Known For
Directing
Born
Jul 07, 1938
Died
Oct 16, 2008
Place of Birth
Savonlinna, Finland
Credits
39 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life
Director
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
Director
Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha
Director
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies
Writer
Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
Posteljooni (uncredited)
Elämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä
Director
Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni
Director
Viimeiset siemenperunat
Producer
Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät
Writer
Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
Director
Kuudesti laukeava
Producer
Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
Lehtilööpin asettava mies (uncredited)
Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra
Writer
Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva
mies nakkikioskilla
Pikkupojat
Mies bensa-asemalla
Liian iso keikka
Director
Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle
Director
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä
Writer
Uuno Epsanjassa
Director
Hei kliffaa hei
Valokuvaaja
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä
Director
Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin
Kielikurssin vetäjä
Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa
Director
Uuno Turhapuron aviokriisi
Director
Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy
Director
Häpy endkö? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon
Director
Lottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro
Director
Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro
Kuvaaja
Viu-hah hah-taja
Writer
Uuno Turhapuro
Kertoja / papin ääni (voice)
Saatanan radikaalit
(uncredited)
Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika
Writer
Jussi Pussi
Teatteriohjaaja (uncredited)
Pohjan tähteet
Set decorator Pöyhönen
Leikkikalugangsteri
Director
Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut
Director
Noin 7 veljestä
Pitkä-Jussi
Pähkähullu Suomi
Erkki Sormio alias Top Secret Agent 2 OE Q
Millipilleri
Iso