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Kari Väänänen

Highest Rated: 100% Drifting Clouds (1996)

Lowest Rated: 38% Let My People Go! (2011)

Birthday: Sep 17, 1953

Birthplace: Ivalo, Finland

Kari Väänänen was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Väänänen's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as "Jon Kertomus Maailman Lopusta" (1982), "Apinan Vuonna" (1983) and the Risto Tuorila war "Tuntematon Sotilas" (1983). He also appeared in "Rosso" (1984), the Markku Halme crime picture "The Clan: Tale of the Frogs" (1984) and "Calamari Union" (1985). He kept working in film throughout the nineties, starring in the Matti Pellonpaa crime drama "Rapsy and Dolly" (1990), "Amazon" (1991) and the Aki Kaurismäki documentary "Missa on Musette?" (1992). He also appeared in "Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses" (1994). In his more recent career, he continued to act in the dramatic comedy "Spy Games" (2000) with Bill Pullman, "Bad Luck Love" (2001) and the dramatic adaptation "Ambush" (2002) with Peter Franzén. He also appeared in the comedy "Vieraalla Maalla" (2003) with Irina Björklund. Väänänen most recently acted in "We are the Pirates of the Roads" (2015).

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Highest rated movies

100% 90% Drifting Clouds
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100% 85% Leningrad Cowboys Go America
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38% 37% Let My People Go!
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Iron Horsemen
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Bad Luck Love
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86% Bohemian Life
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Land of Love
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52% Backwood Philosopher (Havukka-ahon ajattelija)
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We Are the Pirates of the Roads
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58% Ambush
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Filmography

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Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Grump Tarmo (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Master Cheng Romppainen (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kiwi Christmas Santa (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 57% Kiwi Christmas Unknown (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kajaani Arvo (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet We Are the Pirates of the Roads Hurja-Kaarlo (Character) - 2015
38% 37% Let My People Go! Mr. Tiilikainen (Character) $16.9K 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bohemian Eyes Unknown (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 52% Backwood Philosopher (Havukka-ahon ajattelija) Director - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Toinen jalka haudasta Unknown (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 50% The House of Branching Love Niilo (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Backwood Philosopher Severi (Character),
Director,
Screenwriter
- 2009
No Score Yet 60% Christmas Story Iisakki (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 45% V2: Dead Angel Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 67% Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning Unknown (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Capone Dimitri (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trench Road Jarmo Kesämaa (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Land of Love Hannu Rinta-Perkiö (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bad Luck Love Heinonen (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 58% Ambush Corporal Tauno Snicker (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 64% The Tough Ones Rikosylikomisario Törnqvist (Character) - 1999
100% 90% Drifting Clouds Lauri (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Iron Horsemen Darling (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 12% The Last Border Borka (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 86% Bohemian Life Schaunard (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 54% Amazon Kari (Character) $4.8K 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cha Cha Cha Kari Pöllänen (Character) - 1989
100% 85% Leningrad Cowboys Go America Igor (Character) $9.8K 1989
No Score Yet 46% Helsinki Napoli All Night Long Alex (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 79% Hamlet Goes Business Lauri Polonius (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Farewell, Goodbye Matti (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 82% Calamari Union Frank (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 67% The Unknown Soldier Lammio (Character) - 1985