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
- Iron Horsemen as Seeker
- Sirpaleita as Cook
1994
- Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana as Reino
- Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses as Moses / Vladimir
- Total Balalaika Show ... (Production Assistant)
- Konstan pylkkerö as Anselmi
- Pieniä valheita as Luikki
1993
- The Hobbits as Saruman
- The Last Border as Dimitri
- Sutki as Dino
- Chaplinesque as The Man Who Greets the Sun
1992
- La Vie de Bohème as Rodolfo
- Where Is Musette? as Self
1991
- Night on Earth as Mika
- Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers as Toimistovirkailijat
- Zombie and the Ghost Train as Harri
1990
- Dolly and Her Lover as Räpsy
- Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut as Interpreter of Fruktosian
1989
- Paper Star as Ravintolan asiakas
- Leningrad Cowboys Go America as Vladimir (Manager)
- 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
- Näkemiin, hyvästi
- Rocky VI as Aljosa, Igor's Coach
- Päätepysäkki as Sepi
- Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan as Earless Man
1985
- Calamari Union as Frank
- Ylösnousemus as Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
- Viimeiset rotannahat
- ... And You Will Be a Clown ... (Sound Effects)
1984
- Aikalainen
- Rakkauselokuva as Säikky-Nilsson
- Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää as Self
- Kello as Honest Man
- The Clan: Tale of the Frogs as Ritsari
- Marked as Morgue Worker
1983
- Crime and Punishment as Nikander
- Onnentyttö as Kapula Kirkasoja
- Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin as kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
- Regina ja miehet as Rex Räsänen
1982
- Jackpot 2
- The Worthless as Manne
1981
- The Liar as Fan of Chandler
- Pedon merkki as Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
- Kauhea murhamies Lalli as Puhelias keihäsmies
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)