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.
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Movies (48)
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
as self
2025
Dirty Hands
as Hugo Barine
2015
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
as Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
2013
Bohemian Eyes
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Drifting Clouds
In Memory Of (Crew)
1996
Iron Horsemen
as Seeker
1995
Pieniä valheita
as Luikki
1994
Total Balalaika Show
Production Assistant (Production)
1994
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
as Moses / Vladimir
1994
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
as Reino
1994
Sutki
as Dino
1993
Chaplinesque
as The Man Who Greets the Sun
1993
The Last Border
as Dimitri
1993
La Vie de Bohème
as Rodolfo
1992
Where Is Musette?
as Self
1992
Night on Earth
as Mika
1991
Zombie and the Ghost Train
as Harri
1991
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
as Toimistovirkailijat
1991
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
as Interpreter of Fruktosian
1990
Dolly and Her Lover
as Räpsy
1990
Kumma juttu
as self
1989
Paper Star
as Ravintolan asiakas
1989
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Vladimir (Manager)
1989
Cha Cha Cha
as Matti Ojanperä
1989
Ariel
as Mikkonen
1988
Hamlet Goes Business
as Guard
1987
Macbeth
Gaffer (Lighting)
1987
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
Shadows in Paradise
as Nikander
1986
Päätepysäkki
as Sepi
1986
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
as Earless Man
1986
Rocky VI
as Aljosa, Igor's Coach
1986
Ylösnousemus
as Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
1985
Calamari Union
as Frank
1985
... And You Will Be a Clown
Sound Effects (Sound)
1985
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
as Ritsari
1984
Rakkauselokuva
as Säikky-Nilsson
1984
Marked
as Morgue Worker
1984
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
as Self
1984
Aikalainen
1984
Kello
as Honest Man
1984
Crime and Punishment
as Nikander
1983
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
as kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
1983
Onnentyttö
as Kapula Kirkasoja
1983
Regina ja miehet
as Rex Räsänen
1983
The Worthless
as Manne
1982
Jackpot 2
1982
