Markku Peltola

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

18

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-07-12

Day of death

2007-12-31 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

Markku Peltola

Biography

Markku Peltola (July 12, 1956 – December 31, 2007) was a Finnish actor and musician. He was born in Helsinki and grew up there. He was actively involved in founding and acting with the Telakka Theater in Tampere. Peltola is best known for starring opposite Kati Outinen in Aki Kaurismäki's Academy Award nominated film from 2002 The Man Without a Past. Other films that Peltola has been in include V2 – jäätynyt enkeli, Young Gods, Drifting Clouds, Jade Warrior and Perhoshäkki. Since the 1980s, Peltola was the singer and bass guitarist of the Finnish band Motelli Skronkle. He also released two solo albums: Buster Keatonin ratsutilalla, released by Ektro Records in 2003 and Buster Keaton tarkistaa idän ja lännen at the beginning of 2006. Peltola died in the early hours of 31 December 2007 at his home in Kangasala, Finland.

Known For

  • Juha

    Juha

  • The Man Without a Past

    The Man Without a Past

  • Kamome Diner

    Kamome Diner

  • Jade Warrior

    Jade Warrior

  • Young Gods

    Young Gods

  • The Prodigal Son

    The Prodigal Son

  • The Liar

    The Liar

  • Vares: Private Eye

    Vares: Private Eye

  • Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

    Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

  • The Book of Fate

    The Book of Fate

  • Drifting Clouds

    Drifting Clouds

  • V2: Dead Angel

    V2: Dead Angel

  • Skeleton Crew

    Skeleton Crew

  • The Surrealist and His Naughty Hand

    The Surrealist and His Naughty Hand

  • Kuoleman hellä kosketus

    Kuoleman hellä kosketus

  • The Wrestler

    The Wrestler

  • Espanjankävijät

    Espanjankävijät

  • Dual

    Dual