
Matti Pellonpää
Known for acting · Born 28 March 1951 · Died 13 July 1995 · aged 44 · Helsinki, Finland
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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.
Known for

Shadows in Paradise
1986

Ariel
1988

Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989

La Vie de Bohème
1992

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
1994

Night on Earth
1991

Crime and Punishment
1983

Rocky VI
1986

The Worthless
1982

Zombie and the Ghost Train
1991

Jackpot 2
1982

Dirty Hands
2015