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