Kari Väänänen
Acting • 1953-09-17 • Ivalo, Finland
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
Known For
7.6Drifting Clouds
1996
6.9Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
7.5La Vie de Bohème
1992
7.2Christmas Story
2007
7.0Master Cheng
2019
6.0The Grump: In Search of an Escort
2022
From Nerdspin
Filmography
- 2024★ 6.0
- 2022★ 6.0
- 2022★ 6.3
- 2019★ 7.0
- 2019★ 3.9
- 2018RyhmäteatteriFilm★ 9.0
- 2017★ 5.2
- 2017★ 5.2
- 2017
- 2015★ 5.5
- 2015★ 4.6
- 2013Arne's LegacyFilm
- 2012★ 3.5
- 2011★ 5.0
- 2011★ 6.5
- 2009★ 5.6
- 2009★ 5.8
- 2009★ 4.5
- 2008★ 8.0
- 2007★ 7.2
- 2007★ 5.6
- 2007★ 6.3
- 2006★ 5.3
- 2006★ 7.0
- 2006★ 9.0
- 2005★ 6.8
- 2004★ 5.7
- 2004★ 5.3
- 2003★ 4.8
- 2002★ 4.3
- 2002★ 6.8
- 2001★ 8.3
- 2000★ 5.8
- 2000★ 5.8
- 2000★ 7.2
- 2000Highway SocietyFilm★ 6.4
- 2000VÄNÄFilm★ 7.0
- 1999★ 6.2
- 1999★ 6.0
- 1999★ 4.6
- 1999★ 8.0
- 1999★ 8.0
- 1999★ 8.0
- 1999★ 8.0
- 1998★ 6.0
- 1998★ 9.3
- 1998★ 7.3
- 1997★ 6.3
- 1996★ 7.6
- 1996★ 5.0
- 1995★ 6.5
- 1994★ 5.9
- 1994★ 8.0
- 1993★ 5.9
- 1993★ 4.4
- 1993★ 5.8
- 1993
- 1992★ 7.5
- 1992★ 4.2
- 1991★ 7.5
- 1991★ 6.7
- 1990★ 4.9
- 1990★ 4.9
- 1989★ 6.9
- 1989★ 7.0
- 1989★ 4.7
- 1989
- 1987★ 6.7
- 1987★ 5.9
- 1987Älä itke IinesFilm★ 3.8
- 1987★ 3.0
- 1986HarmagedonFilm★ 8.7
- 1986★ 5.0
- 1986★ 6.0
- 1986LauluFilm★ 5.5
- 1985★ 7.0
- 1985★ 6.8
- 1985★ 7.4
- 1985★ 5.0
- 1985★ 6.0
- 1984★ 6.7
- 1983★ 6.3
- 1983★ 6.2
- 1982★ 3.7
- 1981★ 4.5
- 1981★ 7.0
