Gösta Ekman

Gösta Ekman

Known for
Acting
Born
December 27, 1890
Died
January 12, 1938 (aged 47)
Birthplace
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Biography

Frans Gösta Viktor Ekman (28 December 1890 – 12 January 1938) was a Swedish actor. Generally spoken of as Swedish theatre's most legendary stage actor, Gösta Ekman enjoyed a prolific stage career during his short life, becoming the first real star of Swedish theatre. His boyish good looks attracted both sexes, helping to create a massive cult following and elevating him to the status of a living legend. Combined with a beautiful voice and a powerful stage presence, Ekman was able to captivate his audiences.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Only a Dream

Only a Dream

Movie · as Konrad von X

2002
Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau poster

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

Movie · as Himself / Faust (archive footage)

1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered poster

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1995
Stjärnbilder poster

Stjärnbilder

Movie · as (archive footage)

1993
Minns ni? poster

Minns ni?

Movie · as (archive footage)

1987
Gösta Ekman - En levande legend poster

Gösta Ekman - En levande legend

Movie · as Various (archive footage)

1940
Än en gång Gösta Ekman

Än en gång Gösta Ekman

Movie

1937
Witches' Night

Witches' Night

Movie

1936
Kungen kommer poster

Kungen kommer

Movie · as Leonard Pettersson / Carl XV

1936
Intermezzo poster

Intermezzo

Movie · as Professor Holger Brandt

1936
Johan Ulfstjerna poster

Johan Ulfstjerna

Movie

1936
Longing

Longing

Movie

1935
Swedenhielms poster

Swedenhielms

Movie · as Rolf Swedenhielm

1935
Do You Remember?

Do You Remember?

Movie · as (archive footage)

1934
København, Kalundborg og -? poster

København, Kalundborg og -?

Movie

1933
Kanske en diktare poster

Kanske en diktare

Movie · as Filip

1933
Två man om en änka poster

Två man om en änka

Movie

1933
Dear Relatives poster

Dear Relatives

Movie · as Claes af Leijonstam

1931
Scattered Pages poster

Scattered Pages

Movie

1930
Make the World a Paradise For Me poster

Make the World a Paradise For Me

Movie · as Gunnar Lanner

1930
For Her Sake poster

For Her Sake

Movie · as Gunnar Lanner

1928
Gustaf Wasa, Part Two

Gustaf Wasa, Part Two

Movie · as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa

1928
Gustaf Wasa, Part One poster

Gustaf Wasa, Part One

Movie · as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa

1928
The Last Night poster

The Last Night

Movie · as Marc Aron, Oberstleutnant der Revolutionsarmee

1927
A Perfect Gentleman

A Perfect Gentleman

Movie · as Marquis Robert de Luny & Jean Coubert

1927
His English Wife poster

His English Wife

Movie · as Ivor Willington

1926
Faust poster

Faust

Movie · as Faust

1926
The Golden Clown poster

The Golden Clown

Movie · as Joe Higgins, klovnen

1925
Charles XII poster

Charles XII

Movie · as Karl XII

1924
Carl XII:s Courier poster

Carl XII:s Courier

Movie · as Axel Roos

1924
The Young Nobleman poster

The Young Nobleman

Movie

1922
Love's Crucible poster

Love's Crucible

Movie · as Bertram

1922
A Scarlet Angel poster

A Scarlet Angel

Movie · as Henry Warden

1921
A Fortune Hunter poster

A Fortune Hunter

Movie · as Lars Wiwalt

1920
The Gyurkovics Boys poster

The Gyurkovics Boys

Movie · as Geza Gyurkovics

1920
The Bomb

The Bomb

Movie

1920
Family Traditions poster

Family Traditions

Movie · as Ernst

1920
Thora van Deken poster

Thora van Deken

Movie · as Bjerring

1918
Puss in Boots poster

Puss in Boots

Movie · as Karl Konstantin Kattrup, "Mästerkatten"

1913
The Unknown Woman poster

The Unknown Woman

Movie

1912
The Gardener poster

The Gardener

Movie · as Trädgårdsmästarens son

1912
The Sisters

The Sisters

Movie · as Detective

1911
Stockholm’s Temptations

Stockholm’s Temptations

Movie