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Kari Väänänen

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: Acting

Born: Ivalo, Finland, 1953-09-17

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1981	The Breakthrough	Police officer (uncredited)	0
2	1981	Pedon merkki	Nuori kapteeni	46
3	1982	Kuoleman hellä kosketus	Hullu	10
4	1983	Jon	Jon	58
5	1983	Apinan vuosi	Rene	70
6	1984	The Clan: Tale of the Frogs	Leevi Sammakko	67
7	1985	Viimeiset rotannahat		53
8	1985	Calamari Union	Frank	69
9	1985	Ylösnousemus	Touko Heinävesi	55
10	1985	Rosso	Rosso	72
11	1985	The Unknown Soldier	Lammio	69
12	1986	Harmagedon		70
13	1986	Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan	Narrator	45
14	1986	Näkemiin, hyvästi		60
15	1987	Älä itke Iines		25
16	1987	Siriuksen vieraat	Anders	10
17	1987	Hamlet Goes Business	Lauri Polonius	66
18	1987	Helsinki Napoli All Night Long	Alex	57
19	1989	Cha Cha Cha	Kari Pöllänen	67
20	1989	Leningrad Cowboys Go America	Igor (Village Idiot)	69
21	1989	Kukunor	Ihmissyöjä	0
22	1989	Paper Star	Ilja Kulovaara	46
23	1989	Dirty Hands	Ivan	53
24	1990	Dolly and Her Lover	Detective Karisto	58
25	1990	Amazon	Kari	51
26	1991	Zombie and the Ghost Train	Upseeri (voice)	69
27	1991	Night on Earth	Man #1 Helsinki	75
28	1992	La Vie de Bohème	Schaunard	75
29	1992	Mestari	Eero Tyrni	37
30	1993	Ripa Hits the Skids	Lynkkynen	58
31	1993	The Last Border	Borka	42
32	1993	Goodbye Gibraltar	Jorma	0
33	1994	Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses	The Mute	58
34	1995	Iron Horsemen	Darling	60
35	1996	Drifting Clouds	Lauri	76
36	1996	Sambolico	Eric	35
37	1997	Underwater Iceland	Narrator	55
38	1998	Train Birds	Asko, Milchfahrer	61
39	1999	The Tough Ones	Törnqvist	65
40	1999	Ambush	Corporal Tauno Snicker	59
41	1999	Spy Games	Cabbie	44
42	2000	Lakeuden kutsu	Erkki Hakala	53
43	2000	Bad Luck Love	Heinonen	58
44	2000	Highway Society		58
45	2002	Kymmenen riivinrautaa	Heikki Korkkalainen	43
46	2003	Land of Love	Hannu Rinta-Perkiö	45
47	2004	Honey Baby	der Große Enrico	60
48	2004	Trench Road	Jarmo Kesämaa	58
49	2005	Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning	President Uljanov	67
50	2006	Onni von Sopanen	P.E. teacher	90
51	2006	Rock'n Roll Never Dies	Laakkonen	53
52	2007	V2: Dead Angel	Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen	56
53	2007	Christmas Story	Iisakki	72
54	2009	One Foot Under	Salmela	46
55	2009	The House of Branching Love	Niilo	58
56	2009	Backwood Philosopher	Severi	59
57	2011	Bohemian Eyes	Self	67
58	2011	Let My People Go !	Mr. Tiilikainen	52
59	2012	The Rise and Fall of a Friendship	Jalo Rautakumpu	40
60	2013	Arne's Legacy		0
61	2015	We Are the Pirates of the Roads	Hurja-Kaarlo	47
62	2017	Lapland Odyssey 3	Räihäsen isä	53
63	2017	Kiwi Christmas	Santa	46
64	2018	Ryhmäteatteri		90
65	2019	Master Cheng	Romppainen	71
66	2019	Fingerpori	Homelius	41
67	2022	The Grump: In Search of an Escort	Tarmo	63
68	2024	The Missile	Uutis-Seppo	66

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1993	The Hobbits	Aragorn	47
2	1994	Kohtaamiset ja erot	Mafiapomo	0
3	1998	Team Ahma	Harjanne	90
4	1998	Lääkärit tulessa	Mark Messien	60
5	1999	Kaverille ei jätetä	Tilanhoitaja Anselmi	70
6	1999	Kaverille ei jätetä	Kapteeni Kalkku	70
7	1999	Kaverille ei jätetä	Per Berner	70
8	1999	Kaverille ei jätetä	Vode	70
9	2000	Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood	Kalevi Repo	73
10	2001	Seitsemän	Antti Mäkinen	80
11	2002	Jurismia!	Opettaja Lauri Peltonen	80
12	2006	Lehmän vuosi	Kana-Jorma	0
13	2007	Taivaan tulet	Kauko Junni	0
14	2008	Suojelijat	Isä	80
15	2022	The Man Who Died	Lääkäri Järvinen	60