Actor
Aarre Karén
November 29, 1932 · Tokyo, Japan
Aarre Karén was a Finnish actor who performed in theater, films and television. Karén played his first major film role in The Gauntlet (1971), directed by Maunu Kurkvaara. Karén's film career spanned 47 years, during which he appeared in many of Spede Pasanen's Uuno Turhapuro films. He also played voice roles in several popular animated films and series dubbed into Finnish, such as Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh, Joker in Batman and Abraham Simpson in The Simpsons movie. Karén's last film role was in 21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage (2013), directed by Johanna Vuoksenmaa.
Actress Linnea Skog is Karén's granddaughter.
Notable work
Often works with
Vesa-Matti Loiri
6 titles together
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä, Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa, Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
Marjatta Raita
6 titles together
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä, Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa, Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
Tapio Hämäläinen
6 titles together
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä, Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa, Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
Marita Nordberg
6 titles together
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä, Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa, Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
Simo Salminen
6 titles together
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä, Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa, Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
Elli Castrén
6 titles together
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä, Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa, Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
Full filmography · 43
21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage
as Hearing Impaired Man
20135.8
Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
as Topias (voice)
20125.9
Eetu ja Konna
as Sekalaisia
2011
Thomas
as Kalle
2009
Niko and the Way to the Stars
as Isoisä (voice)
20085.8
Quest for a Heart
as Lakeija (voice)
2007
The Year of the Wolf
as Erik
2007
Lights in the Dusk
as Night Shelter Manager
20066.8
Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life
cast
2004Air Mail
cast
2003
Dogs Have No Hell
as Goldsmith
2002
The Man Without a Past
as Doctor
20027.4