Markku Peltola (12 July 1956 – 31 December 2007) was a

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actor and musician. He was born and grew up in

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. He was actively involved in founding and acting with the Telakka Theater in

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. Peltola is best known for starring opposite

Kati Outinen Anna Katriina "Kati" Outinen (born 17 August 1961) is a Finnish actress who has often played leading female roles in Aki Kaurismäki's films. Outinen was born in Helsinki. Having studied under Jouko Turkka during his "reign" of drama studies i ...

in Aki Kaurismäki's

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-nominated film from 2002 ''

The Man Without a Past ''The Man Without a Past'' ( fi, Mies vailla menneisyyttä) is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kauri ...

''. Other films that Peltola featured in include '' V2 – jäätynyt enkeli'', ''

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'', '' Drifting Clouds'', ''

Kamome Shokudo is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Japanese director Naoko Ogigami, based on a novel by Yōko Mure. The film is set in the Finnish capital Helsinki, and follows a Japanese woman who sets up a diner serving Japanese food in the city ...

'', '' Jade Warrior'' and ''Perhoshäkki''. From the 1980s until his death, Peltola was the singer and bass guitarist of the Finnish band

Motelli Skronkle Motelli Skronkle was a Finnish post-punk/art-rock band principally active between 1983 and 1994. Formed by theatre director , theatre actor Esko Varonen, and film actor Markku Peltola (best known for his frequent appearances in the films of Aki ...

. 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

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, Finland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peltola, Markku 1956 births 2007 deaths Finnish male film actors Finnish male musicians 20th-century male musicians