Ere Kokkonen
Biography
Erkki Olavi "Ere" Kokkonen (7 July 1938 – 16 October 2008), born in Savonlinna, was a Finnish film director and screenwriter.
He worked closely with Spede Pasanen all the way from the 1960s until Spede's death, as a director, writer and also an actor. Kokkonen's feature film debut was Millipilleri (1966), co-directed with Spede Pasanen and Jukka Virtanen.
In later decades, when Turhapuro films were made less frequently, Kokkonen scripted and directed the Vääpeli Körmy series of films His career as a director also includes filming of Arto Paasilinna's books, including The Ten Graters and A Charming Mass Suicide.
Kokkonen worked for both YLE and MTV3, where he served as entertainment director from 1974 to 1984. Kokkonen was the founder of the Comedy Theater Arena in 1995. He was the theatre's artistic director, director and screenwriter for most of the theater's performances. His wife Anna-Maija Kokkonen is the CEO of Arena. With his ex-wife Titta Jokinen, Kokkonen has daughter Kiti Kokkonen who is an actress.
In 1991 Ere Kokkonen founded a film production company, Ere Kokkonen Oy, which is still working.
In 2007 he wrote his memoirs, titled Memories return in Fragments.
Kokkonen died at the age of 70 in 2008 after a prolonged illness.
Acting (14 movies)
Pikkupojat
1986
Pohjan tähteet
1969
Uuno Turhapuro
1973
Jussi Pussi
1970
Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
1991
Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
1997
Pähkähullu Suomi
1967
Noin 7 veljestä
1968
Hei kliffaa hei
1985
Millipilleri
1966
Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro
1975
Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin
1983
Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva
1990
Saatanan radikaalit
1971
Directing (33 movies)
Uuno Turhapuro
1973
Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro
1975
Lottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro
1976
Häpy endkö? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon
1977
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä
1984
Uuno Epsanjassa
1985
Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
1992
Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life
2004
Uuno Turhapuron aviokriisi
1981
Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa
1982
Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle
1986
Pikkupojat
1986
Elämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä
1996
Millipilleri
1966
Hei kliffaa hei
1985
Jussi Pussi
1970
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
2002
Leikkikalugangsteri
1969
Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut
1969
Pohjan tähteet
1969
Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy
1978
Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika
1970
Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
1991
Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva
1990
Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
1997
Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni
1994
Viu-hah hah-taja
1974
Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin
1983
Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät
1992
Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha
2000
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies
1998
Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra
1991
Liian iso keikka
1986