Esko Nikkari
Nacimiento : 1938-11-23, Lapua, Finland
Muerte : 2006-12-17
Historia
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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.
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Bank Robber
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Väiski
The life of Irwin Goodman, a Finnish singer.
Pappi
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Paavo Hakala
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Hannes
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Pipsa has fallen prey to a shady scientist Kalevi. Pekko tries to save her.
Jarva, police officer
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Reino,Poliisi
Pekko is jealous when Pipsa is under the spell of the handsome Markku. The children Kalle and Katariina enjoy each other's company. Beauty salon owner Kaisa Kuovi and police officer Reino are preparing for their wedding.
Jalmari Pesonen / Grim Reaper (voice)
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Louhela
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Trainman Kauno Saario
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Policeman
A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä (Matti Pellonpää), a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inform him that he is about to inherit an American aunt of his. The sum 1,000,000 Fmk would be his, if only he meets the qualifications set by his aunt. He must show that he is capable of 'living properly' and possessing a 'respectable occupation and a family he can support'. Otherwise the money would go to a foundation the chairman of which the lawyer himself happens to be!
Car Dealer
Premiada por la Sociedad de Críticos de Estados Unidos en 1990 como la mejor película extranjera, este filme es una exploración de la realidad finlandesa: desempleo, corrupción y vigilancia policial...
Paavo
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Polonius
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Varjola
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Bookseller
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Hinausautokuski
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Poliisi
Nikulan isäntä
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Poliisietsivä
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Harström
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Mustakulma Kaukovalta
TV play about the legend of Lalli.
