
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