Ilmari Peitsalo was born on December 20, 1901 in Rauma, Finland as Oiva Ilmari Peitsalo. He was an actor, known for Hallin Janne (1950), Kaksi kivaa kaveria (1944) and Minä jätän sinut (1944). He was married to Ida Peitsalo. He died on June 29, 1961.