Kari Väänänen
Acting
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born: September 17, 1953
Place of Birth: Ivalo, Finland
Known For
Onni von Sopanen
11-year-old Onni is struck with the idea that his parents aren't his biological parents.
Ryhmäteatteri
Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.
Team Ahma
Stories about things that happen in the line of duty to two good friends working in the volunteer road service.
Suojelijat
Seitsemän
Drifting Clouds
The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.
Night on Earth
A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
La Vie de Bohème
Three penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no visa, Marcel, a playwright and magazine editor with no publisher, and Schaunard, a post-modernist composer of execrable noise.
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on real life cases. The show follows Helsinki central police department investigator Veli Miettinen and lawyer Mira Kataja as they tackle with personal life problems and try to keep their relationship purely professional.
Christmas Story
Hundreds of years ago in Lapland, a little boy named Nikolas loses his family in an accident. The villagers decide to look after the orphaned boy together. Once a year - at Christmas - Nikolas moves to a new home. To show his gratitude, Nikolas decides to make toys for the children of the families as good-bye presents. Over the years, Nikolas's former adoptive families become many, and soon almost every house has presents on its doorstep on Christmas morning. At thirteen, Nikolas is sent to live and work with Iisakki, a grumpy old carpenter, who forbids Nikolas to continue making presents for Christmas. Gradually, however, Nikolas wins Iisakki's trust. Together they begin to look after the Christmas traditional that Nikolas has begun. When the aged Iisakki has to leave Nikolas and move away, the tradition of Christmas presents is once again at risk. Thankfully, Nikolas comes up with a solution that brings children joy every Christmas, even continuing to today.
Filmography
as Uutis-Seppo
as Lääkäri Järvinen
as Homelius
as Romppainen
as Santa
as Räihäsen isä
as Arvo
as Ivan
as Hurja-Kaarlo
as Jalo Rautakumpu
as Mr. Tiilikainen
as Self
as Severi
as Niilo
as Salmela
as Isä
as Iisakki
as Kauko Junni
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
as Laakkonen
as P.E. teacher
as Kana-Jorma
as President Uljanov
as Jarmo Kesämaa
as der Große Enrico
as Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
as Heikki Korkkalainen
as Opettaja Lauri Peltonen
as Antti Mäkinen
as Heinonen
as Kalevi Repo
as Erkki Hakala
as Kapteeni Kalkku
as Tilanhoitaja Anselmi
as Vode
as Per Berner
as Cabbie
as Corporal Tauno Snicker
as Törnqvist
as Mark Messien
as Harjanne
as Asko, Milchfahrer
as Narrator
as Eric
as Lauri
as Darling
as Mafiapomo
as The Mute
as Jorma
as Borka
as Aragorn
as Lynkkynen
as Eero Tyrni
as Schaunard
as Man #1 Helsinki
as Upseeri (voice)
as Kari
as Detective Karisto
as Ilja Kulovaara
as Igor (Village Idiot)
as Kari Pöllänen
as Lauri Polonius
as Anders
as Narrator
as Lammio
as Rosso
as Touko Heinävesi
as Frank
as Leevi Sammakko
as Rene
as Jon
as Hullu
as Nuori kapteeni
as Police officer (uncredited)