Esko Nikkari

Esko Nikkari
Born	23 November 1938 Lapua, Finland
Died	17 December 2006 (aged 68) Seinäjoki, Finland
Awards	Jussi for Best Supporting Actor 1990 The Match Factory Girl

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.

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.

Partial filmography

• The Worthless (Arvottomat, 1982)
• Rikos ja Rangaistus (1983)
• Klaani - tarina Sammakoitten suvusta (1984)
• Niskavuori (1984)
• Shadows in Paradise (1986)
• Jäähyväiset presidentille (1987)
• Pohjanmaa (1988)
• Ariel (1988)
• Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (1988)
• Talvisota (1989)
• The Match Factory Girl (1990)
• Veturimiehet heiluttaa (1992)
• Pekko aikamiespoika (1993)
• Aapo (1994)
• Pekko ja poika (1994)
• Kivenpyörittäjän kylä (1995)
• Pekko ja massahurmaaja (1995)
• Pekko ja muukalainen (1996)
• Drifting Clouds (1996)
• Pekko ja unissakävelijä (1997)
• Vaiennut kylä (1997)
• The Minister of State (1997)
• Kuningasjätkä (1998)
• The Swan and the Wanderer (1998)
• Juha (1999)
• Lakeuden kutsu (1999)
• Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha (2000)
• Rentun ruusu (2001)
• Ponterosa (2001)
• The Man Without a Past (2002)
• Umur (2002)
• Sibelius (2003)
• Vieraalla maalla (2003)
• Shadow of the Eagle (2005)
• Isiä ja Hirviöitä (2005)

TV roles

• Kylmäverisesti sinun (2000)
• Team Ahma (1998)
• Maigret en Finlande (1996)
• Kotikatu (1995)
• Hyvä veli (1995)
• Lentsu (1990)

Awards and recognitions

• Humanismin käsi Award 1988
• Jussi Award 1991

External links

• Esko Nikkari at IMDb