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Pirkka-Pekka Petelius is a Actor and Scriptwriter Finlandais born on 31 may 1953 at Tornio (Finlande)

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

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Nationality Finlande
Birth 31 may 1953 (70 years) at Tornio (Finlande)

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (born 31 May 1953) is a Finnish actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He has also released six records as a singer.

Petelius's breakthrough was in Yleisradio's sketch series Velipuolikuu (1983), which he wrote and also acted in. The popularity gained by the series started Petelius's career as one of the most well-known comedians in Finland. He gained immense popularity due to his work in the sketch series Pulttibois (and its follower Manitbois) with Aake Kalliala.

Despite being known as a comedian Petelius has also acted in several more serious roles in films and television, especially in the recent years. He played Hietanen in Rauni Mollberg's The Unknown Soldier (1985). Other significant films have been e.g. Aki Kaurismäki's Hamlet liikemaailmassa (1986), Åke Lindman's Lapin kullan kimallus (1999) and Peter Lindholm's Drakarna över Helsingfors (2001).

He also provided the Finnish voice for Timon in The Lion King.

Usually with

Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
(3 films)
Vesa Vierikko
Vesa Vierikko
(7 films)
Kari Väänänen
Kari Väänänen
(5 films)
Aarne "Aake" Kalliala
Aarne "Aake" Kalliala
(3 films)
Åke Lindman
Åke Lindman
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (15 films)

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Actor

Unknown Soldier
Unknown Soldier (2017)
, 1h55
Directed by Aku Louhimies
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, War
Actors Jussi Vatanen, Eero Aho, Samuli Vauramo, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Seppo Pääkkönen, Mikko Kouki
Roles Kaarna
Rating76% 3.84753.84753.84753.84753.8475
En 1941,après la Guerre d'Hiver, prise en étau entre deux régimes répressifs, la Finlande n'a pas d'autre choix que de s'allier avec l'Allemagne nazie pour lutter contre l'URSS, son éternelle rivale à l'Est qui a envahi leurs terres. Dès lors, l'affrontement féroce entre les soviétiques et les finlandais se déroule en juillet 1941, en Carélie du Nord, où les seconds, sous le commandement de l'officier Koskela, sont chargés de mener l'offensive contre leurs ennemis afin de récupérer leur territoire. Mais ces derniers sont lourdement armés et bien préparés au grand désarroi des finlandais qui, malgré tout, parviennent à traverser la frontière soviétique où ils découvrent rapidement l'horreur et la futilité de la guerre. Parmi eux, le jeune lieutenant Kariluoto, bourgeois et idéaliste, est déstabilisé par les qualités stratégiques du caporal vétéran Rokka, agriculteur qui défie sa hiérarchie mais fait preuve d'une rare humanité.
8-Ball
8-Ball (2013)
, 1h47
Directed by Aku Louhimies
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Eero Aho, Jessica Grabowsky, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Mikko Leppilampi, Mikko Kouki, Lenna Kuurmaa
Roles Elias Kaski
Rating62% 3.1480053.1480053.1480053.1480053.148005
The film tells the story of a single mother Pike (Jessica Grabowsky) who, having just been released from prison, is trying to start her life anew. When her former boyfriend Lalli (Eero Aho) comes back from abroad, it opens a window into a past that Pike wants to put behind her.
1944 The Final Defence
1944 The Final Defence (2007)

Directed by Åke Lindman
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Johan Hallström, Ilkka Villi, Aku Hirviniemi, Aleksi Sariola, Tapani Kalliomäki, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Roles Kenraaliluutnantti Airo
Rating57% 2.8524652.8524652.8524652.8524652.852465
Tali-Ihantala est dédié à l'une des batailles majeures de la guerre finno-russe de 1944. Au cours de celle-ci, les force soviétiques lancèrent une large offensive avec des troupes bien supérieures en nombre et réussirent à percer les lignes finlandaises. Forcées de se replier, les troupes finnoises durent contre toute attente mener un combat acharné afin de préserver l'indépendance de leur pays face aux velléités d'annexion de leur voisin communiste.
Gold Fever in Lapland
Gold Fever in Lapland (1999)

Directed by Åke Lindman
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Actors Vesa Vierikko, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Lasse Pöysti, Jarmo Mäkinen, Martti Suosalo, Ville Haapasalo
Roles Nils Lepistö
Rating58% 2.9018752.9018752.9018752.9018752.901875
In his hometown Oulu, Lepistö meets a man who shows him a map of Lapland, showing an "X" mark at the spot where he claims is gold. Lepistö believes the man and shows the map to his companion Ervasti. Lepistö and Ervasti travel to the Teno River, where they manage to find a couple of grams of gold. They travel back to Oulu to lay official claim on the find site but are told it has already been claimed. Finally a large gold rush to Lapland starts.
Uuno Turhapuro – Suomen tasavallan herra presidentti
Uuno Turhapuro – Suomen tasavallan herra presidentti (1990)

Directed by Ere Kokkonen
Genres Comedy
Actors Vesa-Matti Loiri, Tapio Hamalainen, Olavi Ahonen, Marjatta Raita, Simo Salminen, Spede Pasanen
Roles Töppö
Rating50% 2.507092.507092.507092.507092.50709
Uuno Turhapuro becomes the President of Finland. Streets are named after him and honorary companies are arranged for him. He also tries to turn Finland into a kingdom.
Onks' Viljoo näkyny?
Onks' Viljoo näkyny? (1988)
, 1h23
Genres Comedy
Actors Heikki Kinnunen, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Aarne "Aake" Kalliala, Kristiina Elstelä, Titta Jokinen, Vesa Vierikko
Roles Erkki Nyysteen / Postiljooni Uutela / Naema-Aslak / Valtte / Leo / Napoleon
Rating44% 2.2279452.2279452.2279452.2279452.227945
Hamlet Goes Business
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
, 1h26
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Kati Outinen, Esko Salminen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Kari Väänänen
Roles Hamlet
Rating68% 3.4444053.4444053.4444053.4444053.444405
Une adaptation contemporaine du Hamlet de Shakespeare où l'intrigue, relativement bien respectée mais traitée avec l'humour à froid du réalisateur, est transposée dans le cadre d'une grande entreprise familiale.
Calamari Union
Calamari Union (1985)
, 1h22
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Sakari Kuosmanen, Matti Pellonpää, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Markku Toikka, Mato Valtonen, Kari Väänänen
Roles Frank
Rating69% 3.497133.497133.497133.497133.49713
Calamari Union tells the story of sixteen men, all called Frank (inspired by Frank Armoton) apart from one man called Pekka. Collectively the Franks and Pekka are unhappy with life in Kallio, a working-class district of Helsinki, and decide to move to Eira, an upper-class district, imagining it to be unspoiled. In fact the two districts are not very far apart, but the journey across the city takes on epic proportions, as each of the men falls by the wayside through marriage, work or death.