Gösta Ekman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

42

Gender

Male

Birthday

1890-12-27

Deathday

1938-01-12 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Also Known As

  • Gösta Ekman Sr.
  • Frans Gösta Viktor Ekman

Gösta Ekman

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

Faust
7.9%

Faust

Oct 13, 1926

Intermezzo
6.0%

Intermezzo

Nov 16, 1936

The Gardener
5.7%

The Gardener

Oct 16, 1912

Love's Crucible
6.3%

Love's Crucible

Jan 1, 1922

Swedenhielms
5.4%

Swedenhielms

Apr 8, 1935

The Gyurkovics Boys
4.2%

The Gyurkovics Boys

Dec 26, 1920

Puss in Boots
5.0%

Puss in Boots

Nov 18, 1918

Kungen kommer
4.3%

Kungen kommer

Mar 23, 1936

The Golden Clown
7.3%

The Golden Clown

Oct 30, 1926

Thora van Deken
4.3%

Thora van Deken

Mar 15, 1920

Kanske en diktare
2.5%

Kanske en diktare

Feb 24, 1933

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Acting

2002
Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau as Himself / Faust (archive footage)
1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered as Self (archive footage)
1995
Stjärnbilder as (archive footage)
1993
Minns ni? as (archive footage)
1987
Gösta Ekman - En levande legend as Various (archive footage)
1940
Än en gång Gösta Ekman
1937
Witches' Night
1936
Intermezzo as Professor Holger Brandt
1936
Johan Ulfstjerna
1936
Longing
1936
Kungen kommer as Leonard Pettersson / Carl XV
1935
Swedenhielms as Rolf Swedenhielm
1935
Do You Remember? as (archive footage)
1934
København, Kalundborg og -?
1933
Två man om en änka
1933
Dear Relatives as Claes af Leijonstam
1933
Kanske en diktare as Filip
1931
Scattered Pages
1930
Make the World a Paradise For Me as Gunnar Lanner
1930
For Her Sake as Gunnar Lanner
1928
The Last Night as Marc-Anton
1928
Gustaf Wasa, Part Two as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa
1928
Gustaf Wasa, Part One as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa
1927
A Perfect Gentleman as Marquis Robert de Luny & Jean Coubert
1927
His English Wife as Ivor Willington
1926
The Golden Clown as Joe Higgins, klovnen
1926
Faust as Faust
1925
Charles XII as Karl XII
1924
The Young Nobleman
1924
Carl XII:s kurir as Axel Roos
1922
A Scarlet Angel as Henry Warden
1922
Love's Crucible as Bertram
1921
A Fortune Hunter as Lars Wiwalt
1920
The Gyurkovics Boys as Geza Gyurkovics
1920
Familjens traditioner as Ernst
1920
Thora van Deken as Bjerring
1920
Bomben
1918
Puss in Boots as Karl Konstantin Kattrup, "Mästerkatten"
1913
The Unknown Woman
1912
The Gardener as The Gardener's son
1912
The Sisters as Detective
1911
Stockholmsfrestelser

Directing

1927
A Perfect Gentleman as Director

Writing

1920
The Gyurkovics Boys as Writer
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