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