Kari Väänänen
ActingAlso Known As
Kari Kyösti Väänänen, Teddy-Boy Dalton, Karl Vaananen, Kari Vaananen
Biography
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
Movies
(70 total)
Night on Earth
as Man #1 Helsinki
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Igor (Village Idiot)
Drifting Clouds
as Lauri
La Vie de Bohème
as Schaunard
Christmas Story
as Iisakki
Calamari Union
as Frank
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
as President Uljanov
Master Cheng
as Romppainen
Hamlet Goes Business
as Lauri Polonius
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
as The Mute
The Tough Ones
as Törnqvist
V2: Dead Angel
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
Ambush
as Corporal Tauno Snicker
The Unknown Soldier
as Lammio
Train Birds
as Asko, Milchfahrer
Bad Luck Love
as Heinonen
Let My People Go !
as Mr. Tiilikainen
Lapland Odyssey 3
as Räihäsen isä
Fingerpori
as Homelius
TV Shows
(15 total)
The Hobbits
as Aragorn
The Man Who Died
as Lääkäri Järvinen
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
as Kalevi Repo
Jurismia!
as Opettaja Lauri Peltonen
Seitsemän
as Antti Mäkinen
Lehmän vuosi
as Kana-Jorma
Taivaan tulet
as Kauko Junni
Lääkärit tulessa
as Mark Messien
Team Ahma
as Harjanne
Suojelijat
as Isä
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Tilanhoitaja Anselmi
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Kapteeni Kalkku
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Per Berner
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Vode
Kohtaamiset ja erot
as Mafiapomo