
Esko Nikkari
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-11-23 in Lapua, Finland
Died
2006-12-17
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.
Most Known For

Kotikatu
as Pajala

Ariel
as Car Dealer

Shadows in Paradise
as Nikander's Co-Worker

Dirty Hands
as Karsky

The Match Factory Girl
as Stepfather

The Man Without a Past
as Bank Robber

Syöksykierre
as Kalevi

The Rose of the Rascal
as Väiski

Niskavuori
as Nikulan isäntä

Drifting Clouds
as Restaurant Manager

The Worthless
as Harström

Marked
as Pimp

Eight Deadly Shots
as 6. Poliisi

Rikos & rakkaus
as Kassu Vartio

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
as Patologi

Pekko ja unissakävelijä
as Reino Kuovi, Poliisi

Päätepysäkki
as Isä

The Wrestler
as Hinausautokuski

Team Ahma
as Tiepalvelupäällikkö

Aapo
as maanviljelysneuvos