Kari Väänänen
Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor and director. Domestically he is a member of the group theater group of actors. He was introduced to the international audience 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 they played the Russian president. They also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth.
Movies starring Kari Väänänen (69)
Uutis-Seppo
Homelius
Räihäsen Isä
Hurja-Kaarlo
Salmela
Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
P.e. Teacher
Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
Heikki Korkkalainen
Heinonen
Corporal Tauno Snicker
Asko, Milchfahrer
Darling
Lynkkynen
Eero Tyrni
Ilja Kulovaara
Ihmissyöjä
Narrator
Rosso
Touko Heinävesi
Leevi Sammakko
Jon
Nuori Kapteeni
Movies Made by Kari Väänänen (5)
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