Turo Pajala
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 16, 1955
- Died
- February 28, 2007
- Birthplace
- Joutseno, Finland
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 1997
as Työtön
Lyrics and Lace 1992
as Hotel Clerk
The Prodigal Son 1992
as Wrestler
Ariel 1988
as Taisto Kasurinen
Hamlet Goes Business 1987
as Rosencranz
- Pieni yösoitto
Pieni yösoitto 1987
as Raino
Macbeth 1987
as Make
Näkemiin, hyvästi 1986
Actor
- Päätepysäkki
Päätepysäkki 1986
as Jami
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan 1986
as Artilleryman
Huomenna 1986
as Uhri
Pimeys odottaa 1985
as Paavo
Credits from TMDB.