Matti Pellonpää
1951-03-28 ( 74 years old ) in Helsinki, Finland

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.

Movies

Bohemian Eyes 2011-01-26
Iron Horsemen 1995-01-27
Sutki 1993-11-10
Chaplinesque 1993-09-24
Night on Earth 1991-12-12
Kumma juttu 1989-10-13
Dirty Hands 1989-10-05
Paper Star 1989-09-29
Cha Cha Cha 1989-01-20
Ariel 1988-10-21
Rocky VI 1986-06-14
Ylösnousemus 1985-09-27
Calamari Union 1985-02-08
Rakkauselokuva 1984-11-16
Marked 1984-09-15
Aikalainen 1984-03-16
Kello 1984-03-02
Onnentyttö 1983-04-21
The Worthless 1982-10-15
Jackpot 2 1982-03-05
Pedon merkki 1981-09-25
The Liar 1981-02-27
Päivä ennen 1978-10-24
Antti Puuhaara 1976-11-05
Kesän maku 1975-10-17
The Boys 1962-11-02