Matti Pellonpää
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.
Shadows in Paradise
(Nikander)
Ariel
(Mikkonen)
Night on Earth
(Mika)
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
(Moses / Vladimir)
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
(Vladimir (Manager))
The Worthless
(Manne)
La Vie de Bohème
(Rodolfo)
Chaplinesque
(The Man Who Greets the Sun)
Zombie and the Ghost Train
(Harri)
Paper Star
(Ravintolan asiakas)
Crime and Punishment
(Nikander)
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
(Reino)
Päätepysäkki
(Sepi)
Sutki
(Dino)
Dirty Hands
(Hugo Barine)
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
(Puhelias keihäsmies)
Dolly and Her Lover
(Räpsy)
Onnentyttö
(Kapula Kirkasoja)
Päivä ennen
(Mopedimies)
Cha Cha Cha
(Matti Ojanperä)
Where Is Musette?
(self)
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
(Earless Man)
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
(Toimistovirkailijat)
Viimeiset rotannahat
Iron Horsemen
(Seeker)
Calamari Union
(Frank)
Ylösnousemus
(Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa)
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
(Interpreter of Fruktosian)
Antti Puuhaara
(Comedian)
Pedon merkki
(Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri)
Aikalainen
Rakkauselokuva
(Säikky-Nilsson)
The Boys
(Schoolboy (uncredited))
Kesän maku
(Hessu, tykkimies)
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Akseli and Elina
(Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu")
Ruskan jälkeen
(Jaakko Sammalsuo)
The Last Border
(Dimitri)
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
(kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi)
Kello
(Honest Man)
Regina ja miehet
(Rex Räsänen)
Hamlet Goes Business
(Guard)
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
(Ritsari)
Viimeinen savotta
The Liar
(Fan of Chandler)
Rocky VI
(Aljosa, Igor's Coach)
Bohemian Eyes
(Self (archive footage))
Marked
Jackpot 2
Pieniä valheita
(Luikki)
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
(himself)
Kumma juttu
(self)
Finnish Frustrations
Konstan pylkkerö
(Anselmi)
The Hobbits
(Saruman)
