From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matti Pellonpää (28 March 1951 in Helsinki – 13 July 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.
Movie | Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla | Self - Guest Vocals: Danish | 2013-03-06 |
Movie | Bohemian Eyes | Self (archive footage) | 2011-01-26 |
Movie | L.A. Without a Map | Rodolfo (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1999-02-26 |
Movie | Iron Horsemen | Seeker | 1995-01-27 |
Series | Konstan pylkkerö | Anselmi | 1994-01-04 |
Movie | Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana | Reino | 1994-01-14 |
Movie | Pieniä valheita | Luikki | 1994-05-07 |
Movie | Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses | Moses / Vladimir | 1994-02-17 |
Series | The Hobbits | Saruman | 1993-03-29 |
Movie | The Last Border | Dimitri | 1993-08-20 |
Movie | Chaplinesque | The Man Who Greets the Sun | 1993-09-24 |
Movie | La Vie de Bohème | Rodolfo | 1992-02-27 |
Movie | Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers | Toimistovirkailijat | 1991-03-08 |
Movie | Night on Earth | Mika | 1991-12-12 |
Movie | Zombie and the Ghost Train | Harri | 1991-07-26 |
Movie | Dolly and Her Lover | Räpsy | 1990-02-02 |
Movie | Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut | Interpreter of Fruktosian | 1990-12-21 |
Movie | Cha Cha Cha | Matti Ojanperä | 1989-01-20 |
Movie | Leningrad Cowboys Go America | Vladimir (Manager) | 1989-03-24 |
Movie | Dirty Hands | Hugo Barine | 1989-10-05 |
Movie | Paper Star | Ravintolan asiakas | 1989-09-29 |
Movie | Ariel | Mikkonen | 1988-10-21 |
Movie | Hamlet Goes Business | Guard | 1987-08-21 |
Movie | Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan | Earless Man | 1986-09-19 |
Movie | Rocky VI | Aljosa, Igor's Coach | 1986-06-14 |
Movie | Päätepysäkki | Sepi | 1986-10-17 |
Movie | Shadows in Paradise | Nikander | 1986-10-17 |
Movie | Näkemiin, hyvästi | 1986-12-19 | |
Movie | Viimeiset rotannahat | 1985-01-18 | |
Movie | Calamari Union | Frank | 1985-02-08 |
Movie | Ylösnousemus | Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa | 1985-09-27 |
Movie | Kello | Honest Man | 1984-03-02 |
Movie | Aikalainen | 1984-03-16 | |
Movie | The Clan: Tale of the Frogs | Ritsari | 1984-11-30 |
Movie | Marked | 1984-09-15 | |
Movie | Rakkauselokuva | Säikky-Nilsson | 1984-11-16 |
Movie | Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin | kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi | 1983-10-21 |
Movie | Regina ja miehet | Rex Räsänen | 1983-02-18 |
Movie | Crime and Punishment | Nikander | 1983-12-02 |
Movie | Jackpot 2 | 1982-03-05 | |
Movie | The Worthless | Manne | 1982-10-15 |
Movie | The Liar | Fan of Chandler | 1981-02-27 |
Movie | Pedon merkki | Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri | 1981-09-25 |
Movie | Kauhea murhamies Lalli | Puhelias keihäsmies | 1981-05-08 |
Movie | Ruskan jälkeen | Jaakko Sammalsuo | 1979-08-31 |
Movie | Päivä ennen | Mopedimies | 1978-10-24 |
Movie | Viimeinen savotta | 1977-11-04 | |
Movie | Kesän maku | Hessu, tykkimies | 1975-10-17 |
Movie | Akseli and Elina | Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu" | 1970-12-04 |
Movie | Finnish Frustrations | 1969-04-20 | |
Movie | The Boys | Schoolboy (uncredited) | 1962-11-02 |