Kari Väänänen
Birthday
1953/09/17 (71 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ivalo, Finland
Also know 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 sc...Read more
Acting
(2009) Backwood Philosopher
as Severi
(1991) Night on Earth
as Man #1 Helsinki
(1997) Underwater Iceland
as Narrator
(1983) Apinan vuosi
as Rene
(1989) Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Igor (Village Idiot)
(1996) Drifting Clouds
as Lauri
(1987) Hamlet Goes Business
as Lauri Polonius
(2024) The Missile
as Uutis-Seppo
(1992) La Vie de Bohème
as Schaunard
(1985) The Unknown Soldier
as Lammio
(2007) V2: Dead Angel
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
(1981) The Breakthrough
as Police officer (uncredited)
(2005) Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
as President Uljanov
(1984) The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
as Leevi Sammakko
(2017) Lapland Odyssey 3
as Räihäsen isä
(1987) Siriuksen vieraat
as Anders
(1999) Ambush
as Corporal Tauno Snicker
(2003) Land of Love
as Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
(2004) Honey Baby
as der Große Enrico
(2000) Highway Society
as ---
(1986) Näkemiin, hyvästi
as ---
(2004) Trench Road
as Jarmo Kesämaa
(1990) Amazon
as Kari
(1989) Dirty Hands
as Ivan
(2006) Rock'n Roll Never Dies
as Laakkonen
(1990) Dolly and Her Lover
as Detective Karisto
(2000) Lakeuden kutsu
as Erkki Hakala
(1987) Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
as Alex
(1986) Harmagedon
as ---
(1983) Jon
as Jon
(1993) Ripa Hits the Skids
as Lynkkynen
(1982) Kuoleman hellä kosketus
as Hullu
(1996) Sambolico
as Eric
(1998) Train Birds
as Asko, Milchfahrer
(1989) Cha Cha Cha
as Kari Pöllänen
(1999) Spy Games
as Cabbie
(1981) Pedon merkki
as Nuori kapteeni
(2009) The House of Branching Love
as Niilo
(2015) We Are the Pirates of the Roads
as Hurja-Kaarlo
(2017) Kiwi Christmas
as Santa
(1986) Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
as Narrator
(1985) Viimeiset rotannahat
as ---
(1985) Rosso
as Rosso
(1989) Paper Star
as Ilja Kulovaara
(2019) Fingerpori
as Homelius
(1995) Iron Horsemen
as Darling
(2019) Master Cheng
as Romppainen
(2000) Bad Luck Love
as Heinonen
(1985) Calamari Union
as Frank
(1994) Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
as The Mute
(1987) Älä itke Iines
as ---
(2007) Christmas Story
as Iisakki
(2002) Kymmenen riivinrautaa
as Heikki Korkkalainen
(1993) Goodbye Gibraltar
as Jorma
(1992) Mestari
as Eero Tyrni
(1985) Ylösnousemus
as Touko Heinävesi
(2011) Bohemian Eyes
as Self
(1989) Kukunor
as Ihmissyöjä
(2006) Onni von Sopanen
as P.E. teacher
(1993) The Last Border
as Borka
(2012) The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
as Jalo Rautakumpu
(1999) The Tough Ones
as Törnqvist
(2009) One Foot Under
as Salmela
(1991) Zombie and the Ghost Train
as Upseeri (voice)
(2018) Ryhmäteatteri
as ---
(2011) Let My People Go !
as Mr. Tiilikainen
(2022) The Grump: In Search of an Escort
as Tarmo
(2013) Arne's Legacy
as ---
(2008) Suojelijat
as Isä
(2001) Seitsemän
as Antti Mäkinen
(2006) Lehmän vuosi
as Kana-Jorma
(1999) Kaverille ei jätetä
as Tilanhoitaja Anselmi
(1999) Kaverille ei jätetä
as Kapteeni Kalkku
(1999) Kaverille ei jätetä
as Per Berner
(1999) Kaverille ei jätetä
as Vode
(2007) Taivaan tulet
as Kauko Junni
(2000) Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
as Kalevi Repo
(1994) Kohtaamiset ja erot
as Mafiapomo
(1993) The Hobbits
as Aragorn
(1998) Lääkärit tulessa
as Mark Messien
(2002) Jurismia!
as Opettaja Lauri Peltonen
(2022) The Man Who Died
as Lääkäri Järvinen
(1998) Team Ahma
as Harjanne