Turo Pajala
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.
Filmography
Palkkasoturi
as Työtön
Palkkasoturi
as Työtön
Lyrics and Lace
as Hotel Clerk
Lyrics and Lace
as Hotel Clerk
The Prodigal Son
as Wrestler
The Prodigal Son
as Wrestler
Ariel
as Taisto Kasurinen
Ariel
as Taisto Kasurinen
Hamlet Goes Business
as Rosencranz
Hamlet Goes Business
as Rosencranz
Pieni yösoitto
as Raino
Pieni yösoitto
as Raino
Macbeth
as Make
Macbeth
as Make
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Päätepysäkki
as Jami
Päätepysäkki
as Jami
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
as Artilleryman
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
as Artilleryman
Huomenna
as Uhri
Huomenna
as Uhri
Pimeys odottaa
as Paavo
Pimeys odottaa
as Paavo