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
Calamari Union (1985)
as Frank
Night on Earth (1991)
as Man #1 Helsinki
Jon (1983)
as Jon
Ryhmäteatteri (2018)
Actor
Rosso (1985)
as Rosso
Ambush (1999)
as Corporal Tauno Snicker
The Unknown Soldier (1985)
as Lammio
Christmas Story (2007)
as Iisakki
Amazon (1990)
as Kari
We Are the Pirates of the Roads (2015)
as Hurja-Kaarlo
The Tough Ones (1999)
as Törnqvist
The Breakthrough (1981)
as Police officer (uncredited)
Bohemian Eyes (2011)
as Self
Laulu (1986)
Actor
Trench Road (2004)
as Jarmo Kesämaa
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship (2012)
as Jalo Rautakumpu
Apinan vuosi (1983)
as Rene
Paper Star (1989)
as Ilja Kulovaara
Kajaani (2017)
as Arvo
Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991)
as Upseeri (voice)
La Vie de Bohème (1992)
as Schaunard
Siriuksen vieraat (1987)
as Anders
Dirty Hands (2015)
as Ivan
Spy Games (1999)
as Cabbie
Drifting Clouds (1996)
as Lauri
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005)
as President Uljanov
The Grump: In Search of an Escort (2022)
as Tarmo
Backwood Philosopher (2009)
as Severi
V2: Dead Angel (2007)
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
Pedon merkki (1981)
as Nuori kapteeni
Näkemiin, hyvästi (1986)
Actor
Bad Luck Love (2000)
as Heinonen
Mestari (1992)
as Eero Tyrni
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
as Igor (Village Idiot)
The House of Branching Love (2009)
as Niilo
Cha Cha Cha (1989)
as Kari Pöllänen
Let My People Go ! (2011)
as Mr. Tiilikainen
The Last Border (1993)
as Borka
Kukunor (1989)
as Ihmissyöjä
Ripa Hits the Skids (1993)
as Lynkkynen
One Foot Under (2009)
as Salmela
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs (1984)
as Leevi Sammakko
Onni von Sopanen (2006)
as P.E. teacher
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994)
as The Mute
Train Birds (1998)
as Asko, Milchfahrer
Dolly and Her Lover (1990)
as Detective Karisto
Älä itke Iines (1987)
Actor
Kuoleman hellä kosketus (1982)
as Hullu
Honey Baby (2004)
as der Große Enrico
Master Cheng (2019)
as Romppainen
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
as Lauri Polonius
Land of Love (2003)
as Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
The Missile (2024)
as Uutis-Seppo
Highway Society (2000)
Actor
Lapland Odyssey 3 (2017)
as Räihäsen isä
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1986)
as Narrator
Rock'n Roll Never Dies (2006)
as Laakkonen
Sambolico (1996)
as Eric
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)
as Alex
Underwater Iceland (1997)
as Narrator
Kymmenen riivinrautaa (2002)
as Heikki Korkkalainen
Iron Horsemen (1995)
as Darling
Kiwi Christmas (2017)
as Santa
Goodbye Gibraltar (1993)
as Jorma
Viimeiset rotannahat (1985)
Actor
Fingerpori (2019)
as Homelius
Arne's Legacy (2013)
Actor
Ylösnousemus (1985)
as Touko Heinävesi
Lakeuden kutsu (2000)
as Erkki Hakala
Harmagedon (1986)
Actor