Directed credits
5
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Kari Väänänen
Acting
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 1All crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 122402
IMDb ID: nm0904901
Known for: Acting
Born: September 17, 1953
Age: 72
Place of birth: Ivalo, Finland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2024
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q6227752
Also known as
Kari Kyösti Väänänen • Teddy-Boy Dalton • Karl Vaananen • Kari Vaananen
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Writer (1)
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
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kari Väänänen.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Kari Väänänen.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kari Väänänen.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kari Väänänen.
4.8
Amazon
as Kari
1990 Movie
7.5
Night on Earth
as Man #1 Helsinki
1991 Movie
7.6
Drifting Clouds
as Lauri
1996 Movie
7.2
Christmas Story
as Iisakki
2007 Movie
4.2
Spy Games
as Cabbie
1999 Movie
7.5
La Vie de Bohème
as Schaunard
1992 Movie
4.2
One Foot Under
as Salmela
2009 Movie
5.9
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
as Tarmo
2022 Movie
6.2
The Tough Ones
as Törnqvist
1999 Movie
6.9
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Igor (Village Idiot)
1989 Movie
7.0
Master Cheng
as Romppainen
2019 Movie
6.4
The Missile
as Uutis-Seppo
2024 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kari Väänänen.
7.0
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Kapteeni Kalkku • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.0
The Man Who Died
as Lääkäri Järvinen • 6 eps
2022 Series
7.3
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
as Kalevi Repo • 17 eps
2000 Series
5.7
The Hobbits
as Aragorn • 9 eps
1993 Series
8.0
Suojelijat
as Isä • 10 eps
2008 Series
5.5
Taivaan tulet
Director • 36 eps
2007 Series
9.0
Team Ahma
as Harjanne • 1 eps
1998 Series
6.0
Jurismia!
as Opettaja Lauri Peltonen • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.0
Seitsemän
as Antti Mäkinen • 12 eps
2001 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kari Väänänen.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kari Väänänen.
6.4
The Missile
as Uutis-Seppo
2024 Movie
5.9
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
as Tarmo
2022 Movie
3.9
Fingerpori
as Homelius
2019 Movie
7.0
Master Cheng
as Romppainen
2019 Movie
9.0
Ryhmäteatteri
2018 Movie
5.2
Kiwi Christmas
as Santa
2017 Movie
5.2
Lapland Odyssey 3
as Räihäsen isä
2017 Movie
Kajaani
as Arvo
2017 Movie
5.1
Dirty Hands
as Ivan
2015 Movie
4.7
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
as Hurja-Kaarlo
2015 Movie
Arne's Legacy
2013 Movie
3.5
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
as Jalo Rautakumpu
2012 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Kari Väänänen.
6.0
The Man Who Died
as Lääkäri Järvinen • 6 eps
2022 Series
8.0
Suojelijat
as Isä • 10 eps
2008 Series
5.5
Taivaan tulet
as Kauko Junni • 36 eps
2007 Series
6.5
Lehmän vuosi
as Kana-Jorma • 12 eps
2006 Series
6.0
Jurismia!
as Opettaja Lauri Peltonen • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.0
Seitsemän
as Antti Mäkinen • 12 eps
2001 Series
7.3
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
as Kalevi Repo • 17 eps
2000 Series
7.0
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Kapteeni Kalkku • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.0
Lääkärit tulessa
as Mark Messien • 1 eps
1998 Series
9.0
Team Ahma
as Harjanne • 1 eps
1998 Series
Kohtaamiset ja erot
as Mafiapomo • 1 eps
1994 Series
5.7
The Hobbits
as Aragorn • 9 eps
1993 Series