Ere Kokkonen
Directing
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
Directing33
movieKymmenen riivinrautaa
2002
Director
moviePikkupojat
1986
Director
movieLiian iso keikka
1986
Director
movieUuno Epsanjassa
1985
Director
movieHei kliffaa hei
1985
Director
movieViu-hah hah-taja
1974
Director
movieUuno Turhapuro
1973
Director
movieJussi Pussi
1970
Director
moviePohjan tähteet
1969
Director
movieLeikkikalugangsteri
1969
Director
movieMillipilleri
1966
Director
Writing27
movieKymmenen riivinrautaa
2002
Screenplay
movieHurmaava joukkoitsemurha
2000
Screenplay
movieElämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä
1996
Screenplay
movieUuno Epsanjassa
1985
Writer
movieHei kliffaa hei
1985
Writer, Idea
movieJussi Pussi
1970
Writer
moviePohjan tähteet
1969
Writer
movieNoin 7 veljestä
1968
Writer
movieMillipilleri
1966
Writer
Acting14
movieVääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
1997
Posteljooni (uncredited)
movieVääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
1991
Lehtilööpin asettava mies (uncredited)
movieVääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva
1990
mies nakkikioskilla
moviePikkupojat
1986
Mies bensa-asemalla
movieHei kliffaa hei
1985
Valokuvaaja
movieUuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin
1983
Kielikurssin vetäjä
movieUuno Turhapuro
1973
Kertoja / papin ääni (voice)
movieSaatanan radikaalit
1971
(uncredited)
movieJussi Pussi
1970
Teatteriohjaaja (uncredited)
moviePohjan tähteet
1969
Set decorator Pöyhönen
movieNoin 7 veljestä
1968
Pitkä-Jussi
moviePähkähullu Suomi
1967
Erkki Sormio alias Top Secret Agent 2 OE Q
Production5
tvViimeiset siemenperunat
1993
Producer
tvKuudesti laukeava
1992
Producer
movieUuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä
1984
Production Manager
movieNoin 7 veljestä
1968
Executive Producer
Camera1
movieVääpeli Körmy – taisteluni
1994
Still Photographer