Turo Pajala
12 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 16, 1955
- Died
- Feb 28, 2007 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- Joutseno, Finland
Biography
Turo Pajala (November 16, 1955 − February 28, 2007) was a Finnish actor.
Pajala played the leading role as an unemployed coal miner Taisto Kasurinen in an Aki Kaurismäki film Ariel, and won the Bronze St. George award for Best Actor at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. He also played many supporting roles in films and on television.
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Pajala's personal life took a downturn after Ariel, when he withdrew from the public eye. He made his final film appearance in 1998 in a Joona Tena film Kulkurin taivas. His final work in television came in 2007 with the role of a Christmas tree salesman in a television series Taivaan tulet.
Turo Pajala's father Erkki Pajala (1929–1992) was also an actor. He had one daughter from his first marriage to actress Aino Seppo.
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Known for
Turo Pajala: movies and TV shows
Acting (15)
- 1997 Palkkasoturi
as Työtön
- 1992 Lyrics and Lace
as Hotel Clerk
- 1992 The Prodigal Son
as Wrestler
- 1991
- 1988
- 1988 Ariel
as Taisto Kasurinen
- 1987 Hamlet Goes Business
as Rosencranz
- 1987 Pieni yösoitto
as Raino
- 1987 Macbeth
as Make
- 1986
- 1986 Päätepysäkki
as Jami
- 1986 Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
as Artilleryman
- 1986 Huomenna
as Uhri
- 1985
- 1985 Pimeys odottaa
as Paavo