Kari Väänänen
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
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Christmas Story
2007
Night on Earth
1991
Spy Games
1999
Trench Road
2004
Hamlet Goes Business
1987
Ylösnousemus
1985
Ripa Hits the Skids
1993
Dirty Hands
2015
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
2015
Jon
1983
The Breakthrough
1981
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
Calamari Union
1985
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
The Tough Ones
1999
Laulu
1986
The Missile
2024
Drifting Clouds
1996
Rosso
1985
Pedon merkki
1981
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
2022
Ambush
1999
Honey Baby
2004
La Vie de Bohème
1992
Let My People Go !
2011
Train Birds
1998
Master Cheng
2019
The Unknown Soldier
1985
Amazon
1990
Sambolico
1996
Siriuksen vieraat
1987
The Last Border
1993
Lapland Odyssey 3
2017
Lakeuden kutsu
2000
Underwater Iceland
1997
Iron Horsemen
1995
Zombie and the Ghost Train
1991
V2: Dead Angel
2007
Land of Love
2003
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
1987