Gösta Ekman
Born: 1890-12-27 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Died: 1938-01-12
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
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)
1937
1936
- Intermezzo as Professor Holger Brandt
- Kungen kommer as Leonard Pettersson / Carl XV
- Johan Ulfstjerna
- Longing
1935
- Swedenhielms as Rolf Swedenhielm
- Do You Remember? as (archive footage)
1933
- Dear Relatives as Claes af Leijonstam
- Kanske en diktare as Filip
- Två man om en änka
1931
1930
- For Her Sake as Gunnar Lanner
- Make the World a Paradise For Me as Gunnar Lanner
1928
- The Last Night as Marc-Anton
- Gustaf Wasa, Part Two as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa
- Gustaf Wasa, Part One as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa
1927
- His English Wife as Ivor Willington
- A Perfect Gentleman as Marquis Robert de Luny & Jean Coubert
1926
- Faust as Faust
- The Golden Clown as Joe Higgins, klovnen
1925
- Charles XII as Karl XII
1924
- The Young Nobleman
- Carl XII:s Courier as Axel Roos
1922
- Love's Crucible as Bertram
- A Scarlet Angel as Henry Warden
1921
- A Fortune Hunter as Lars Wiwalt
1920
- The Gyurkovics Boys as Geza Gyurkovics
- Thora van Deken as Bjerring
- Family Traditions as Ernst
- The Bomb
1918
- Puss in Boots as Karl Konstantin Kattrup, "Mästerkatten"
1913
1912
- The Sisters as Detective
- The Gardener as Trädgårdsmästarens son