Kari Väänänen
Known for: Acting
Born: September 16, 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
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Night on Earth
Man #1 Helsinki
Underwater Iceland
Narrator
Apinan vuosi
Rene
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Igor (Village Idiot)
Drifting Clouds
Lauri
Hamlet Goes Business
Lauri Polonius
The Missile
Uutis-Seppo
La Vie de Bohème
Schaunard
The Unknown Soldier
Lammio
V2: Dead Angel
Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
The Breakthrough
Police officer (uncredited)
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
President Uljanov
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Leevi Sammakko
Lapland Odyssey 3
Räihäsen isä
Siriuksen vieraat
Anders
Ambush
Corporal Tauno Snicker
Land of Love
Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
Honey Baby
der Große Enrico
Highway Society
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Trench Road
Jarmo Kesämaa
Amazon
Kari
Dirty Hands
Ivan
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
Laakkonen