Juhani Alaranta was born on January 8, 1936 in Helsinki, Finland. He is known for his work on Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä (1957), Pekka ja Pätkä ketjukolarissa (1957) and Pikku Ilona ja hänen karitsansa (1957). He died on October 22, 1990 in Vantaa, Finland.