Acting
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.
Filmography
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
Film · 2025
Dirty Hands
Film · 2015
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
Film · 2013
Bohemian Eyes
Film · 2011
Iron Horsemen
Film · 1995
Sirpaleita
Film · 1995
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Film · 1994
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Film · 1994
White Lies
Film · 1994
Konstan Pylkkerö
Series · 1994
Chaplinesque
Film · 1993
Sutki
Film · 1993
The Last Border
Film · 1993
The Hobbits
Series · 1993
La Vie de Bohème
Film · 1992
Where Is Musette?
Film · 1992
Shit Happens
Film · 1992
Night on Earth
Film · 1991
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Film · 1991
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Film · 1991
Dolly and Her Lover
Film · 1990
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
Film · 1990
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Film · 1989
Paper Star
Film · 1989
Cha Cha Cha
Film · 1989
Kumma juttu
Film · 1989
Ariel
Film · 1988
Hamlet Goes Business
Film · 1987
Shadows in Paradise
Film · 1986
Päätepysäkki
Film · 1986
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Film · 1986
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Film · 1986
Rocky VI
Film · 1986
Viimeiset rotannahat
Film · 1985
Calamari Union
Film · 1985
Ylösnousemus
Film · 1985
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
Film · 1984
Aikalainen
Film · 1984
Rakkauselokuva
Film · 1984
Kello
Film · 1984
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Film · 1984
Marked
Film · 1984
Crime and Punishment
Film · 1983
Onnentyttö
Film · 1983
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
Film · 1983
Regina ja miehet
Film · 1983
The Worthless
Film · 1982
Jackpot 2
Film · 1982
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
Film · 1981
Pedon merkki
Film · 1981
The Liar
Film · 1981
Ruskan jälkeen
Film · 1979
Päivä ennen
Film · 1978
Viimeinen savotta
Film · 1977
Antti Puuhaara
Film · 1976
Kesän maku
Film · 1975
Akseli and Elina
Film · 1970
Finnish Frustrations
Film · 1969
The Boys
Film · 1962