Matti Pellonpää
Known for: Acting
Born: March 28, 1951
Died: July 13, 1995
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
61 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
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Some of You May Have Heard of Me
2025
5.5
Dirty Hands
2015
4.8
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
2013
6.4
Bohemian Eyes
2011
7.6
Drifting Clouds
19969.0
Sirpaleita
1995
6.5
Iron Horsemen
1995
3.6
White Lies
1994
6.2
Total Balalaika Show
1994
5.9
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994
6.8
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
1994
4.3
Konstan Pylkkerö
1994
2.0
Sutki
1993
4.0
Chaplinesque
1993
4.4
The Last Border
1993
5.9
The Hobbits
1993
5.0
Shit Happens
1992
7.5
La Vie de Bohème
1992
10.0
Where Is Musette?
1992
7.5
Night on Earth
1991
6.7
Zombie and the Ghost Train
1991
4.7
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
1991
4.7
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
1990
4.9
Dolly and Her Lover
1990
9.0
Kumma juttu
1989
4.7
Paper Star
1989
7.0
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
7.0
Cha Cha Cha
1989
7.1
Ariel
1988
6.7
Hamlet Goes Business
1987
6.3
Macbeth
1987
6.0
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
7.3
Shadows in Paradise
19862.0
Päätepysäkki
1986
5.0
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
1986
5.8
Rocky VI
1986
6.0
Ylösnousemus
1985
7.0
Calamari Union
1985NR
... And You Will Be a Clown
1985
5.0
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985
6.7
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
1984
5.0
Rakkauselokuva
1984
5.1
Marked
1984
2.0
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
1984
3.3
Aikalainen
1984
4.5
Kello
1984
6.9
Crime and Punishment
1983
4.5
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
1983
1.0
Onnentyttö
1983
7.0
Regina ja miehet
1983
6.4
The Worthless
1982
5.5
Jackpot 2
1982
4.5
Pedon merkki
1981NR
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
1981
6.2
The Liar
1981
4.6
Ruskan jälkeen
1979
4.0
Päivä ennen
1978
5.5
Viimeinen savotta
1977
7.5
Antti Puuhaara
1976
3.5
Kesän maku
1975
6.6
Akseli and Elina
1970
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Finnish Frustrations
1969
6.9
The Boys
1962