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