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(58)
movieSome of You May Have Heard of Me
as self · 2025 · 0.0
movieDirty Hands
as Hugo Barine · 2015 · 5.5
movieBluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
as Self - Guest Vocals: Danish · 2013 · 4.8
movieBohemian Eyes
as Self (archive footage) · 2011 · 6.4
movieSirpaleita
as Cook · 1995 · 9.0
movieIron Horsemen
as Seeker · 1995 · 6.5
moviePieniä valheita
as Luikki · 1994 · 3.6
movieLeningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
as Moses / Vladimir · 1994 · 5.8
movieTake Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
as Reino · 1994 · 6.8
tvKonstan pylkkerö
as Anselmi · 1994 · 4.3
movieSutki
as Dino · 1993 · 2.0
movieChaplinesque
as The Man Who Greets the Sun · 1993 · 4.0
movieThe Last Border
as Dimitri · 1993 · 4.4
tvThe Hobbits
as Saruman · 1993 · 5.9
movieLa Vie de Bohème
as Rodolfo · 1992 · 7.5
movieWhere Is Musette?
as Self · 1992 · 10.0
movieNight on Earth
as Mika · 1991 · 7.5
movieZombie and the Ghost Train
as Harri · 1991 · 6.7
movieMoonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
as Toimistovirkailijat · 1991 · 4.7
movieKiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
as Interpreter of Fruktosian · 1990 · 4.7
movieDolly and Her Lover
as Räpsy · 1990 · 5.1
movieKumma juttu
as self · 1989 · 9.0
moviePaper Star
as Ravintolan asiakas · 1989 · 4.7
movieLeningrad Cowboys Go America
as Vladimir (Manager) · 1989 · 6.9