
Matti Pellonpää
Acting
Born: March 28, 1951
Helsinki, Finland
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.
Also Known As
- Tino Sandos
- Martti Pellonpää
- マッティ・ペロンパー
Known For

December 12, 1991

October 17, 1986

October 21, 1988

March 24, 1989

February 27, 1992

December 02, 1983

January 14, 1994

February 08, 1985

June 14, 1986

August 21, 1987

February 17, 1994

November 02, 1962