Esko Nikkari

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.

Known For

Shadows in Paradise

as Nikander's Co-Worker

The Man Without a Past

as Bank Robber

Ariel

as Car Dealer

The Match Factory Girl

as Stepfather

Drifting Clouds

as Restaurant Manager

The Winter War

as Yrjö 'Ylli' Alanen

Crime and Punishment

as Inspector Pennanen

Juha

as Police Chief

Hamlet Goes Business

as Polonius

The Worthless

as Harström