Actor info
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Name :
Esko Nikkari
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Born :
November 23, 1938 in Lapua, Finland (68 years at death)
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Died :
December 17, 2006
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
54 films (1974–2015)
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Also known as :
Esko Vilhelm Nikkari
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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.
Notable films
- The Man Without a Past (2002) as Bank Robber
- The Match Factory Girl (1990) as Stepfather
- Ariel (1988) as Car Dealer
- Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (1988) as Johtaja ravintolassa
- Shadows in Paradise (1986) as Nikander's Co-Worker
