Veijo Antero Pasanen (14 October 1930,

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– 17 February 1988,

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) was a

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. He was related to director and inventor Pertti "Spede" Pasanen. Pasanen is perhaps best remembered for his role as Pelle Hermanni (Herman the Clown) in the children's

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''. In 1988, Pelle Hermanni's "äitiliini" ("dear old mother") Raili Veivo continued the series, but died a few years after Pasanen. In 1992, a new series starring Tommi Auvinen as clown-in-training Niko was started as a successor of Pelle Hermanni, but the series was discontinued after ten episodes. Pasanen was a good friend of children and is said to have practiced children's plays more intensively than adult drama. He was a distant cousin of Pertti "Spede" Pasanen. He has one child with his wife Marjatta Lilja.

Filmography

* '' Mitäs me taiteilijat'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Olemme kaikki syyllisiä'' (1954) * '' The Unknown Soldier'' (1955) * '' Murheenkryynin poika'' (1958) * '' Sven Tuuva'' (1958) * '' Päämaja'' (1970) * '' Aatamin puvussa... ja vähän Eevankin'' (1971) * '' Siunattu hulluuss'' (1975) * '' Hullu kesä'' (1981) * '' Kuningas jolla ei ollut sydäntä'' (1982) * '' Arvottomat'' (1982) * '' Akaton mies'' (1983) * '' Klaani - tarina Sammakoitten suvusta'' (1984)

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