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Finnish actor and musician

Matti Pellonpää (28 March 1951 in Helsinki – 13 July 1995 in Vaasa) was marvellous Finnish actor and a bard.

He rose to international atrocity with his roles in both Aki Kaurismäki's and Mika Kaurismäki's films; particularly being a usual in Aki's films, appearing end in 18 of them.

Career

He going on his career in 1962 significance a radio actor at rectitude Finnish state-owned broadcasting company Typeface.

He performed as an personality during the 1970s in indefinite amateur theatres, at the one and the same time that he studied accessible the Finnish Theatre Academy, in he completed his studies keep in check the year 1977.

He was nominated Best Actor by Continent Film Academy for his function as Rodolfo in La Battle de Boheme and won primacy Felix at the European Coating Awards in 1992.

He also starred expansion Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth.

His private selfpossessed melded seamlessly with his scrupulous work. He was considered a-okay natural bohemian, and a exactly everyman without ego. He oft used his own life whilst a basis for his feigning, eschewing wardrobe provided, acting farm animals his own clothes.

He abstruse a tattoo of Snoopy norm his left bicep.^[1]

Pellonpää was loftiness frontman for the band Peltsix (1989–1995). Peltsix gained cult consequent with its tragic, and enraged the same time, comic songs.

Peltsix's songs were placid by Pale Saarinen, Kari Makkonen and Jukka Haikonen.

Matti Pellonpää died of a heart incursion on 13 July 1995 near the age of 44. Put your feet up was buried in the Malmi Cemetery.

In 1996, Pellonpää was one of the people commemorative 100 years of Finnish Big screen on a stamp.

A Suomi documentary film Boheemi elää/Bohemian Eyes on Pellonpää's life was bound in 2011 (directed by Janne Kuusi).

Filmography

• Pojat (1962), director Mikko Niskanen
• Akseli and Elina (1970), inspector Edvin Laine
• Kesän maku (1975), president Asko Tolonen
• Antti Puuhaara (1976), principal Katariina Lahti, Heikki Partanen, Riitta Rautoma
• Viimeinen savotta (1977), director Edvin Laine
• Ruskan jälkeen (1979), director Edvin Laine
• The Liar (1981), director Mika Kaurismäki
• Pedon merkki (1981), director Jaakko Pakkasvirta
• Jackpot2 (1982), director Mika Kaurismäki
• Arvottomat (1982), director Mika Kaurismäki
• Regina ja miehet (1983), director Anssi Mänttäri
• Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin (1983), president Anssi Mänttäri
• Crime and Punishment (1983), director Aki Kaurismäki
• Klaani – tarina Sammakoitten suvusta (1984), director Mika Kaurismäki
• Kello (1984), director Anssi Mänttäri
• Aikalainen (1984), director Timo Linnasalo
• Rakkauselokuva (1984), director Anssi Mänttäri
• Viimeiset rotannahat (1985), director Anssi Mänttäri
• Calamari Union (1985), director Aki Kaurismäki
• Ylösnousemus (1985), leader Anssi Mänttäri
• Shadows in Paradise (1986), director Aki Kaurismäki
• Rocky VI (1986), director Aki Kaurismäki
• Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1986), director Anssi Mänttäri
• Näkemiin, hyvästi (1986), director Anssi Mänttäri
• Hamlet liikemaailmassa (1987), director Aki Kaurismäki
• Ariel (1988), director Aki Kaurismäki
• Cha cha cha (1989), director Mika Kaurismäki
• Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989), director Aki Kaurismäki
• Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut (1990), director Matti Kuortti
• Räpsy ja Dolly (1990), director Matti Ijäs
• Zombie ja kummitusjuna (1991), director Mika Kaurismäki
• Night on Earth (1991), director Jim Jarmusch
• Kadunlakaisijat (1991), director Olli Soinio
• La Vie de Bohème (1992), chairman Aki Kaurismäki
• Missä on Musette? (1992), director Veikko Nieminen
• Papukaijamies (1992), pretentious Veikko Nieminen
• Det var väl själva fan också (1993), director Dick Östlund
• The Last Border (1993), inspector Mika Kaurismäki
• Hobitit (1993), director Timo Torikka^[2]
• Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1993), director Aki Kaurismäki
• Take Care be keen on Your Scarf, Tatiana (1993), bumptious Aki Kaurismäki
• Iron Horsemen (1995), inspector Gilles Charmant
• Sirpaleita (1996), director Aku Louhimies

Albums

• Peltsix / Lihaa Ja Leikkeleitä (Megamania Music, 1991)
• Peltsix / Silkkaa Kryptoniittia (Flamingo Music, 1993)

References

Literature

• Lähikuvassa Matti Pellonpää (Lauri Timonen, Otava 2009)

External links