Veijo Antero Pasanen (14 October 1930,
Muuruvesi – 17 February 1988,
Tampere
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) was a
Finnish actor
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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
TV series ''
Pikku Kakkonen''. 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
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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)
* ''
Me tulemme taas'' (1953)
* ''
Olemme kaikki syyllisiä'' (1954)
* ''
The Unknown Soldier'' (1955)
* ''
Murheenkryynin poika'' (1958)
* ''
Sven Tuuva'' (1958)
* ''
Päämaja
''The Headquarters'' ( fi, Päämaja) is a 1970 Finnish historical war drama film written and directed by Matti Kassila. Based on the 1966 Finnish play ''Päämajassa'' by Ilmari Turja, the film describes the mood and atmosphere of the Finnish arm ...
'' (1970)
* ''
Aatamin puvussa... ja vähän Eevankin'' (1971)
* ''
Siunattu hulluuss'' (1975)
* ''
Hullu kesä'' (1981)
* ''
Kuningas jolla ei ollut sydäntä
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Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 60.7% of all known bearers of the surname ''Kuningas'' were residents of Estonia (frequency 1:2,714), 28.9% of Finla ...
'' (1982)
* ''
Arvottomat
''The Worthless'' ( fi, Arvottomat) is a 1982 Finnish film directed by Mika Kaurismäki, who also co-wrote the film with his brother Aki Kaurismäki. It is a road movie about two men and a woman driving around the country as they are being chased b ...
'' (1982)
* ''
Akaton mies'' (1983)
* ''
Klaani - tarina Sammakoitten suvusta'' (1984)
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1930 births
1988 deaths
People from Juankoski
20th-century Finnish male actors
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