Kari Väänänen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 17, 1953
- Place of birth
- Ivalo, Finland
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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Movies with Kari Väänänen
- Night on Earth 1991 · ★ 7.5
- Leningrad Cowboys Go America 1989 · ★ 6.9
- Drifting Clouds 1996 · ★ 7.6
- La Vie de Bohème 1992 · ★ 7.5
- Christmas Story 2007 · ★ 7.2
- Calamari Union 1985 · ★ 7.0
- Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning 2005 · ★ 6.7
- Master Cheng 2019 · ★ 7.0
- Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses 1994 · ★ 5.9
- Hamlet Goes Business 1987 · ★ 6.7
- The Tough Ones 1999 · ★ 6.2
- The Unknown Soldier 1985 · ★ 6.8
- V2: Dead Angel 2007 · ★ 5.6
- Ambush 1999 · ★ 6.0
- The House of Branching Love 2009 · ★ 5.6
- The Grump: In Search of an Escort 2022 · ★ 6.0
- Train Birds 1998 · ★ 6.0
- Bad Luck Love 2000 · ★ 5.8
- Let My People Go ! 2011 · ★ 5.2
- Zombie and the Ghost Train 1991 · ★ 6.7
- Lapland Odyssey 3 2017 · ★ 5.2
- Fingerpori 2019 · ★ 3.9
- Backwood Philosopher 2009 · ★ 5.8
- The Missile 2024 · ★ 6.0
- Amazon 1990 · ★ 4.9
- Spy Games 1999 · ★ 4.6
- Land of Love 2003 · ★ 4.8
- The Last Border 1993 · ★ 4.4
- The Clan: Tale of the Frogs 1984 · ★ 6.7
- Trench Road 2004 · ★ 5.7
- Lakeuden kutsu 2000 · ★ 5.8
- Honey Baby 2004 · ★ 5.3
- Dirty Hands 2015 · ★ 5.5
- Helsinki Napoli All Night Long 1987 · ★ 5.9
- Ripa Hits the Skids 1993 · ★ 5.8
- Cha Cha Cha 1989 · ★ 7.0
- Pedon merkki 1981 · ★ 4.5
- Rosso 1985 · ★ 7.5
- Kymmenen riivinrautaa 2002 · ★ 4.3
- One Foot Under 2009 · ★ 4.5
Movies directed by Kari Väänänen
- Backwood Philosopher 2009 · ★ 5.8
- The Classic 2001 · ★ 6.9
- Vaiennut kylä 1997 · ★ 4.2
- Sutki 1993 · ★ 2.0