Personal Info
Kari Kyösti Väänänen
Teddy-Boy Dalton
Karl Vaananen
Kari Vaananen
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Missile
as Uutis-Seppo
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
as Tarmo
Master Cheng
as Romppainen
Fingerpori
as Homelius
Ryhmäteatteri
Kiwi Christmas
as Santa
Lapland Odyssey 3
as Räihäsen isä
Kajaani
as Arvo
Dirty Hands
as Ivan
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
as Hurja-Kaarlo
TV Shows
The Man Who Died
as Lääkäri Järvinen · 6 ep.
Suojelijat
as Isä · 10 ep.
Taivaan tulet
as Kauko Junni · 36 ep.
Lehmän vuosi
as Kana-Jorma · 12 ep.
Jurismia!
as Opettaja Lauri Peltonen · 1 ep.
Seitsemän
as Antti Mäkinen · 12 ep.
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
as Kalevi Repo · 17 ep.
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Per Berner · 1 ep.
Team Ahma
as Harjanne · 1 ep.
Lääkärit tulessa
as Mark Messien · 1 ep.
