Turo Pajala
Actor
- Born
- November 16, 1955 · Joutseno, Finland
- Died
- February 28, 2007 (age 51)
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.
Known for
Acting12
- 1997Palkkasoturi as Työtön
- 1992Lyrics and Lace as Hotel Clerk
- 1992The Prodigal Son as Wrestler
- 1988Ariel as Taisto Kasurinen
- 1987Hamlet Goes Business as Rosencranz
- 1987Pieni yösoitto as Raino
- 1987Macbeth as Make
- 1986Näkemiin, hyvästi
- 1986Päätepysäkki as Jami
- 1986Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan as Artilleryman