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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 28, 1951
Died
July 13, 1995
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
Also Known As
- Tino Sandos
- Martti Pellonpää
Matti Pellonpää
0.8 Popularity
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matti Pellonpää, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
0.0
self
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
2025
5.1
Hugo Barine
Dirty Hands
2015
4.6
Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
2013
6.8
Self (archive footage)
Bohemian Eyes
2011
6.0
Seeker
Iron Horsemen
1995
2.3
Luikki
Pieniä valheita
1994
5.8
Moses / Vladimir
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994
6.7
Reino
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
1994
3.0
Anselmi
Konstan pylkkerö
1994
3.0
Dino
Sutki
1993
Credits
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
as self
2025
0.0
Dirty Hands
as Hugo Barine
2015
5.1
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
as Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
2013
4.6
Bohemian Eyes
as Self (archive footage)
2011
6.8
Iron Horsemen
as Seeker
1995
6.0
Pieniä valheita
as Luikki
1994
2.3
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
as Moses / Vladimir
1994
5.8
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
as Reino
1994
6.7
Konstan pylkkerö
as Anselmi
1994
3.0
Sutki
as Dino
1993
3.0
Chaplinesque
as The Man Who Greets the Sun
1993
4.0
The Last Border
as Dimitri
1993
4.0
The Hobbits
as Saruman
1993
5.5
La Vie de Bohème
as Rodolfo
1992
7.5
Where Is Musette?
as self
1992
0.0
Night on Earth
as Mika
1991
7.5
Zombie and the Ghost Train
as Harri
1991
6.6
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
as Toimistovirkailijat
1991
4.5
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
as Interpreter of Fruktosian
1990
4.2
Dolly and Her Lover
as Räpsy
1990
4.6
Kumma juttu
as self
1989
0.0
Paper Star
as Ravintolan asiakas
1989
4.2
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Vladimir (Manager)
1989
6.9
Cha Cha Cha
as Matti Ojanperä
1989
6.9
Ariel
as Mikkonen
1988
7.1
Hamlet Goes Business
as Guard
1987
6.7
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
6.0
Shadows in Paradise
as Nikander
1986
7.3
🎬
Päätepysäkki
as Sepi
1986
2.0
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
as Earless Man
1986
4.0
Rocky VI
as Aljosa, Igor's Coach
1986
5.8
Ylösnousemus
as Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
1985
5.5
Calamari Union
as Frank
1985
6.9
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985
4.5
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
as Ritsari
1984
6.7
Rakkauselokuva
as Säikky-Nilsson
1984
3.3
🎬
Marked
1984
4.6
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
as Self
1984
2.0
Aikalainen
1984
1.7
Kello
as Honest Man
1984
3.6
Crime and Punishment
as Nikander
1983
6.9
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
as kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
1983
3.6
Onnentyttö
as Kapula Kirkasoja
1983
1.0
Regina ja miehet
as Rex Räsänen
1983
0.0
The Worthless
as Manne
1982
6.2
🎬
Jackpot 2
1982
5.1
Pedon merkki
as Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
1981
4.1
🎬
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
as Puhelias keihäsmies
1981
0.0
The Liar
as Fan of Chandler
1981
6.1
Ruskan jälkeen
as Jaakko Sammalsuo
1979
4.0
Päivä ennen
as Mopedimies
1978
4.0
Viimeinen savotta
1977
5.2
Antti Puuhaara
as Comedian
1976
7.0
Kesän maku
as Hessu, tykkimies
1975
2.3
Akseli and Elina
as Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"
1970
6.4
Finnish Frustrations
1969
0.0
The Boys
as Schoolboy (uncredited)
1962
6.8