Ere Kokkonen

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.

Crew

Uuno Epsanjassa

(Director)

Uuno Turhapuro

(Director)

Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life

(Director)

Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä

(Director)

Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti

(Director)

Lottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro

(Director)

Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro

(Director)

Häpy endkö? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon

(Director)

Uuno Turhapuron aviokriisi

(Director)

Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa

(Director)

Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle

(Director)

Millipilleri

(Writer)

Pikkupojat

(Director)

Viu-hah hah-taja

(Writer)

Elämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä

(Director)

Millipilleri

(Director)

Hei kliffaa hei

(Director)

Jussi Pussi

(Writer)

Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika

(Writer)

Jussi Pussi

(Director)

Leikkikalugangsteri

(Director)

Kymmenen riivinrautaa

(Director)

Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut

(Director)

Pohjan tähteet

(Director)

Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy

(Director)

Speedy Gonzales – noin 7 veljeksen poika

(Director)

Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava

(Director)

Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet

(Director)

Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva

(Director)

Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni

(Director)

Viu-hah hah-taja

(Director)

Kymmenen riivinrautaa

(Screenplay)

Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät

(Writer)

Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle

(Writer)

Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin

(Director)

Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni

(Writer)

Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä

(Writer)

Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet

(Writer)

Pähkähullu Suomi

(Writer)

Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava

(Writer)

Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva

(Writer)

Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät

(Director)

Uuno Epsanjassa

(Writer)

Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti

(Writer)

Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra

(Writer)

Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies

(Writer)

Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life

(Writer)

Noin 7 veljestä

(Writer)

Noin 7 veljestä

(Executive Producer)

Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha

(Screenplay)

Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha

(Director)

Pohjan tähteet

(Writer)

Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra

(Director)

Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies

(Director)

Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut

(Writer)

Leikkikalugangsteri

(Writer)

Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä

(Production Manager)

Hei kliffaa hei

(Writer)

Liian iso keikka

(Director)

Liian iso keikka

(Writer)

Elämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä

(Writer)

Elämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä

(Producer)

Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni

(Still Photographer)

Viimeiset siemenperunat

(Producer)

Kuudesti laukeava

(Producer)

Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä

(Writer)