Matti Pellonpää
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.
Shadows in Paradise
as NikanderNikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when...
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Night on Earth
as MikaAn anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable...
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Ariel
as MikkonenAfter the coal mine he works at closes and his father commits suicide, a Finnish man leaves for...
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La Vie de Bohème
as RodolfoThree penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no...
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Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Vladimir (Manager)The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America...
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Crime and Punishment
as NikanderIn Helsinki, an ex-law student turned slaughterhouse worker commits a senseless crime that...
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Hamlet Goes Business
as GuardWhen Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle...
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L.A. Without a Map
as Rodolfo (archive footage) (uncredited)An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling...
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The Last Border
as DimitriOne man's quest for revenge in a post-apocalyptic world
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Rocky VI
as uncreditedNot to be confused with any of the sequels to Sylvester Stallone's classic Oscar-winning Rocky,...
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Zombie and the Ghost Train
as HarriAntti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several...
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Dirty Hands
as Hugo BarineA political drama set in the fictional country of Illyria between 1943 and 1945, the story is...
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Antti Puuhaara
as ComedianIn 17th-century Pohjola, young Antti Puuhaara is looking for himself, because he has grown up...
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The Worthless
as ManneManne, Harri, and Ville Alfa are rootless twenty-somethings in search of purpose for their banal...
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Calamari Union
as FrankA group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their...
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Ylösnousemus
as Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaaA man fakes his own suicide in order to see how his close ones react.
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Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
as ReinoTwo Finnish men agree to drive an Estonian woman and a Russian woman to a harbor.
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Pedon merkki
as Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuriSet during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone.
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Iron Horsemen
as SeekerBad Trip, a biker who has been freshly inducted into a gang, flees from them after stealing one...
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Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
as Moses / VladimirAfter years of fame and misfortune in Mexico, the members of the Leningrad Cowboys decide to...
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The Boys
as Schoolboy (uncredited)When Continuation War started in Summer 1941, German soldiers arrived to Oulu. With their charm...
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Ruskan jälkeen
as Jaakko SammalsuoIt follows a year in the life of a family in the North-Eastern part of Finland. From the gloomy...
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Bohemian Eyes
as Self (archive footage)Documentary about the life of Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää.
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The Liar
as Fan of ChandlerTalkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow...
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Akseli and Elina
as Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the...
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Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
as Earless ManA new ice age is coming to England. All energy sources have been depleted and despair is taking...
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Aikalainen
as uncreditedA Finnish adaptation of Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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Cha Cha Cha
as Matti OjanperäA lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to...
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Dolly and Her Lover
as RäpsyDetective Karisto releases Auno 'Räpsy' Pirilä from prison, who in turn has to calve his...
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Pieniä valheita
as LuikkiThe relationship between a priest's wife and the renovator crackles with passion. While the...
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Where Is Musette?
as selfDocumentary filmed on-set during the making of Aki Kaurismaki's "La vie de Boheme"
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Viimeinen savotta
as uncreditedFollows the life of a pauper child Vike Nilonpoika from the early 1900's to the 1960s. During...
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Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
as Interpreter of FruktosianThat Kiljunen familys sets out find their two missing family members, who have been sent to...
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Kumma juttu
as selfA group of kids goes on an adventure to help their scientist friend.
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Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
as himselfJuice Leskinen & Grand Slam live set recorded in 1988.
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Viimeiset rotannahat
as uncreditedAnssi Mänttäri’s low-budget movies with their intimate content have become classics. In this...
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Finnish Frustrations
as uncreditedDances are ending. Last chance for women and men to find someone. Special prize at Tampere Film...
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Paper Star
as Ravintolan asiakasAnna Kelanen is an ex-model, who just has been released from prison. She thinks back on her...
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Näkemiin, hyvästi
as uncreditedWhen a new man appears in Tuula's life, Jorma does not tolerate the idea and begins to yearn...
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Kesän maku
as Hessu, tykkimiesLiisa, a young nurse returns to a remote island where she has spent the summer leaves in her...
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The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
as RitsariYoung Alex Sammako has seen his brothers defy the law in a series of deeds that first land them...
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The Hobbits
as SarumanHobitit is a Finnish live action fantasy television miniseries originally broadcast in 1993 on...
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