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Esko Nikkari

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Esko Nikkari (23 November 1938 Lapua, Finland – 17 December 2006 in Seinäjoki, Finland) was a prolific Finnish actor who made more than 70 appearances on film and television. He debuted in 1974 in the movie Karvat. Nikkari was a workhorse of the Kaurismäki brothers, with whom he first worked on Rikos ja rangaistus in 1983. His last role with Aki Kaurismäki was in Man without a Past in 2002. He starred in the 1994 film Aapo opposite actors such as Taisto Reimaluoto, Ulla Koivuranta and Kai Lehtinen. More recently, he has appeared in a number of Timo Koivusalo films such as Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa (2005), which is the last full-length movie he appeared in. Description above from the Wikipedia article Esko Nikkari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: Lapua, Finland, 1938-11-23

Died: 2006-12-17

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1981	Kauhea murhamies Lalli	Mustakulma Kaukovalta	0
2	1981	Syöksykierre	Kalevi	40
3	1982	Kahdeksan peiliä	Isa	10
4	1982	The Worthless	Harström	64
5	1983	Koomikko	Potilas	0
6	1983	Crime and Punishment	Inspector Pennanen	69
7	1984	Marked		58
8	1984	The Clan: Tale of the Frogs	Poliisietsivä	67
9	1984	Niskavuori	Nikulan isäntä	64
10	1985	Hei kliffaa hei	Poliisi	44
11	1985	The Wrestler	Hinausautokuski	59
12	1986	Lumikit	herra Jortikka, vaimoa odottava mies	0
13	1986	Shadows in Paradise	Nikander's Co-Worker	73
14	1986	Päätepysäkki	Isä	20
15	1987	Nonstop	Bookseller	0
16	1987	Macbeth	Einari	45
17	1987	Farewell, Mr. President	Businessman at the Restaurant	59
18	1987	Tilinteko	Varjola	60
19	1987	Hamlet Goes Business	Polonius	66
20	1988	Plainlands	Paavo	60
21	1988	Ariel	Car Dealer	71
22	1988	Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus	Johtaja ravintolassa	53
23	1989	Cha Cha Cha	Policeman	67
24	1989	Dirty Hands	Karsky	53
25	1989	The Winter War	Yrjö 'Ylli' Alanen	71
26	1990	The Match Factory Girl	Stepfather	74
27	1990	Rampe & Naukkis – kaikkien aikojen superpari		36
28	1992	Goodbye, Trainmen	Trainman Kauno Saario	59
29	1992	Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät	Pohjalainen perheenpää	44
30	1993	Pekko aikamiespojan poikamiesaika	Reino,Poliisi	28
31	1994	Kaikki pelissä	Louhela	58
32	1994	Aapo	maanviljelysneuvos	50
33	1994	Pekko ja poika	Reino,Poliisi	50
34	1995	The Last Wedding	Jalmari Pesonen / Grim Reaper (voice)	63
35	1995	Pekko ja massahurmaaja	Reino,Poliisi	26
36	1996	Drifting Clouds	Restaurant Manager	76
37	1996	Pekko ja muukalainen	Reino Kuovi, poliisi	30
38	1997	The Minister of State	Dommer	50
39	1997	Vaiennut kylä	Jarva, police officer	33
40	1997	Pekko ja unissakävelijä	Reino Kuovi, Poliisi	35
41	1998	A Summer by the River	Hannes	65
42	1999	Rikos & rakkaus	Kassu Vartio	40
43	1999	Juha	Police Chief	68
44	2000	Lakeuden kutsu	Paavo Hakala	53
45	2000	Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha	Sakari Piippo	42
46	2000	Pieni pyhiinvaellus	Pappi	70
47	2001	The Rose of the Rascal	Väiski	62
48	2002	The Man Without a Past	Bank Robber	74
49	2003	Land of Love	Lakeuden ristin suntio	45
50	2005	Shadow of the Eagle	Aaro's father	32

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	Eight Deadly Shots	6. Poliisi	90
2	1990	Lentsu	Autoilija Toivo Kesseli	60
3	1991	The Winter War	Yrjö ”Ylli” Alanen	0
4	1993	Hunajan maku	Rouhivaara	0
5	1995	Kotikatu	Pajala	35
6	1998	Team Ahma	Tiepalvelupäällikkö	90
7	1998	Big Bang	Ukki	0
8	2000	Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood	Patologi	73