
Ere Kokkonen
Born
July 7, 1938
Died
October 16, 2008 (70 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
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 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

Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
Posteljooni (uncredited)
1997

Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
Lehtilööpin asettava mies (uncredited)
1991

Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva
mies nakkikioskilla
1990

Pikkupojat
Mies bensa-asemalla
1986

Hei kliffaa hei
Valokuvaaja
1985

Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin
Kielikurssin vetäjä
1983

Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro
Kuvaaja
1975

Uuno Turhapuro
Kertoja / papin ääni (voice)
1973

Saatanan radikaalit
(uncredited)
1971

Jussi Pussi
Teatteriohjaaja (uncredited)
1970

Pohjan tähteet
Set decorator Pöyhönen
1969

Noin 7 veljestä
Pitkä-Jussi
1968

Pähkähullu Suomi
Erkki Sormio alias Top Secret Agent 2 OE Q
1967

Millipilleri
Iso
1966