Matti Pellonpää
Born: 1951-03-28 in Helsinki, Finland
Died: 1995-07-13
Known For: Acting
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 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
2025
- Some of You May Have Heard of Me as self
2015
- Dirty Hands as Hugo Barine
2013
- Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla as Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
2011
- Bohemian Eyes as Self (archive footage)
1996
- Drifting Clouds ... (In Memory Of)
1995
- Sirpaleita as Cook
- Iron Horsemen as Seeker
1994
- Konstan pylkkerö as Anselmi
- Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana as Reino
- Total Balalaika Show ... (Production Assistant)
- Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses as Moses / Vladimir
- Pieniä valheita as Luikki
1993
- The Hobbits as Saruman
- The Last Border as Dimitri
- Chaplinesque as The Man Who Greets the Sun
- Sutki as Dino
1992
- La Vie de Bohème as Rodolfo
- Where Is Musette? as Self
1991
- Night on Earth as Mika
- Zombie and the Ghost Train as Harri
- Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers as Toimistovirkailijat
1990
- Dolly and Her Lover as Räpsy
- Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut as Interpreter of Fruktosian
1989
- Leningrad Cowboys Go America as Vladimir (Manager)
- Paper Star as Ravintolan asiakas
- Cha Cha Cha as Matti Ojanperä
- Kumma juttu as self
1988
- Ariel as Mikkonen
1987
- Hamlet Goes Business as Guard
- Macbeth ... (Gaffer)
1986
- Shadows in Paradise as Nikander
- Päätepysäkki as Sepi
- Näkemiin, hyvästi
- Rocky VI as Aljosa, Igor's Coach
- Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan as Earless Man
1985
- Calamari Union as Frank
- Ylösnousemus as Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
- ... And You Will Be a Clown ... (Sound Effects)
- Viimeiset rotannahat
1984
- Aikalainen
- Marked as Morgue Worker
- Kello as Honest Man
- Rakkauselokuva as Säikky-Nilsson
- The Clan: Tale of the Frogs as Ritsari
- Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää as Self
1983
- Crime and Punishment as Nikander
- Onnentyttö as Kapula Kirkasoja
- Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin as kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
- Regina ja miehet as Rex Räsänen
1982
- The Worthless as Manne
- Jackpot 2
1981
- Kauhea murhamies Lalli as Puhelias keihäsmies
- Pedon merkki as Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
- The Liar as Fan of Chandler
1979
- Ruskan jälkeen as Jaakko Sammalsuo
1978
- Päivä ennen as Mopedimies
1977
1976
- Antti Puuhaara as Comedian
1975
- Kesän maku as Hessu, tykkimies
1970
- Akseli and Elina as Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"
1969
1962
- The Boys as Schoolboy (uncredited)