Kari Väänänen
Born: 1953-09-17
• 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.
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Filmography
The Missile
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
Fingerpori
Master Cheng
Ryhmäteatteri
Kiwi Christmas
Lapland Odyssey 3
Kajaani
Dirty Hands
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Arne's Legacy
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
Let My People Go !
Bohemian Eyes
Backwood Philosopher
The House of Branching Love
One Foot Under
Christmas Story
V2: Dead Angel
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
Onni von Sopanen
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
Trench Road
Honey Baby
Land of Love
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
No Image
Highway Society
Bad Luck Love
Lakeuden kutsu
Spy Games
Ambush
The Tough Ones
Train Birds
Underwater Iceland
Sambolico
Drifting Clouds
Iron Horsemen
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Goodbye Gibraltar
The Last Border
Ripa Hits the Skids
Mestari
La Vie de Bohème
Night on Earth
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Amazon
Dolly and Her Lover
Paper Star
No Image
Kukunor
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Cha Cha Cha
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Hamlet Goes Business
Siriuksen vieraat
Älä itke Iines
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Harmagedon
Laulu
The Unknown Soldier
Rosso
Ylösnousemus
Calamari Union
Viimeiset rotannahat
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Apinan vuosi
Jon
Kuoleman hellä kosketus
Pedon merkki
The Breakthrough