Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1951-03-28
Day of Death
1995-07-13
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
Matti Pellonpää
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 (56)
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
2025
Dirty Hands
2015
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
2013
Bohemian Eyes
2011Sirpaleita
1995
Iron Horsemen
1995
Pieniä valheita
1994
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
1994
Sutki
1993
Chaplinesque
1993
The Last Border
1993
La Vie de Bohème
1992
Where Is Musette?
1992
