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 Meet Moses

    Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

  • Shadows in Paradise

    Shadows in Paradise

  • Ariel

    Ariel

  • Hamlet Goes Business

    Hamlet Goes Business

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • Dirty Hands

    Dirty Hands

  • La Vie de Bohème

    La Vie de Bohème

  • Night on Earth

    Night on Earth

  • Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

  • The Last Border

    The Last Border

  • Viimeiset rotannahat

    Viimeiset rotannahat

  • The Liar

    The Liar

  • Rocky VI

    Rocky VI

  • Jackpot 2

    Jackpot 2

  • Paper Star

    Paper Star

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Calamari Union

    Calamari Union

  • Aikalainen

    Aikalainen

  • Kauhea murhamies Lalli

    Kauhea murhamies Lalli

  • The Hobbits

    The Hobbits

  • Cha Cha Cha

    Cha Cha Cha

  • Ruskan jälkeen

    Ruskan jälkeen

  • Näkemiin, hyvästi

    Näkemiin, hyvästi

  • Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

    Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

  • Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

    Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

  • Pedon merkki

    Pedon merkki

  • Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

    Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

  • Zombie and the Ghost Train

    Zombie and the Ghost Train

  • Konstan pylkkerö

    Konstan pylkkerö

  • The Worthless

    The Worthless

  • The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

    The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

  • Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers

    Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers

  • Iron Horsemen

    Iron Horsemen

  • Akseli and Elina

    Akseli and Elina

  • Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää

    Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää

  • Rakkauselokuva

    Rakkauselokuva

  • Marked

    Marked

  • Viimeinen savotta

    Viimeinen savotta

  • Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

    Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

  • Where Is Musette?

    Where Is Musette?

  • Pieniä valheita

    Pieniä valheita

  • Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin

    Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin

  • Bohemian Eyes

    Bohemian Eyes

  • Ylösnousemus

    Ylösnousemus

  • Dolly and Her Lover

    Dolly and Her Lover

  • Antti Puuhaara

    Antti Puuhaara

  • Kumma juttu

    Kumma juttu

  • Finnish Frustrations

    Finnish Frustrations

  • Päätepysäkki

    Päätepysäkki

  • Regina ja miehet

    Regina ja miehet

  • Kello

    Kello

  • Kesän maku

    Kesän maku

  • Chaplinesque

    Chaplinesque

  • Onnentyttö

    Onnentyttö

  • Sutki

    Sutki

  • Päivä ennen

    Päivä ennen

  • Some of You May Have Heard of Me

    Some of You May Have Heard of Me