Ere Kokkonen
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-07-07 (70 years old)
Deathday
2008-10-16
Place of Birth
Savonlinna, Finland
Also known As
Erkki Olavi Kokkonen
Esko Laukka
Ere Kokkonen
Biography
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...
Acting
1986
as Mies bensa-asemalla
1969
as Set decorator Pöyhönen
1973
as Kertoja / papin ääni (voice)
1970
as Teatteriohjaaja (uncredited)
1991
as Lehtilööpin asettava mies (uncredited)
1997
as Posteljooni (uncredited)
1967
as Erkki Sormio alias Top Secret Agent 2 OE Q
1968
as Pitkä-Jussi
1985
as Valokuvaaja
1966
as Iso
1975
as Kuvaaja
1983
as Kielikurssin vetäjä
1990
as mies nakkikioskilla
1971
as (uncredited)
Production
1985
as Director
1973
as Director
2004
as Director
1984
as Director
1992
1976
as Director
1975
as Director
1981
as Director
1982
as Director
1986
as Director
1966
as Writer
1986
as Director
1974
as Writer
1996
as Director
1966
as Director
1985
as Director
1970
as Writer
1970
1970
as Director
1969
as Director
2002
as Director
1969
as Director
1969
as Director
1978
1970
as Director
1997
as Director
1991
as Director
1990
as Director
1994
as Director
1974
as Director
2002
as Screenplay
1992
as Writer
1986
as Writer
1983
as Director
1994
as Writer
1984
as Writer
1991
1967
as Writer
1997
as Writer
1990
as Writer
1992
as Director
1985
as Writer
1992
1991
as Writer
1998
as Writer
2004
as Writer
1968
as Writer
1968
as Executive Producer
2000
as Screenplay
2000
as Director
1969
as Writer
1991
as Director
1998
as Director
1969
1969
as Writer
1984
as Production Manager
1985
as Writer
1986
as Director
1986
as Writer
1996
as Producer
1994
as Still Photographer
1996
as Screenplay
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