Turo Pajala

Known for

Acting

Born

November 16, 1955

Birthplace

Joutseno, Finland

Died

February 28, 2007 (aged 51)

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...