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Ere Kokkonen
Savonlinna, Finland
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 fro…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2004
Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life
Movie Director
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2002
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
Movie Director
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2000
Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha
Movie Screenplay
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1998
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies
Movie Writer
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1997
Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
Movie Posteljooni (uncredited)
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1996
Elämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä
Movie Director
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1994
Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni
Movie Director
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1993
Viimeiset siemenperunat
TV show Producer
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1992
Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät
Movie Writer
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1992
Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
Movie Director
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1992
Kuudesti laukeava
TV show Producer
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1991
Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
Movie Lehtilööpin asettava mies (uncredited)
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1991
Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra
Movie Writer
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1990
Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva
Movie mies nakkikioskilla
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1986
Pikkupojat
Movie Mies bensa-asemalla
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1986
Liian iso keikka
Movie Director
More credits
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1986
Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle
Movie Director
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1986
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä
TV show Writer
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1985
Uuno Epsanjassa
Movie Director
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1985
Hei kliffaa hei
Movie Valokuvaaja
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1984
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä
Movie Director
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1983
Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin
Movie Kielikurssin vetäjä
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1982
Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa
Movie Director
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1981
Uuno Turhapuron aviokriisi
Movie Director
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1978
Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy
Movie Director
- 1977
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1976
Lottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro
Movie Director
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1975
Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro
Movie Kuvaaja
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1974
Viu-hah hah-taja
Movie Writer
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1973
Uuno Turhapuro
Movie Kertoja / papin ääni (voice)
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1971
Saatanan radikaalit
Movie (uncredited)
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1970
Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika
Movie Writer
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1970
Jussi Pussi
Movie Teatteriohjaaja (uncredited)
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1969
Pohjan tähteet
Movie Set decorator Pöyhönen
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1969
Leikkikalugangsteri
Movie Director
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1969
Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut
Movie Director
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1968
Noin 7 veljestä
Movie Pitkä-Jussi
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1967
Pähkähullu Suomi
Movie Erkki Sormio alias Top Secret Agent 2 OE Q
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1966
Millipilleri
Movie Iso
