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Ere Kokkonen

Ere Kokkonen

Director

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.

Born: July 7, 1938 in Savonlinna, Finland

Died: October 16, 2008 (Age 70)

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Ere Kokkonen  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.3
ActorMies bensa-asemalla1986
Movie
6.1
ActorPitkä-Jussi1968
Movie
5.9
ActorErkki Sormio alias Top Secret Agent 2 OE Q1967
Movie
5.8
ActorSet decorator Pöyhönen1969
Movie
4.7
ActorValokuvaaja1985
Movie
5
ActorIso1966
Movie
5.6
ActorKuvaaja1975
Movie
5.2
ActorKielikurssin vetäjä1983
Movie
5.2
Actormies nakkikioskilla1990
Movie
5.7
ActorKertoja / papin ääni (voice)1973
Movie
4.9
ActorTeatteriohjaaja (uncredited)1970
Movie
4.6
ActorLehtilööpin asettava mies (uncredited)1991
Movie
4
ActorPosteljooni (uncredited)1997
Movie
5.5
DirectingScreenplay, Director2000
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector, Producer, Writer1996
Movie
4.7
DirectingDirector, Writer1985
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1977
Movie
4.5
DirectingDirector, Writer1998
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector, Writer1970
Movie
4.8
DirectingDirector, Screenplay2002
Movie
5.1
DirectingDirector, Writer1969
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector, Writer1986
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector1976
Movie
5
DirectingDirector, Writer1966
Movie
6.1
WritingWriter, Executive Producer1968
Movie
4.7
DirectingDirector, Writer1992
Movie
4.8
DirectingDirector, Writer1969
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1986
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector, Writer1969
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1975
Movie
5.9
WritingWriter1967
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector1978
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector, Writer1990
Movie
4.4
DirectingDirector, Writer1992
Movie
6
DirectingDirector, Writer1970
Movie
4.7
DirectingDirector, Writer1974
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector, Writer1985
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1973
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector, Writer2004
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector, Production Manager, Writer1984
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector1982
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector, Writer1986
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector1981
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector1983
Movie
4.5
DirectingDirector, Writer, Still Photographer1994
Movie
4
DirectingDirector, Writer1997
Movie
4.6
DirectingDirector, Writer1991
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector, Writer1991
TV Show
6.5
ProductionProducer
6 Episodes
1993-1994
TV Show
6.5
ProductionProducer
6 Episodes
1992-1992
Limited Series
7.1
WritingWriter
7 Episodes
1986-1986
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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