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

  • Dirty Hands

    Dirty Hands

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • Ariel

    Ariel

  • Hamlet Goes Business

    Hamlet Goes Business

  • Night on Earth

    Night on Earth

  • Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

    Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

  • Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

  • La Vie de Bohème

    La Vie de Bohème

  • The Liar

    The Liar

  • Viimeiset rotannahat

    Viimeiset rotannahat

  • Jackpot 2

    Jackpot 2

  • Aikalainen

    Aikalainen

  • The Last Border

    The Last Border

  • Paper Star

    Paper Star

  • Rocky VI

    Rocky VI

  • Calamari Union

    Calamari Union

  • Pedon merkki

    Pedon merkki

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Cha Cha Cha

    Cha Cha Cha

  • Ruskan jälkeen

    Ruskan jälkeen

  • Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

    Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

  • Kauhea murhamies Lalli

    Kauhea murhamies Lalli

  • Zombie and the Ghost Train

    Zombie and the Ghost Train

  • Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

    Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

  • Näkemiin, hyvästi

    Näkemiin, hyvästi

  • The Hobbits

    The Hobbits

  • Konstan pylkkerö

    Konstan pylkkerö

  • Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers

    Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers

  • Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

    Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

  • Iron Horsemen

    Iron Horsemen

  • Akseli and Elina

    Akseli and Elina

  • The Worthless

    The Worthless

  • The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

    The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

  • Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

    Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

  • Viimeinen savotta

    Viimeinen savotta

  • Rakkauselokuva

    Rakkauselokuva

  • Marked

    Marked

  • Pieniä valheita

    Pieniä valheita

  • Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin

    Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin

  • Päätepysäkki

    Päätepysäkki

  • Kello

    Kello

  • Kumma juttu

    Kumma juttu

  • Finnish Frustrations

    Finnish Frustrations

  • Where Is Musette?

    Where Is Musette?

  • Regina ja miehet

    Regina ja miehet

  • Kesän maku

    Kesän maku

  • Bohemian Eyes

    Bohemian Eyes

  • Dolly and Her Lover

    Dolly and Her Lover

  • Ylösnousemus

    Ylösnousemus

  • Chaplinesque

    Chaplinesque

  • Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää

    Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää

  • Sutki

    Sutki

  • Onnentyttö

    Onnentyttö

  • Antti Puuhaara

    Antti Puuhaara

  • Päivä ennen

    Päivä ennen

  • Some of You May Have Heard of Me

    Some of You May Have Heard of Me