Cast & creator
Matti Pellonpää
Best known for Night on Earth, The Hobbits, Ariel
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.
Also known as: Tino Sandos, Martti Pellonpää
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1962–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (64)
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Night on Earth
Mika
1991
The Hobbits
Saruman
1993
Ariel
Mikkonen
1988
La Vie de Bohème
Rodolfo
1992
Shadows in Paradise
Nikander
1986
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Vladimir (Manager)
1989
Marked
Morgue Worker
1984
Drifting Clouds
In Memory Of
1996
Calamari Union
Frank
1985
Konstan Pylkkerö
Anselmi
1994
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Moses / Vladimir
1994
The Boys
Schoolboy (uncredited)
1962
Finnish Frustrations
1969
Dirty Hands
Hugo Barine
2015
Päivä ennen
Mopedimies
1978
Chaplinesque
The Man Who Greets the Sun
1993
Sutki
Dino
1993
White Lies
Luikki
1994
The Last Border
Dimitri
1993
Paper Star
Ravintolan asiakas
1989
Aikalainen
1984
Dolly and Her Lover
Räpsy
1990
Crime and Punishment
Nikander
1983
The Worthless
Manne
1982
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin
kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi
1983
Kumma juttu
self
1989
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Harri
1991Sirpaleita
Cook
1995
Kello
Honest Man
1984
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Ritsari
1984
Kesän maku
Hessu, tykkimies
1975
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Reino
1994
Shit Happens
Mustache Man
1992
Hamlet Goes Business
Guard
1987Hamlet Goes Business
Gaffer
1987
Cha Cha Cha
Matti Ojanperä
1989
Bohemian Eyes
Self (archive footage)
2011
Viimeinen savotta
1977
Rakkauselokuva
Säikky-Nilsson
1984
Where Is Musette?
Self
1992
Antti Puuhaara
Comedian
1976... And You Will Be a Clown
Sound Effects
1985
Pedon merkki
Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
1981
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
Self
1984
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
Interpreter of Fruktosian
1990
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Toimistovirkailijat
1991
Jackpot 2
1982
Iron Horsemen
Seeker
1995
Onnentyttö
Kapula Kirkasoja
1983Päätepysäkki
Sepi
1986
Regina ja miehet
Rex Räsänen
1983
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
Self - Guest Vocals: Danish
2013
Rocky VI
Aljosa, Igor's Coach
1986
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
Puhelias keihäsmies
1981
Macbeth
Gaffer
1987
Total Balalaika Show
Production Assistant
1994
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Earless Man
1986
Akseli and Elina
Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"
1970
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985
Some of You May Have Heard of Me
self
2025
Ylösnousemus
Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
1985
The Liar
Fan of Chandler
1981
Ruskan jälkeen
Jaakko Sammalsuo
1979