
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