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Matti Pellonpää
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 K…
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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.
Filmography
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2025
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
Movie self
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2015
Dirty Hands
Movie Hugo Barine
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2013
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
Movie Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
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2011
Bohemian Eyes
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1996
Drifting Clouds
Movie In Memory Of
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1995
Sirpaleita
Movie Cook
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1995
Iron Horsemen
Movie Seeker
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1994
White Lies
Movie Luikki
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1994
Total Balalaika Show
Movie Production Assistant
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1994
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Movie Moses / Vladimir
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1994
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Movie Reino
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1994
Konstan Pylkkerö
TV show Anselmi
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1993
Sutki
Movie Dino
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1993
Chaplinesque
Movie The Man Who Greets the Sun
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1993
The Last Border
Movie Dimitri
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1993
The Hobbits
TV show Saruman
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1992
Shit Happens
Movie Mustache Man
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1992
La Vie de Bohème
Movie Rodolfo
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1992
Where Is Musette?
Movie Self
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1991
Night on Earth
Movie Mika
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1991
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Movie Harri
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1991
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Movie Toimistovirkailijat
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1990
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
Movie Interpreter of Fruktosian
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1990
Dolly and Her Lover
Movie Räpsy
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1989
Kumma juttu
Movie self
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1989
Paper Star
Movie Ravintolan asiakas
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1989
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Movie Vladimir (Manager)
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1989
Cha Cha Cha
Movie Matti Ojanperä
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1988
Ariel
Movie Mikkonen
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1987
Hamlet Goes Business
Movie Guard
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1987
Macbeth
Movie Gaffer
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1986
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Movie
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1986
Shadows in Paradise
Movie Nikander
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1986
Päätepysäkki
Movie Sepi
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1986
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Movie Earless Man
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1986
Rocky VI
Movie Aljosa, Igor's Coach
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1985
Ylösnousemus
Movie Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
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1985
Calamari Union
Movie Frank
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1985
... And You Will Be a Clown
Movie Sound Effects
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1985
Viimeiset rotannahat
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