For the Matches (1980) featured a cast of 31 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (23%) are still alive today and 20 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Galina Polskikh, age 86. This film starred Evgeni Leonov and Vyacheslav Nevinnyy.
23% still with us· verified cast19% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 23% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast31 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Evgeni Leonov Antti Ihalainen | Antti Ihalainen | Deceased | 02/09/1926 | 67 | 29/01/1994 | 54 |
 Vyacheslav Nevinnyy Jussi Vatanen | Jussi Vatanen | Deceased | 30/11/1934 | 74 | 31/05/2009 | 46 |
 Rita Polster Anna-Liisa Ihalainen | Anna-Liisa Ihalainen | Living | 02/02/1948 | 78 | — | 32 |
 Ritva Valkama Miina Sormunen | Miina Sormunen | Deceased | 13/11/1932 | 87 | 08/05/2020 | 48 |
 Georgiy Vitsin Tahvo Kenonen | Tahvo Kenonen | Deceased | 05/04/1917 | 84 | 22/10/2001 | 63 |
 Galina Polskikh Kaisa Karhutar | Kaisa Karhutar | Living | 27/11/1939 | 86 | — | 41 |
 Kauko Helovirta Constable Torvelainen | Constable Torvelainen | Deceased | 21/10/1924 | 72 | 13/09/1997 | 56 |
 Leo Lastumäki Mulon Partanen | Mulon Partanen | Deceased | 28/12/1928 | 83 | 29/01/2012 | 52 |
 Pekka Autiovuori Turtiainen | Turtiainen | Living | 19/03/1946 | 80 | — | 34 |
 Olavi Ahonen Ville Huttunen | Ville Huttunen | Deceased | 21/07/1923 | 77 | 01/09/2000 | 57 |
 Sergei Filippov Hyvärinen | Hyvärinen | Deceased | 11/06/1912 | 77 | 19/04/1990 | 68 |
 Nina Grebeshkova Hyvärinen's Wife | Hyvärinen's Wife | Deceased | 29/11/1930 | 94 | 10/05/2025 | 50 |
 Mikhail Pugovkin Police Chief | Police Chief | Deceased | 13/06/1923 | 85 | 25/07/2008 | 57 |
 Vera Ivleva Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinen | Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinen | Deceased | 18/09/1943 | 55 | 08/01/1999 | 37 |
Martti Pennanen Blacksmith | Blacksmith | Deceased | 08/12/1923 | 87 | 17/12/2010 | 57 |
 Seela Sella Washerwoman | Washerwoman | Deceased | 30/12/1936 | 89 | 28/09/2026 | 44 |
Tapio Schestihin Car Owner | Car Owner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ari Pohjalainen Painter's Apprentice | Painter's Apprentice | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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Simo Lahtinen Kotilainen's Son | Kotilainen's Son | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kauko Koivu Blacksmith's Assistant | Blacksmith's Assistant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Leonid Kuravlyov Peasant | Peasant | Deceased | 08/10/1936 | 85 | 30/01/2022 | 44 |
 Nikolay Tengaev Peasant | Peasant | Deceased | 01/05/1918 | 68 | 11/04/1987 | 62 |
 Viktor Uralsky Peasant | Peasant | Deceased | 26/06/1925 | 83 | 16/03/2009 | 55 |
Eine Helke-Viljanen Hyvärisen Host (voice) | Hyvärisen Host (voice) | Deceased | 01/03/1922 | 72 | 20/05/1994 | 58 |
 Heikki Kinnunen Narrator / Tahvo Kenonen (voice) | Narrator / Tahvo Kenonen (voice) | Living | 08/04/1946 | 80 | — | 34 |
Severi Seppänen Ukko Hyvärinen (voice) | Ukko Hyvärinen (voice) | Deceased | 28/03/1917 | 64 | 17/03/1982 | 63 |
Maija-Leena Soinne Kaisa Karhutar (voice) | Kaisa Karhutar (voice) | Living | 06/01/1940 | 86 | — | 40 |
 Aarno Sulkanen Jussi Vatanen (voice) | Jussi Vatanen (voice) | Living | 01/04/1940 | 86 | — | 40 |
Martti Tschokkinen Ihalainen (voice) | Ihalainen (voice) | Deceased | 27/09/1935 | 60 | 11/07/1996 | 45 |
 Yrjö Tähtelä Poliisipäällikkö (voice) | Poliisipäällikkö (voice) | Deceased | 09/03/1936 | 88 | 09/01/2025 | 44 |