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Matti Pellonpää

Matti Pellonpää

Acting
28 Mar 1951
13 Jul 1995
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 Fin...

Also Known As

Tino Sandos, Martti Pellonpää

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