Turo Pajala
Acting
1955-11-16 · Joutseno, Finland
Turo Pajala (November 16, 1955 − February 28, 2007) was a Finnish actor. Pajala played the leading role as an unemployed coal miner Taisto Kasurinen in an Aki Kaurismäki film Ariel, and won the Bronze St. George award for Best Actor at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. He also played many supporting roles in films and on television. Pajala's personal life took a downturn after Ariel, when he withdrew from the public eye. He made his final film appearance in 1998 in a Joona Tena film Kulkurin taivas. His final work in television came in 2007 with the role of a Christmas tree salesman in a television series Taivaan tulet. Turo Pajala's father Erkki Pajala (1929–1992) was also an actor. He had one daughter from his first marriage to actress Aino Seppo.
moviePalkkasoturi
as Työtön · 1997 · 5.8
movieLyrics and Lace
as Hotel Clerk · 1992 · 4.4
movieThe Prodigal Son
as Wrestler · 1992 · 5.5
tvPakanamaan kartta
as Kuvaaja · 1991 · 6.5
tvThe Nightmare
as Konstaapeli · 1988 · 6.2
movieAriel
as Taisto Kasurinen · 1988 · 7.1
movieHamlet Goes Business
as Rosencranz · 1987 · 6.7
moviePieni yösoitto
as Raino · 1987 · 0.0
movieMacbeth
as Make · 1987 · 6.3
movieNäkemiin, hyvästi
as · 1986 · 6.0
moviePäätepysäkki
as Jami · 1986 · 2.0
movieKuningas lähtee Ranskaan
as Artilleryman · 1986 · 5.0
movieHuomenna
as Uhri · 1986 · 5.5
tvMusta tuntuu
as Hakala · 1985 · 10.0
moviePimeys odottaa
as Paavo · 1985 · 4.5