Matti Pellonpää
Birthday: 1951-03-28
Deathday: 1995-07-13
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
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Credits
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2025-03-06 | Some of You May Have Heard of Me | self |
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1995-01-27 | Iron Horsemen | Seeker |
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1994-05-07 | Pieniä valheita | Luikki |
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1994-02-17 | Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses | Moses / Vladimir |
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1994-01-14 | Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana | Reino |
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1993-11-10 | Sutki | Dino |
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1993-09-24 | Chaplinesque | The Man Who Greets the Sun |
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1993-08-20 | The Last Border | Dimitri |
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1992-02-27 | La Vie de Bohème | Rodolfo |
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1992-01-01 | Where Is Musette? | self |
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1991-12-12 | Night on Earth | Mika |
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1991-07-26 | Zombie and the Ghost Train | Harri |
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1991-03-08 | Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers | Toimistovirkailijat |
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1990-12-21 | Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut | Interpreter of Fruktosian |
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1990-02-02 | Dolly and Her Lover | Räpsy |
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1989-10-13 | Kumma juttu | self |
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1989-10-05 | Dirty Hands | Hugo Barine |
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1989-09-29 | Paper Star | Ravintolan asiakas |
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1989-03-24 | Leningrad Cowboys Go America | Vladimir (Manager) |
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1989-01-20 | Cha Cha Cha | Matti Ojanperä |
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1988-10-21 | Ariel | Mikkonen |
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1987-08-21 | Hamlet Goes Business | Guard |
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1986-12-19 | Näkemiin, hyvästi | |
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1986-10-17 | Shadows in Paradise | Nikander |
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1986-10-17 | Päätepysäkki | Sepi |
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1986-09-19 | Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan | Earless Man |
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1986-06-14 | Rocky VI | Aljosa, Igor's Coach |
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1985-09-27 | Ylösnousemus | Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa |
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1985-02-08 | Calamari Union | Frank |
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1985-01-18 | Viimeiset rotannahat | |
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1984-11-30 | The Clan: Tale of the Frogs | Ritsari |
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1984-11-16 | Rakkauselokuva | Säikky-Nilsson |
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1984-09-15 | Marked | |
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1984-03-16 | Aikalainen | |
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1984-03-02 | Kello | Honest Man |
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1983-12-02 | Crime and Punishment | Nikander |
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1983-10-21 | Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin | kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi |
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1983-04-21 | Onnentyttö | Kapula Kirkasoja |
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1983-02-18 | Regina ja miehet | Rex Räsänen |
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1982-10-15 | The Worthless | Manne |
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1982-03-05 | Jackpot 2 | |
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1981-09-25 | Pedon merkki | Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri |
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1981-05-08 | Kauhea murhamies Lalli | Puhelias keihäsmies |
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1981-02-27 | The Liar | Fan of Chandler |
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1979-08-31 | Ruskan jälkeen | Jaakko Sammalsuo |
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1978-10-24 | Päivä ennen | Mopedimies |
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1977-11-04 | Viimeinen savotta | |
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1976-11-05 | Antti Puuhaara | Comedian |
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1975-10-17 | Kesän maku | Hessu, tykkimies |
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1970-12-04 | Akseli and Elina | Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu" |
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1969-04-20 | Finnish Frustrations | |
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1962-11-02 | The Boys | Schoolboy (uncredited) |