Kari Väänänen
Actor
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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As Director
Filmography
Night on Earth
as Man #1 Helsinki 1991
Drifting Clouds
as Lauri 1996
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Igor (Village Idiot) 1989
La Vie de Bohème
as Schaunard 1992
Christmas Story
as Iisakki 2007
Calamari Union
as Frank 1985
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
as President Uljanov 2005
Master Cheng
as Romppainen 2019
The Tough Ones
as Törnqvist 1999
Hamlet Goes Business
as Lauri Polonius 1987
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
as The Mute 1994
V2: Dead Angel
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen 2007
Ambush
as Corporal Tauno Snicker 1999
The Unknown Soldier
as Lammio 1985
The House of Branching Love
as Niilo 2009
Train Birds
as Asko, Milchfahrer 1998
Bad Luck Love
as Heinonen 2000