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 fulllength movie he appeared in Description above from the Wikipedia article Esko Nikkari licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia