Markku Peltola
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Drifting Clouds
as Lajunen 1996
Juha
as Driver 1999
Kamome Diner
as Matti 2006
Jade Warrior
as Berg 2006
Vares: Private Eye
as Luusalmi 2004
V2: Dead Angel
as Luusalmi 2007
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as (segment "Dogs Have No Hell") 2002
Skeleton Crew
as The Auteur in Snuff Films 2009
Young Gods
as Sami's father 2003
The Liar
as Ball thrower in Mermaid Hall 1981
The Prodigal Son
as Makkonen 1992
The Book of Fate
as Scientist 2003
The Wrestler
as Kärrypoika 1985
The Surrealist and His Naughty Hand
as Isä / Intiaanipäälikkö 2014
Kuoleman hellä kosketus
as Alokas käskynjaolla 1982
Espanjankävijät
as Sulo Paaso 1980