Gösta Ekman
Birthday
1890/12/27
Day of death
1938/01/12 (47 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Also know as
Gösta Ekman Sr., Frans Gösta Viktor 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.
Acting
(1926) Faust
as Faust
(1996) Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
(1924) Carl XII:s kurir
as Axel Roos
(1993) Minns ni?
as (archive footage)
(1987) Gösta Ekman - En levande legend
as Various (archive footage)
(1935) Swedenhielms
as Rolf Swedenhielm
(1936) Kungen kommer
as Leonard Pettersson / Carl XV
(1936) Intermezzo
as Professor Holger Brandt
(1926) The Golden Clown
as Joe Higgins, klovnen
(1912) The Gardener
as The Gardener's son
(1928) Gustaf Wasa, Part Two
as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa
(1928) Gustaf Wasa, Part One
as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa
(1920) The Gyurkovics Boys
as Geza Gyurkovics
(1927) A Perfect Gentleman
as Marquis Robert de Luny & Jean Coubert
(1935) Do You Remember?
as (archive footage)
(1995) Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
(1933) Kanske en diktare
as Filip
(1913) The Unknown Woman
as ---
(1928) The Last Night
as Marc-Anton
(1934) København, Kalundborg og -?
as ---
(1920) Bomben
as ---
(1937) Witches' Night
as ---
(1936) Johan Ulfstjerna
as ---
(1933) Två man om en änka
as ---
(1940) Än en gång Gösta Ekman
as ---
(1911) Stockholmsfrestelser
as ---
(1930) Make the World a Paradise For Me
as Gunnar Lanner
(2002) Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
as Himself / Faust (archive footage)
(1933) Dear Relatives
as Claes af Leijonstam
(1912) The Sisters
as Detective
(1918) Puss in Boots
as Karl Konstantin Kattrup, "Mästerkatten"
(1920) Familjens traditioner
as Ernst
(1920) Thora van Deken
as Bjerring
(1925) Charles XII
as Karl XII
(1930) For Her Sake
as Gunnar Lanner
(1927) His English Wife
as Ivor Willington
(1922) Love's Crucible
as Bertram
(1924) The Young Nobleman
as ---
(1922) A Scarlet Angel
as Henry Warden
(1921) A Fortune Hunter
as Lars Wiwalt
(1931) Scattered Pages
as ---
(1936) Longing
as ---