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Kari Väänänen

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1953-09-17 (71 years old)

Biography

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

all 89

Movies 78

TV Shows 11

Director 4

self 3

Narrator 2

Voice 1

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Kari Väänänen

Biography

Filmography

all 89

Movies 78

TV Shows 11

Director 4

self 3

Narrator 2

Voice 1

The Missile (2024)

The Grump: In Search of an Escort (2022)

The Man Who Died (2022)

I Remember (2020)

Fingerpori (2019)

Master Cheng (2019)

Ryhmäteatteri (2018)

Kiwi Christmas (2017)

Lapland Odyssey 3 (2017)

Kajaani (2017)

We Are the Pirates of the Roads (2015)

Arne's Legacy (2013)

The Rise and Fall of a Friendship (2012)

Let My People Go ! (2011)

Bohemian Eyes (2011)

Backwood Philosopher (2009)

The House of Branching Love (2009)

One Foot Under (2009)

Suojelijat (2008)

Christmas Story (2007)

Taivaan tulet (2007)

V2: Dead Angel (2007)

Rock'n Roll Never Dies (2006)

Onni von Sopanen (2006)

Lehmän vuosi (2006)

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005)

Trench Road (2004)

Honey Baby (2004)

Land of Love (2003)

Kymmenen riivinrautaa (2002)

Jurismia! (2002)

The Classic (2001)

Seitsemän (2001)

Highway Society (2000)

Bad Luck Love (2000)

True Love Waits (2000)

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (2000)

Lakeuden kutsu (2000)

Kaverille ei jätetä (1999)

Spy Games (1999)

Ambush (1999)

The Tough Ones (1999)

Lääkärit tulessa (1998)

Train Birds (1998)

Underwater Iceland (1997)

Vaiennut kylä (1997)

Sambolico (1996)

Drifting Clouds (1996)

Iron Horsemen (1995)

Kohtaamiset ja erot (1994)

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994)

Goodbye Gibraltar (1993)

Sutki (1993)

The Last Border (1993)

The Hobbits (1993)

Ripa Hits the Skids (1993)

The Parrot Man (1992)

Mestari (1992)

La Vie de Bohème (1992)

Night on Earth (1991)

Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991)

Molle: A Director's Portrait of Academian Rauni Mollberg (1991)

Amazon (1990)

Dolly and Her Lover (1990)

Dirty Hands (1989)

Paper Star (1989)

Kukunor (1989)

Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)

Cha Cha Cha (1989)

Yötyö (1988)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1953-09-17 (71 years old)

Birth Name
Kari Kyösti Väänänen

Birth Place
Ivalo, Finland

Relationships
Sanna Fransman (1980 - 1992)

Citizenships
Finland

Residences
Kemijärvi, Finland

Also Known As
Kari Kyösti Väänänen, Teddy-Boy Dalton, Karl Vaananen, Kari Vaananen