Kari Väänänen
Date of birth: 1953-09-17
Place of birth: Ivalo, Finland
Known for: Acting
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movie Credits
Backwood Philosopher
2009-12-25
Self-taught philosopher Konsta Pylkkänen guides a group of researchers through Finland's Kainuu wild
Night on Earth
1991-12-12
A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Underwater Iceland
1997-05-09
Marko Röhr's film crew takes the viewer to Europe's last unexplored area: Iceland's unique underwate
Apinan vuosi
1983-11-11
A young student seeks direction in his life to counterbalance the studies through female adventures.
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989-03-24
The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking f
Drifting Clouds
1996-01-26
The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri,
Hamlet Goes Business
1987-08-21
When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as h
The Missile
2024-02-02
Niina, a single mother working for a small-town newspaper, is drawn into an investigation into the f
La Vie de Bohème
1992-02-27
Three penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no vis
The Unknown Soldier
1985-12-06
Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's
V2: Dead Angel
2007-01-12
The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the
The Breakthrough
1981-09-18
Theater students rehearse their own play, "Freedom," and become entangled in the depths of the play'
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
2005-08-20
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning begins with Captain James B. Pirk of the starship Kickstart shipwrecke
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
1984-11-30
Young Alex Sammakko has seen his brothers defy the law in a series of deeds that first land them in
Lapland Odyssey 3
2017-08-23
In the third instalment of the franchise, Janne embarks on an epic hike, a journey of self-discovery
Siriuksen vieraat
1987-04-09
Anders flees his drug debts to his former home village. Once there, he must come to terms with his p
Ambush
1999-01-22
It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A pla
Land of Love
2003-12-19
A comedy of a Finnish man who falls in love, gets tangled deeper into a circle of lies and finds out
Honey Baby
2004-06-26
An American, with a past as a successful musician, makes a living by playing at weddings and the lik
Highway Society
2000-12-07
The mechanic Jack tries to get rid of his criminal background.
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986-12-19
When a new man appears in Tuula's life, Jorma does not tolerate the idea and begins to yearn back fo
Trench Road
2004-08-27
After his wife leaves him, a man becomes obsessed getting his family back together by buying an old
Amazon
1990-12-14
Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bus
Dirty Hands
1989-10-05
A political drama set in the fictional country of Illyria between 1943 and 1945, the story is about
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
2006-12-22
The story of a simple and good-natured rocker in his late thirties who has a homemade electric guita
Dolly and Her Lover
1990-02-02
Detective Karisto releases Auno 'Räpsy' Pirilä from prison, who in turn has to calve his childhood f
Lakeuden kutsu
2000-01-14
Businessman Erkki Hakala returns to Ostrobothnia after years in Florida and buys a metal workshop in
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
1987-11-13
Alex is a Finnish taxi driver in Berlin. One evening pits two men feel comfortable in his taxi with
Jon
1983-02-25
Story of Jari, a misfit and coward who, after hitting his girlfriend escapes to a fish factory in No
Harmagedon
1986-03-28
A film about the end of the world.
Ripa Hits the Skids
1993-02-05
A week-long glimpse into the wretched existence of Ripa, a long-haired, hard-drinking lug. He is als
Kuoleman hellä kosketus
1982-10-21
A young man finds himself in conflict with military order and purpose.
Sambolico
1996-06-04
Eric, a successful Finnish conductor, has time to relax by the ocean after work in Rio de Janeiro. H
Train Birds
1998-01-01
Hannes is a beer truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the Intern
Cha Cha Cha
1989-01-20
A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inf
Spy Games
1999-09-10
A romantic suspense-comedy about CIA agent Harry (Bill Pullman) and SVR agent Natasha (Irene Jacob)
Pedon merkki
1981-09-25
Set during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone.
The House of Branching Love
2009-08-21
A sort of "Divorce Finnish Style," Mika Kaurismäki's rambunctious comedy, The House of Branching Lov
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
2015-03-27
The Rosvola family – The Robbersons drive around the country in their pirate car robbing bypassing c
Kiwi Christmas
2017-11-30
Fed up with the materialism of Christmas, Santa runs away to New Zealand for a summer holiday. When
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985-01-18
Anssi Mänttäri’s low-budget movies with their intimate content have become classics. In this black c
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
1986-09-19
A new ice age is coming to England. All energy sources have been depleted and despair is taking over
Rosso
1985-10-11
Giancarlo Rosso, a professional assassin from Sicily, is sent to Finland to kill a very specific tar
Paper Star
1989-09-29
Anna Kelanen is an ex-model, who just has been released from prison. She thinks back on her life, wh
Fingerpori
2019-10-16
Live action comedy about a fictional town and it's uncommon people, based on a comic strip 'Fingerpo
Iron Horsemen
1995-01-27
Bad Trip, a biker who has been freshly inducted into a gang, flees from them after stealing one of t
Master Cheng
2019-09-27
Cheng, 45, a restaurant owner from China, has travelled with his young son halfway around the world
Bad Luck Love
2000-09-29
A shocking crime forces a man to re-evaluate his life, only to find that going straight is more comp
Calamari Union
1985-02-08
A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994-02-17
After years of fame and misfortune in Mexico, the members of the Leningrad Cowboys decide to return
Älä itke Iines
1987-02-20
Älä itke Iines is an absurd comedy about an eccentric community that lives on the roofs and attic of
Christmas Story
2007-11-16
Hundreds of years ago in Lapland, a little boy named Nikolas loses his family in an accident. The vi
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
2002-08-30
Rauno Rämekorpi is celebrating his 60th birthday. He has been awarded the title of Industrial Counse
Goodbye Gibraltar
1993-12-17
Goodbye Gibraltar, directed by Ulrika Bengst, is a film about reconciliation, encountering different
Mestari
1992-03-06
Eero Tyrni, a reporter for Iltapäivä newspaper, is in Austria doing a story on ski jumper Teemu Kimp
Ylösnousemus
1985-09-27
A man fakes his own suicide in order to see how his close ones react.
Bohemian Eyes
2011-01-26
Documentary about the life of Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää.
Kukunor
1989-04-07
Based on Lauri Viita's fairy tale. In Kukunor, two trolls, Kukunor and Kalahari, read books and trav
Onni von Sopanen
2006-08-11
11-year-old Onni is struck with the idea that his parents aren't his biological parents.
The Last Border
1993-08-20
One man's quest for revenge in a post-apocalyptic world
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
2012-03-23
The egocentric author Jalo Rautakumpu welcomes a visitor to his cabin in the Lappish wilderness. Aft
The Tough Ones
1999-01-15
The Tough Ones tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society.
One Foot Under
2009-03-20
Visa Vuorio, a 35-year old team leader at the Helsinki city gardening department, is suffering from
Zombie and the Ghost Train
1991-07-26
Antti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several months'
Ryhmäteatteri
2018-02-03
Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.
Let My People Go !
2011-12-28
Everyone knows that Ruben is Jewish, gay, half-French, half-Finnish, an ungrateful son and disappoin
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
2022-09-09
Grump's life follows the same familiar routines: spring is here and the early potato harvest is ripe
Arne's Legacy
2013-11-13
Arne comes into the family of an old friend of his father as a foster child. He hopes to find closen
Laulu
1986-03-04
A documentary about Helsinki's nightlife, soundtracked by rock band Sielun Veljet, theater troupe Ry