Esko Nikkari
ActingAlso Known As
Esko Vilhelm Nikkari
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Esko Nikkari (23 November 1938 Lapua, Finland – 17 December 2006 in Seinäjoki, Finland) was a prolific Finnish actor who made more than 70 appearances on film and television. He debuted in 1974 in the movie Karvat. Nikkari was a workhorse of the Kaurismäki brothers, with whom he first worked on Rikos ja rangaistus in 1983. His last role with Aki Kaurismäki was in Man without a Past in 2002. He starred in the 1994 film Aapo opposite actors such as Taisto Reimaluoto, Ulla Koivuranta and Kai Lehtinen. More recently, he has appeared in a number of Timo Koivusalo films such as Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa (2005), which is the last full-length movie he appeared in. Description above from the Wikipedia article Esko Nikkari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
(52 total)
Shadows in Paradise
as Nikander's Co-Worker
The Man Without a Past
as Bank Robber
Ariel
as Car Dealer
The Match Factory Girl
as Stepfather
Drifting Clouds
as Restaurant Manager
The Winter War
as Yrjö 'Ylli' Alanen
Crime and Punishment
as Inspector Pennanen
Juha
as Police Chief
Hamlet Goes Business
as Polonius
The Worthless
as Harström
The Last Wedding
as Jalmari Pesonen / Grim Reaper (voice)
Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha
as Sakari Piippo
Goodbye, Trainmen
as Trainman Kauno Saario
A Summer by the River
as Hannes
Plainlands
as Paavo
The Rose of the Rascal
as Väiski
Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät
as Pohjalainen perheenpää
Land of Love
as Lakeuden ristin suntio
Ponterosa
as maalaisisäntä ruotsinlaivalla
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
as Poliisietsivä
TV Shows
(8 total)
Lentsu
as Autoilija Toivo Kesseli
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
as Patologi
Kotikatu
as Pajala
Eight Deadly Shots
as 6. Poliisi
Team Ahma
as Tiepalvelupäällikkö
The Winter War
as Yrjö ”Ylli” Alanen
Hunajan maku
as Rouhivaara
Big Bang
as Ukki