Matti Pellonpää
Actor
Born March 28, 1951 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.
Filmography
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
self
Dirty Hands
Hugo Barine
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
Bohemian Eyes
Self (archive footage)
Drifting Clouds
Iron Horsemen
Seeker
Pieniä valheita
Luikki
Total Balalaika Show
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Moses / Vladimir
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Reino
Konstan pylkkerö
Anselmi
Sutki
Dino
Chaplinesque
The Man Who Greets the Sun
The Last Border
Dimitri
The Hobbits
Saruman
La Vie de Bohème
Rodolfo
Where Is Musette?
Self
Night on Earth
Mika
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Harri
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Toimistovirkailijat
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
Interpreter of Fruktosian
Dolly and Her Lover
Räpsy
Kumma juttu
self
Paper Star
Ravintolan asiakas
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Vladimir (Manager)
Cha Cha Cha
Matti Ojanperä
Ariel
Mikkonen
Hamlet Goes Business
Guard
Macbeth
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Shadows in Paradise
Nikander
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Earless Man
Rocky VI
Aljosa, Igor's Coach
Ylösnousemus
Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
Calamari Union
Frank
Viimeiset rotannahat
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Ritsari
Rakkauselokuva
Säikky-Nilsson
Marked
Morgue Worker
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
Self
Aikalainen
Kello
Honest Man
Crime and Punishment
Nikander
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
Onnentyttö
Kapula Kirkasoja
Regina ja miehet
Rex Räsänen
The Worthless
Manne
Jackpot 2
Pedon merkki
Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
The Liar
Fan of Chandler
Ruskan jälkeen
Jaakko Sammalsuo
Päivä ennen
Mopedimies
Viimeinen savotta
Antti Puuhaara
Comedian
Kesän maku
Hessu, tykkimies
Akseli and Elina
Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"
Finnish Frustrations
The Boys
Schoolboy (uncredited)