Turo Pajala
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.
Movie Appearances
Ariel
as Taisto Kasurinen
1988
Pimeys odottaa
as Paavo
1985
Pieni yösoitto
as Raino
1987
Päätepysäkki
as Jami
1986
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
Macbeth
as Make
1987
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
as Artilleryman
1986
Palkkasoturi
as Työtön
1997
The Prodigal Son
as Wrestler
1992
Hamlet Goes Business
as Rosencranz
1987
Lyrics and Lace
as Hotel Clerk
1992
Huomenna
as Uhri
1986
