Cast
Kari Väänänen
Acting
Cast
Kari Väänänen
Known for
Acting
Born
1953-09-17
From
Ivalo, Finland
Also known as Kari Kyösti Väänänen, Teddy-Boy Dalton, Karl 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
Night on Earth
as Man #1 Helsinki
Christmas Story
as Iisakki
Amazon
as Kari
Zombie and the Ghost Train
as Upseeri (voice)
Drifting Clouds
as Lauri
Spy Games
as Cabbie
Dirty Hands
as Ivan
Ambush
as Corporal Tauno Snicker
Hamlet Goes Business
as Lauri Polonius
Paper Star
as Ilja Kulovaara
La Vie de Bohème
as Schaunard
Land of Love
as Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
Kiwi Christmas
as Santa
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Igor (Village Idiot)
Lakeuden kutsu
as Erkki Hakala
The Unknown Soldier
as Lammio
Trench Road
as Jarmo Kesämaa
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
as Tarmo
Backwood Philosopher
as Severi
Train Birds
as Asko, Milchfahrer
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
as Alex
Viimeiset rotannahat
The Missile
as Uutis-Seppo
Master Cheng
as Romppainen
Let My People Go !
as Mr. Tiilikainen
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
as Heikki Korkkalainen
Näkemiin, hyvästi
The Tough Ones
as Törnqvist
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
as Hurja-Kaarlo
Bad Luck Love
as Heinonen
The Last Border
as Borka
Lapland Odyssey 3
as Räihäsen isä
Underwater Iceland
as Narrator
V2: Dead Angel
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
Ylösnousemus
as Touko Heinävesi
Jon
as Jon
Calamari Union
as Frank
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
as President Uljanov
Ryhmäteatteri
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
as The Mute
Sambolico
as Eric
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
as Laakkonen
Rosso
as Rosso
Honey Baby
as der Große Enrico
The House of Branching Love
as Niilo
Iron Horsemen
as Darling
Arne's Legacy
Älä itke Iines
One Foot Under
as Salmela
Mestari
as Eero Tyrni
Cha Cha Cha
as Kari Pöllänen
Ripa Hits the Skids
as Lynkkynen
Bohemian Eyes
as Self
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
as Leevi Sammakko
Pedon merkki
as Nuori kapteeni
Onni von Sopanen
as P.E. teacher
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
as Narrator
Kuoleman hellä kosketus
as Hullu
Siriuksen vieraat
as Anders
Dolly and Her Lover
as Detective Karisto
Highway Society
Goodbye Gibraltar
as Jorma
Fingerpori
as Homelius
Apinan vuosi
as Rene
Harmagedon
The Breakthrough
as Police officer (uncredited)
Laulu
Kukunor
as Ihmissyöjä
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
as Jalo Rautakumpu
Kajaani
as Arvo