Esko Nikkari
Biography
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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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Full filmography
- Kotikatu (1995) as Pajala
- Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (2000) as Patologi
- Ariel (1988) as Car Dealer
- Team Ahma (1998) as Tiepalvelupäällikkö
- The Match Factory Girl (1990) as Stepfather
- Shadows in Paradise (1986) as Nikander's Co-Worker
- Plainlands (1988) as Paavo
- The Winter War (1991) as Yrjö ”Ylli” Alanen
- Crime and Punishment (1983) as Inspector Pennanen
- The Man Without a Past (2002) as Bank Robber
- Drifting Clouds (1996) as Restaurant Manager
- The Winter War (1989) as Yrjö 'Ylli' Alanen
- Hamlet Goes Business (1987) as Polonius
- Hunajan maku (1993) as Rouhivaara
- Eight Deadly Shots (1972) as 6. Poliisi
- The Worthless (1982) as Harström
- Big Bang (1998) as Ukki
- The Wrestler (1985) as Hinausautokuski
- Lentsu (1990) as Autoilija Toivo Kesseli
- Macbeth (1987) as Einari
- Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (1988) as Johtaja ravintolassa
- Dirty Hands (2015) as Karsky
- The Last Wedding (1995) as Jalmari Pesonen / Grim Reaper (voice)
- Niskavuori (1984) as Nikulan isäntä