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Matti Pellonpää was a 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.
Birth Name
Matti Kalervo Pellonpää
Born
Wednesday, 28 March 1951
Died
Thursday, 13 July 1995
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Jope ite | Self | 2023 |
| Ryhmäteatteri | Self | 2018 |
| Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam: Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla | Self - Guest vocals: Danish / himself | 2013 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| Bohemian Eyes | Self | 2011 |
| Puoli seitsemän | Self | 2009 |
| Helsinki, Forever | Self | 2008 |
| L.A. Without a Map | Rodolfo | 1999 |
| Drifting Clouds | Lapsi valokuvassa | 1996 |
| Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses | Vladimir / Vladimir Kuzmin alias Moses / Moses | 1994 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Jope ite | Self | 2023 |
| Ryhmäteatteri | Self | 2018 |
| Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam: Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla | Self - Guest vocals: Danish / himself | 2013 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| Bohemian Eyes | Self | 2011 |
| Puoli seitsemän | Self | 2009 |
| Helsinki, Forever | Self | 2008 |
| L.A. Without a Map | Rodolfo | 1999 |
| Drifting Clouds | Lapsi valokuvassa | 1996 |
| Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses | Vladimir / Vladimir Kuzmin alias Moses / Moses | 1994 |
| Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana | Reino | 1994 |
| The Last Border | Dimitri | 1993 |
| Hobitit | Saruman | 1993 |
| Papukaijamies | Pet Shopper | 1992 |
| The Bohemian Life | Rodolfo | 1992 |
| Night on Earth | Mika / Mika (segment "Helsinki") | 1991 |
| Where Is Musette? | Self | 1991 |
| Zombie and the Ghost Train | Harri | 1991 |
| Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers | Toimistovirkailijat | 1991 |
| The New Adventures of That Kiljunen Family | Interpreter of Fruktosian | 1990 |
| Lentsu | Kirvesmies Mikko Jaurujärvi | 1990 |
| Dolly and Her Lover | Räpsy | 1990 |
| Raptori Moe! | Nutturapäinen mummo Raptori-musiikkivideossa | 1990 |
| A Funny Story | Oskari-robotin ääni / Peltsi | 1989 |
| Dirty Hands | Hugo Barine | 1989 |
| Paper Star | Ravintolan asiakas | 1989 |
| Leningrad Cowboys Go America | Vladimir Kuzmin, the Manager / Vladimir (Manager) | 1989 |
| Ariel | Mikkonen | 1988 |
| Isku suoneen | Martikainen | 1988 |
| Hamlet Goes Business | Vartija / Guard | 1987 |
| Näkemiin, hyvästi | Mies hierottavana | 1986 |
| Päätepysäkki | Sepi | 1986 |
| Shadows in Paradise | Nikander | 1986 |
| The King Goes Forth to France | Earless Man | 1986 |
| Rocky VI | Aljosa, Igorin valmentaja | 1986 |
| Kivisydän | Ralliperuna | 1985 |
| Ylösnousemus | Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa | 1985 |
| Calamari Union | Frank | 1985 |
| Viimeiset rotannahat | Father of the man dressed in white suit | 1985 |
| The Clan - Tale of the Frogs | Ritsari | 1984 |
| Rakkauselokuva | Säikky-Nilsson | 1984 |
| Yöjuttu: Merkitty | Morgue attendant | 1984 |
| The Contemporary | Waiter | 1984 |
| Crime and Punishment | Nikander | 1983 |
| Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin | Drug-Addict / kiiluvasilmäinen pilleristi | 1983 |
| Regina ja miehet | Rex Räsänen | 1983 |
| The Worthless | Manne | 1982 |
| Jackpot 2 | 1982 | |
| The Liar | Chandlerin ystävä / Fan of Chandler | 1981 |
| Winter of Black Snow | Jaakko Sammalsuo | 1979 |
| The Last Lumbercamp | Kalle Näpänmaa | 1977 |
| Antti the Treebranch | Comedian | 1976 |
| Kesän maku | Hessu / Hessu, tykkimies | 1975 |
| Akseli and Elina | Valdemar 'Valtu' Leppänen / Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu" | 1970 |
| The Boys | Schoolboy | 1962 |
