Kari Väänänen
Acting • Born 1953-09-17
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
Filmography
85 credits
Backwood Philosopher
Movie • 2009
Severi
Night on Earth
Movie • 1991
Man #1 Helsinki
Underwater Iceland
Movie • 1997
Narrator
Apinan vuosi
Movie • 1983
Rene
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Movie • 1989
Igor (Village Idiot)
Drifting Clouds
Movie • 1996
Lauri
Hamlet Goes Business
Movie • 1987
Lauri Polonius
The Missile
Movie • 2024
Uutis-Seppo
La Vie de Bohème
Movie • 1992
Schaunard
The Unknown Soldier
Movie • 1985
Lammio
V2: Dead Angel
Movie • 2007
Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
The Breakthrough
Movie • 1981
Police officer (uncredited)
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
Movie • 2005
President Uljanov
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Movie • 1984
Leevi Sammakko
Lapland Odyssey 3
Movie • 2017
Räihäsen isä
Siriuksen vieraat
Movie • 1987
Anders
Ambush
Movie • 1999
Corporal Tauno Snicker
Land of Love
Movie • 2003
Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
Honey Baby
Movie • 2004
der Große Enrico
Highway Society
Movie • 2000
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Movie • 1986
Trench Road
Movie • 2004
Jarmo Kesämaa
Amazon
Movie • 1990
Kari
Dirty Hands
Movie • 2015
Ivan
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
Movie • 2006
Laakkonen
Dolly and Her Lover
Movie • 1990
Detective Karisto
Lakeuden kutsu
Movie • 2000
Erkki Hakala
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Movie • 1987
Alex
Harmagedon
Movie • 1986
Jon
Movie • 1983
Jon
Ripa Hits the Skids
Movie • 1993
Lynkkynen
Kuoleman hellä kosketus
Movie • 1982
Hullu
Sambolico
Movie • 1996
Eric
Train Birds
Movie • 1998
Asko, Milchfahrer
Cha Cha Cha
Movie • 1989
Kari Pöllänen
Spy Games
Movie • 1999
Cabbie
Pedon merkki
Movie • 1981
Nuori kapteeni
The House of Branching Love
Movie • 2009
Niilo
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Movie • 2015
Hurja-Kaarlo
Kiwi Christmas
Movie • 2017
Santa
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Movie • 1986
Narrator
Viimeiset rotannahat
Movie • 1985
Rosso
Movie • 1985
Rosso
Paper Star
Movie • 1989
Ilja Kulovaara
Fingerpori
Movie • 2019
Homelius
Iron Horsemen
Movie • 1995
Darling
Master Cheng
Movie • 2019
Romppainen
Bad Luck Love
Movie • 2000
Heinonen
Calamari Union
Movie • 1985
Frank
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Movie • 1994
The Mute
Älä itke Iines
Movie • 1987
Christmas Story
Movie • 2007
Iisakki
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
Movie • 2002
Heikki Korkkalainen
Goodbye Gibraltar
Movie • 1993
Jorma
Mestari
Movie • 1992
Eero Tyrni
Ylösnousemus
Movie • 1985
Touko Heinävesi
Bohemian Eyes
Movie • 2011
Self
Kukunor
Movie • 1989
Ihmissyöjä
Onni von Sopanen
Movie • 2006
P.E. teacher
The Last Border
Movie • 1993
Borka
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
Movie • 2012
Jalo Rautakumpu
The Tough Ones
Movie • 1999
Törnqvist
One Foot Under
Movie • 2009
Salmela
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Movie • 1991
Upseeri (voice)
Ryhmäteatteri
Movie • 2018
Let My People Go !
Movie • 2011
Mr. Tiilikainen
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
Movie • 2022
Tarmo
Arne's Legacy
Movie • 2013
Laulu
Movie • 1986
Kajaani
Movie • 2017
Arvo
Suojelijat
TV • 2008
Isä
Seitsemän
TV • 2001
Antti Mäkinen
Lehmän vuosi
TV • 2006
Kana-Jorma
Kaverille ei jätetä
TV • 1999
Tilanhoitaja Anselmi
Kaverille ei jätetä
TV • 1999
Kapteeni Kalkku
Kaverille ei jätetä
TV • 1999
Per Berner
Kaverille ei jätetä
TV • 1999
Vode
Taivaan tulet
TV • 2007
Kauko Junni
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
TV • 2000
Kalevi Repo
Kohtaamiset ja erot
TV • 1994
Mafiapomo
The Hobbits
TV • 1993
Aragorn
Lääkärit tulessa
TV • 1998
Mark Messien
Jurismia!
TV • 2002
Opettaja Lauri Peltonen
The Man Who Died
TV • 2022
Lääkäri Järvinen
Team Ahma
TV • 1998
Harjanne