Esko Nikkari
Known for Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Esko Nikkari (23 November 1938 Lapua, Finland – 17 December 2006 in Seinäjoki, Finland) was a prolific Finnish actor who made more than 70 appearances on film and television. He debuted in 1974 in the movie Karvat. Nikkari was a workhorse of the Kaurismäki brothers, with whom he first worked on Rikos ja rangaistus in 1983. His last role with Aki Kaurismäki was in Man without a Past in 2002. He starred in the 1994 film Aapo opposite actors such as Taisto Reimaluoto, Ulla Koivuranta and Kai Lehtinen. More recently, he has appeared in a number of Timo Koivusalo films such as Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa (2005), which is the last full-length movie he appeared in. Description above from the Wikipedia article Esko Nikkari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Ariel
1988
as Car Dealer
Shadows in Paradise
1986
as Nikander's Co-Worker
The Winter War
1989
as Yrjö 'Ylli' Alanen
Dirty Hands
2015
as Karsky
The Rose of the Rascal
2001
as Väiski
The Man Without a Past
2002
as Bank Robber
The Match Factory Girl
1990
as Stepfather
Cha Cha Cha
1989
as Policeman
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
1984
as Poliisietsivä
Crime and Punishment
1983
as Inspector Pennanen
Rikos & rakkaus
1999
as Kassu Vartio
The Worthless
1982
as Harström
Aapo
1994
as maanviljelysneuvos
Drifting Clouds
1996
as Restaurant Manager
Shadow of the Eagle
2005
as Aaro's father
Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus
1988
as Johtaja ravintolassa
Syöksykierre
1981
as Kalevi
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
1981
as Mustakulma Kaukovalta
Niskavuori
1984
as Nikulan isäntä
The Wrestler
1985
as Hinausautokuski