Matti Pellonpää

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-03-28 (44 years old)

Deathday

1995-07-13

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

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 i...

Acting

1988

Ariel

as Mikkonen

1986

1991

1994

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

as Moses / Vladimir

1989

Leningrad Cowboys Go America

as Vladimir (Manager)

1982

1992

1993

Chaplinesque

as The Man Who Greets the Sun

1989

Paper Star

as Ravintolan asiakas

1983

1986

1993

Sutki

as Dino

1989

Dirty Hands

as Hugo Barine

1981

Kauhea murhamies Lalli

as Puhelias keihäsmies

1990

1983

Onnentyttö

as Kapula Kirkasoja

1978

Päivä ennen

as Mopedimies

1989

Cha Cha Cha

as Matti Ojanperä

1986

1995

Iron Horsemen

as Seeker

1985

1962

The Boys

as Schoolboy (uncredited)

1970

Akseli and Elina

as Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"

1975

Kesän maku

as Hessu, tykkimies

1976

Antti Puuhaara

as Comedian

1979

Ruskan jälkeen

as Jaakko Sammalsuo

1981

Pedon merkki

as Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri

1983

Regina ja miehet

as Rex Räsänen

1983

Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin

as kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi

1984

Kello

as Honest Man

1984

Rakkauselokuva

as Säikky-Nilsson

1985

Ylösnousemus

as Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa

1990

Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

as Interpreter of Fruktosian

1993

The Last Border

as Dimitri

2011

Bohemian Eyes

as Self (archive footage)

1981

The Liar

as Fan of Chandler

1986

Rocky VI

as Aljosa, Igor's Coach

1984

1994

2013

Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

as Self - Guest Vocals: Danish

1989

Production

1985

1996

Drifting Clouds

as In Memory Of

1994

Total Balalaika Show

as Production Assistant

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