Matti Pellonpää
Acting
1951-03-28 · Helsinki, Finland
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.
Filmography
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
2025 · Movie
Dirty Hands
2015 · Movie
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
2013 · Movie
Bohemian Eyes
2011 · Movie
Drifting Clouds
1996 · Movie
Sirpaleita
1995 · Movie
Iron Horsemen
1995 · Movie
White Lies
1994 · Movie
Total Balalaika Show
1994 · Movie
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994 · Movie
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
1994 · Movie
Konstan Pylkkerö
1994 · Series
Sutki
1993 · Movie
Chaplinesque
1993 · Movie
The Last Border
1993 · Movie
The Hobbits
1993 · Series
Shit Happens
1992 · Movie
La Vie de Bohème
1992 · Movie
Where Is Musette?
1992 · Movie
Night on Earth
1991 · Movie
Zombie and the Ghost Train
1991 · Movie
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
1991 · Movie
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
1990 · Movie
Dolly and Her Lover
1990 · Movie
Kumma juttu
1989 · Movie
Paper Star
1989 · Movie
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989 · Movie
Cha Cha Cha
1989 · Movie
Ariel
1988 · Movie
Hamlet Goes Business
1987 · Movie
Macbeth
1987 · Movie
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986 · Movie
Shadows in Paradise
1986 · Movie
Päätepysäkki
1986 · Movie
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
1986 · Movie
Rocky VI
1986 · Movie
Ylösnousemus
1985 · Movie
Calamari Union
1985 · Movie
... And You Will Be a Clown
1985 · Movie
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985 · Movie
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
1984 · Movie
Rakkauselokuva
1984 · Movie
Marked
1984 · Movie
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
1984 · Movie
Aikalainen
1984 · Movie
Kello
1984 · Movie
Crime and Punishment
1983 · Movie
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
1983 · Movie
Onnentyttö
1983 · Movie
Regina ja miehet
1983 · Movie
The Worthless
1982 · Movie
Jackpot 2
1982 · Movie
Pedon merkki
1981 · Movie
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
1981 · Movie
The Liar
1981 · Movie
Ruskan jälkeen
1979 · Movie
Päivä ennen
1978 · Movie
Viimeinen savotta
1977 · Movie
Antti Puuhaara
1976 · Movie
Kesän maku
1975 · Movie
Akseli and Elina
1970 · Movie
Finnish Frustrations
1969 · Movie
The Boys
1962 · Movie