Kari Väänänen
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Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor and director. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introduced to international audiences by Aki Kaurismäki; and belongs to the list of his "trusted" stable of actors. His most challenging role has been the eponymous mafia hitman of Rosso, for which he learned all his lines phonetically, without previously speaking a word of Italian. Kari Väänänen was featured in Star Wreck, a Finnish sci-fi parody where he played the Russian president. He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Credits
Night on Earth (1991)
as Man #1 Helsinki
Spy Games (1999)
as Cabbie
Christmas Story (2007)
as Iisakki
La Vie de Bohème (1992)
as Schaunard
Dirty Hands (2015)
as Ivan
Ambush (1999)
as Corporal Tauno Snicker
Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991)
as Upseeri (voice)
The Tough Ones (1999)
as Törnqvist
Calamari Union (1985)
as Frank
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
as Lauri Polonius
Drifting Clouds (1996)
as Lauri
Bad Luck Love (2000)
as Heinonen
Master Cheng (2019)
as Romppainen
Amazon (1990)
as Kari
We Are the Pirates of the Roads (2015)
as Hurja-Kaarlo
Honey Baby (2004)
as der Große Enrico
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
as Igor (Village Idiot)
The Unknown Soldier (1985)
as Lammio
The Last Border (1993)
as Borka
The Missile (2024)
as Uutis-Seppo
Sambolico (1996)
as Eric
Mestari (1992)
as Eero Tyrni
Bohemian Eyes (2011)
as Self
Lapland Odyssey 3 (2017)
as Räihäsen isä
Iron Horsemen (1995)
as Darling
Let My People Go ! (2011)
as Mr. Tiilikainen
Jon (1983)
as Jon
Train Birds (1998)
as Asko, Milchfahrer
Ripa Hits the Skids (1993)
as Lynkkynen
The Grump: In Search of an Escort (2022)
as Tarmo
Näkemiin, hyvästi (1986)
Actor
Ryhmäteatteri (2018)
Actor
Fingerpori (2019)
as Homelius
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994)
as The Mute
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005)
as President Uljanov
Kukunor (1989)
as Ihmissyöjä
Backwood Philosopher (2009)
as Severi
Laulu (1986)
Actor
Dolly and Her Lover (1990)
as Detective Karisto
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)
as Alex
Apinan vuosi (1983)
as Rene
Kiwi Christmas (2017)
as Santa
Paper Star (1989)
as Ilja Kulovaara
V2: Dead Angel (2007)
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
Highway Society (2000)
Actor
Arne's Legacy (2013)
Actor
The House of Branching Love (2009)
as Niilo
Rock'n Roll Never Dies (2006)
as Laakkonen
Land of Love (2003)
as Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
Harmagedon (1986)
Actor
Ylösnousemus (1985)
as Touko Heinävesi
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs (1984)
as Leevi Sammakko
Rosso (1985)
as Rosso
Trench Road (2004)
as Jarmo Kesämaa
One Foot Under (2009)
as Salmela
Cha Cha Cha (1989)
as Kari Pöllänen
The Breakthrough (1981)
as Police officer (uncredited)
Onni von Sopanen (2006)
as P.E. teacher
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship (2012)
as Jalo Rautakumpu
Underwater Iceland (1997)
as Narrator
Älä itke Iines (1987)
Actor
Kajaani (2017)
as Arvo
Kuoleman hellä kosketus (1982)
as Hullu
Siriuksen vieraat (1987)
as Anders
Lakeuden kutsu (2000)
as Erkki Hakala
Pedon merkki (1981)
as Nuori kapteeni
Viimeiset rotannahat (1985)
Actor
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1986)
as Narrator
Kymmenen riivinrautaa (2002)
as Heikki Korkkalainen
Goodbye Gibraltar (1993)
as Jorma