Person
Turo Pajala
Acting · 1955–2007 · 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. 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.
Known for
Ariel
Taisto Kasurinen
The Nightmare
Konstaapeli
Musta tuntuu
Hakala
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
Lyrics and Lace
Hotel Clerk
Pakanamaan kartta
Kuvaaja
Pieni yösoitto
Raino
Palkkasoturi
Työtön
Hamlet Goes Business
Rosencranz
Huomenna
Uhri
Filmography
- 1997PalkkasoturiTyötön
- 1992Lyrics and LaceHotel Clerk
- 1992The Prodigal SonWrestler
- 1991Pakanamaan karttaKuvaaja
- 1988The NightmareKonstaapeli
- 1988ArielTaisto Kasurinen
- 1987Hamlet Goes BusinessRosencranz
- 1987Pieni yösoittoRaino
- 1987MacbethMake
- 1986Näkemiin, hyvästi
- 1986PäätepysäkkiJami
- 1986Kuningas lähtee RanskaanArtilleryman
- 1986HuomennaUhri
- 1985Musta tuntuuHakala
- 1985Pimeys odottaaPaavo
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