
Markku Peltola
Markku Peltola (July 12, 1956 – December 31, 2007) was a Finnish actor and musician. He was born in Helsinki and grew up there. He was actively involved in founding and acting with the Telakka Theater in Tampere.
Peltola is best known for starring opposite Kati Outinen in Aki Kaurismäki's Academy Award nominated film from 2002 The Man Without a Past. Other films that Peltola has been in include V2 – jäätynyt enkeli, Young Gods, Drifting Clouds, Jade Warrior and Perhoshäkki.
Since the 1980s, Peltola was the singer and bass guitarist of the Finnish band Motelli Skronkle. He also released two solo albums: Buster Keatonin ratsutilalla, released by Ektro Records in 2003 and Buster Keaton tarkistaa idän ja lännen at the beginning of 2006.
Peltola died in the early hours of 31 December 2007 at his home in Kangasala, Finland.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.609 |
Birthday | 1956-07-12 |
Place of Birth | Helsinki, Finland |
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2002

The Man Without a Past
7.434/371
Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost h...
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The Man Without a Past

1996

Drifting Clouds
7.6/168
The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they mus...
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Drifting Clouds

2004

Vares: Private Eye
6.2/41
On the trail of a woman, Vares finds himself caught up with underworld characters who are on the trail of hidden millions.
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Vares: Private Eye

1980

Espanjankävijät
4/1
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Espanjankävijät

2006

Jade Warrior
5.113/53
Thousands of years ago in ancient China, a man fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that...
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Jade Warrior

2014

The Surrealist and His Naughty Hand
4.8/4
A film about Finnish artist Kalervo Palsa who was completely neglected by his peers and time
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The Surrealist and His Naughty Hand

1992

The Prodigal Son
5.4/7
Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people. One day psychiatrist Lindström rings...
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The Prodigal Son

2002

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
6.6/38
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Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

1982

Kuoleman hellä kosketus
1/1
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Kuoleman hellä kosketus

2006

Kamome Diner
7.4/58
On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her fir...
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Kamome Diner


Dual
0/0
Animation film.
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Dual

2009

Skeleton Crew
3.903/36
Back in the early 1970s, at a mental institution near the Russian border, a crazed doctor, Dr. Anderson assumed the persona of "the Auteur," and began...
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Skeleton Crew

2003

The Book of Fate
3.6/9
Fire, water, wind, earth and emptiness... Five core elements of life that once inspired a book. The Book of Fate. Far away from here there was a mythi...
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The Book of Fate

1999

Juha
6.8/62
A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.
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Juha

2003

Young Gods
4.3/21
Taavi,the enigmatic 18-year-old lead, has just inherited his long-deceased wealthy parents home and estate. It is high school graduation and Taavi's b...
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Young Gods

1985

The Wrestler
5.917/6
An ageing wrestler and circus strongman is put in an institution located somewhere in a world of its own.
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The Wrestler

1981

The Liar
6.3/16
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an inces...
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The Liar

2007

V2: Dead Angel
5.6/39
The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the real killer, but people aren't talking. Before he...
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