Esko Nikkari (November 23,
1938 Lapua
, Finland
– December
17, 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.
Select filmography
TV roles
Awards and recognitions
External links