
Kari Väänänen
Born September 17, 1953 · 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
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The Unknown Soldier

Calamari Union

Ambush

Kajaani

V2: Dead Angel

Dirty Hands

The Grump: In Search of an Escort

Rosso

The Tough Ones

Hamlet Goes Business

The Rise and Fall of a Friendship

Cha Cha Cha

Ryhmäteatteri

Jon

The Breakthrough

We Are the Pirates of the Roads

Apinan vuosi

Bohemian Eyes

Laulu

Honey Baby

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

Master Cheng

Näkemiin, hyvästi

Dolly and Her Lover

Rock'n Roll Never Dies

The Missile

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning

Lapland Odyssey 3

Zombie and the Ghost Train

Paper Star

The Last Border

Ripa Hits the Skids

Siriuksen vieraat

Sambolico

Pedon merkki

Mestari

Iron Horsemen

Bad Luck Love

Trench Road

Ylösnousemus

Kuoleman hellä kosketus

One Foot Under

Arne's Legacy

Fingerpori

Underwater Iceland

Land of Love

Backwood Philosopher

Kymmenen riivinrautaa

Viimeiset rotannahat

Älä itke Iines

Lakeuden kutsu

Kiwi Christmas

Onni von Sopanen

Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

Harmagedon
























