Turo Pajala (16 November 1955 − 28 February 2007) was a Finnish actor. Pajala played the leading role as an unemployed coal miner Taisto Kasurinen in an

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

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'', and won the Bronze St. George award for Best Actor at the

16th Moscow International Film Festival The 16th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 July 1989. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian film ''The Icicle Thief'' directed by Maurizio Nichetti. Jury * Andrzej Wajda (Poland – President of the Jury) * Ge ...

. 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.

Selected filmography

*''Pimeys odottaa'' (1985) *''Näkemiin, hyvästi'' (1986) *''Hamlet liikemaailmassa'' (1987) *''Ariel'' (1988) *''Tuhlaajapoika'' (1992) *''Pilkkuja ja pikkuhousuja'' (1992) *''Palkkasoturi'' (1997)

References

External links

* Finnish male film actors 1955 births 2007 deaths {{Finland-actor-stub