Acting credits
55
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Matti Pellonpää
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 56Series: 2Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 4826
IMDb ID: nm0671231
Known for: Acting
Born: March 28, 1951
Died: July 13, 1995
Age: 44
Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2025
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.8
Wikidata: Q1351575
Also known as
Tino Sandos • Martti Pellonpää
Other jobs
Gaffer (2)In Memory Of (1)Production Assistant (1)
Biography
Matti Pellonpää (March 28, 1951 in Helsinki – July 13, 1995 in Vaasa) was an award-winning Finnish actor and a musician. He rose to international fame with his roles in both Aki Kaurismäki's and Mika Kaurismäki's films; particularly being a regular in Aki's films, appearing in 18 of them. He started his career in 1962 as a radio actor at the Finnish state-owned broadcasting company YLE. He performed as an actor during the 70s in many amateur theatres, at the same time that he studied at the Finnish Theatre Academy, where he completed his studies in the year 1977. He was nominated Best Actor by European Film Academy for his role as Rodolfo in La Vie de Boheme and won the Felix at the European Film Awards in 1992. He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Matti Pellonpää.
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
as self
2025 Movie
5.1
Dirty Hands
as Hugo Barine
2015 Movie
4.6
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
as Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
2013 Movie
6.4
Bohemian Eyes
as Self (archive footage)
2011 Movie
7.6
Drifting Clouds
In Memory Of
1996 Movie
6.0
Iron Horsemen
as Seeker
1995 Movie
2.3
Pieniä valheita
as Luikki
1994 Movie
6.2
Total Balalaika Show
Production Assistant
1994 Movie
5.8
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
as Moses / Vladimir
1994 Movie
6.7
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
as Reino
1994 Movie
2.0
Sutki
as Dino
1993 Movie
4.0
Chaplinesque
as The Man Who Greets the Sun
1993 Movie
4.0
The Last Border
as Dimitri
1993 Movie
7.5
La Vie de Bohème
as Rodolfo
1992 Movie
Where Is Musette?
as Self
1992 Movie
7.5
Night on Earth
as Mika
1991 Movie
6.6
Zombie and the Ghost Train
as Harri
1991 Movie
4.5
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
as Toimistovirkailijat
1991 Movie
4.2
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
as Interpreter of Fruktosian
1990 Movie
4.6
Dolly and Her Lover
as Räpsy
1990 Movie
Kumma juttu
as self
1989 Movie
4.2
Paper Star
as Ravintolan asiakas
1989 Movie
6.9
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Vladimir (Manager)
1989 Movie
6.8
Cha Cha Cha
as Matti Ojanperä
1989 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Matti Pellonpää.
