worthless

  • Finnish Frustrations

    Finnish Frustrations

  • Marked

    Marked

  • Sutki

    Sutki

  • Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

    Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

  • Chaplinesque

    Chaplinesque

  • Pieniä valheita

    Pieniä valheita

  • Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin

    Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin

  • Bohemian Eyes

    Bohemian Eyes

  • Kello

    Kello

  • Viimeinen savotta

    Viimeinen savotta

  • Regina ja miehet

    Regina ja miehet

  • Aikalainen

    Aikalainen

  • Antti Puuhaara

    Antti Puuhaara

  • Where Is Musette?

    Where Is Musette?

  • Kesän maku

    Kesän maku

  • Kumma juttu

    Kumma juttu