Matti Pellonpää

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.

Known For

Night on Earth

as Mika

Shadows in Paradise

as Nikander

Ariel

as Mikkonen

Leningrad Cowboys Go America

as Vladimir (Manager)

La Vie de Bohème

as Rodolfo

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana

as Reino

Crime and Punishment

as Nikander

Calamari Union

as Frank

Rocky VI

as Aljosa, Igor's Coach

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

as Moses / Vladimir