Kari Väänänen
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1953-09-17 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Ivalo, Finland
- Also known as
- Kari Kyösti Väänänen · Teddy-Boy Dalton · Karl Vaananen · Kari Vaananen
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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Known For
TV Shows (12)
Kaverille ei jätetä
1999
as Tilanhoitaja Anselmi / Kapteeni Kalkku / Per Berner / Vode
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
2000
as Kalevi Repo
Team Ahma
1998
as Harjanne
Suojelijat
2008
as Isä
Jurismia!
2002
as Opettaja Lauri Peltonen
The Man Who Died
2022
as Lääkäri Järvinen
The Hobbits
1993
as Aragorn
Taivaan tulet
2007
as Kauko Junni
Lääkärit tulessa
1998
as Mark Messien
Lehmän vuosi
2006
as Kana-Jorma
Kohtaamiset ja erot
1994
as Mafiapomo
Seitsemän
2001
as Antti Mäkinen
Movies (70)
Amazon
1990
as Kari
Night on Earth
1991
as Man #1 Helsinki
Christmas Story
2007
as Iisakki
Dirty Hands
2015
as Ivan
Zombie and the Ghost Train
1991
as Upseeri (voice)
Drifting Clouds
1996
as Lauri
Spy Games
1999
as Cabbie
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
as Igor (Village Idiot)
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
2022
as Tarmo
Ambush
1999
as Corporal Tauno Snicker
Land of Love
2003
as Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
La Vie de Bohème
1992
as Schaunard
The Missile
2024
as Uutis-Seppo
Hamlet Goes Business
1987
as Lauri Polonius
Kiwi Christmas
2017
as Santa
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
1987
as Alex
Lapland Odyssey 3
2017
as Räihäsen isä
The Tough Ones
1999
as Törnqvist
Let My People Go !
2011
as Mr. Tiilikainen
Master Cheng
2019
as Romppainen
Train Birds
1998
as Asko, Milchfahrer
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985
Trench Road
2004
as Jarmo Kesämaa
Backwood Philosopher
2009
as Severi
Paper Star
1989
as Ilja Kulovaara
Sambolico
1996
as Eric
The Unknown Soldier
1985
as Lammio
Lakeuden kutsu
2000
as Erkki Hakala
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
Pedon merkki
1981
as Nuori kapteeni
Ylösnousemus
1985
as Touko Heinävesi
Calamari Union
1985
as Frank
Bad Luck Love
2000
as Heinonen
Underwater Iceland
1997
as Narrator
V2: Dead Angel
2007
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
2015
as Hurja-Kaarlo
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
2005
as President Uljanov
Jon
1983
as Jon
Honey Baby
2004
as der Große Enrico
Älä itke Iines
1987
Rosso
1985
as Rosso
Iron Horsemen
1995
as Darling
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
2006
as Laakkonen
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
1986
as Narrator
Harmagedon
1986
One Foot Under
2009
as Salmela
The House of Branching Love
2009
as Niilo
Arne's Legacy
2013
Ryhmäteatteri
2018
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
2002
as Heikki Korkkalainen
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994
as The Mute
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
1984
as Leevi Sammakko
Ripa Hits the Skids
1993
as Lynkkynen
The Last Border
1993
as Borka
Apinan vuosi
1983
as Rene
Siriuksen vieraat
1987
as Anders
Onni von Sopanen
2006
as P.E. teacher
Cha Cha Cha
1989
as Kari Pöllänen
Mestari
1992
as Eero Tyrni
Laulu
1986
Dolly and Her Lover
1990
as Detective Karisto
Highway Society
2000
Kuoleman hellä kosketus
1982
as Hullu
Fingerpori
2019
as Homelius
Bohemian Eyes
2011
as Self
The Breakthrough
1981
as Police officer (uncredited)
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
2012
as Jalo Rautakumpu
Goodbye Gibraltar
1993
as Jorma
Kajaani
2017
as Arvo
Kukunor
1989
as Ihmissyöjä
About Kari Väänänen
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.… With 82 credits spanning from 1981 to 2024, Kari Väänänen has appeared in 70 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kari Väänänen Movies
- Amazon (1990) — as Kari
- Night on Earth (1991) — as Man #1 Helsinki
- Christmas Story (2007) — as Iisakki
- Dirty Hands (2015) — as Ivan
- Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991) — as Upseeri (voice)
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