VÄNÄ2000
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Kari Väänänen
Born
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
Filmography (71)
Night on Earth1991
As Man #1 Helsinki
TMDb 7.5 / 10
La Vie de Bohème1992
As Schaunard
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Christmas Story2007
As Iisakki
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Drifting Clouds1996
As Lauri
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Grump: In Search of an Escort2022
As Tarmo
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Spy Games1999
As Cabbie
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Unknown Soldier1985
As Lammio
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Amazon1990
As Kari
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Ambush1999
As Corporal Tauno Snicker
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Master Cheng2019
As Romppainen
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Leningrad Cowboys Go America1989
As Igor (Village Idiot)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Calamari Union1985
As Frank
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hamlet Goes Business1987
As Lauri Polonius
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Tough Ones1999
As Törnqvist
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Jon1983
As Jon
TMDb 6.3 / 10
We Are the Pirates of the Roads2015
As Hurja-Kaarlo
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Dirty Hands2015
As Ivan
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long1987
As Alex
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Laulu1986
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Honey Baby2004
As der Große Enrico
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Let My People Go !2011
As Mr. Tiilikainen
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Bohemian Eyes2011
As Self
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship2012
As Jalo Rautakumpu
TMDb 3.5 / 10
The House of Branching Love2009
As Niilo
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Näkemiin, hyvästi1986
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Ripa Hits the Skids1993
As Lynkkynen
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Rosso1985
As Rosso
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Pedon merkki1981
As Nuori kapteeni
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Apinan vuosi1983
As Rene
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Kukunor
Kukunor1989
As Ihmissyöjä
The Missile2024
As Uutis-Seppo
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs1984
As Leevi Sammakko
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Zombie and the Ghost Train1991
As Upseeri (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Kajaani2017
As Arvo
Bad Luck Love2000
As Heinonen
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Ryhmäteatteri2018
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Trench Road2004
As Jarmo Kesämaa
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Cha Cha Cha1989
As Kari Pöllänen
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Siriuksen vieraat1987
As Anders
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Sambolico1996
As Eric
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Breakthrough1981
As Police officer (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
V2: Dead Angel2007
As Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning2005
As President Uljanov
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Last Border1993
As Borka
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses1994
As The Mute
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Paper Star1989
As Ilja Kulovaara
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Backwood Philosopher2009
As Severi
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Train Birds1998
As Asko, Milchfahrer
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mestari1992
As Eero Tyrni
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Kuoleman hellä kosketus1982
As Hullu
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Highway Society
Highway Society2000
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Underwater Iceland1997
As Narrator
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Rock'n Roll Never Dies2006
As Laakkonen
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Dolly and Her Lover1990
As Detective Karisto
TMDb 4.9 / 10
One Foot Under2009
As Salmela
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Fingerpori2019
As Homelius
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Arne's Legacy2013
Älä itke Iines1987
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Kymmenen riivinrautaa2002
As Heikki Korkkalainen
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Land of Love2003
As Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Iron Horsemen1995
As Darling
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Kiwi Christmas2017
As Santa
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Onni von Sopanen2006
As P.E. teacher
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Lakeuden kutsu2000
As Erkki Hakala
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Viimeiset rotannahat1985
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Goodbye Gibraltar1993
As Jorma
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan1986
As Narrator
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Ylösnousemus1985
As Touko Heinävesi
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Harmagedon1986
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Lapland Odyssey 32017
As Räihäsen isä
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb