Esko Nikkari
Finnish actor (1938–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Esko Nikkari (23 November 1938 – 17 December 2006) was a prolific Finnish actor who made more than 70 appearances on film and television. He was born in Lapua, and made his screen debut in 1974 in the movie Karvat.
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Born | (1938-11-23)23 November 1938 Lapua, Finland |
Died | 17 December 2006(2006-12-17) (aged 68) Seinäjoki, Finland |
Awards | Jussi for Best Supporting Actor 1990 The Match Factory Girl |
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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. He died in Seinäjoki.