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