
Gösta Ekman
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1890-12-27
- Died
- 1938-01-12
- Place of birth
- Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
- Also known 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.
Known For
Movies (43)

Faust
1926
as Faust

Dear Relatives
1933
as Claes af Leijonstam

Stjärnbilder
1995
as (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)

The Unknown Woman
1913

Kungen kommer
1936
as Leonard Pettersson / Carl XV

Family Traditions
1920
as Ernst

A Fortune Hunter
1921
as Lars Wiwalt

A Scarlet Angel
1922
as Henry Warden

The Gardener
1912
as Trädgårdsmästarens son

The Last Night
1928
as Marc-Anton

Minns ni?
1993
as (archive footage)

Intermezzo
1936
as Professor Holger Brandt

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
2002
as Himself / Faust (archive footage)

Love's Crucible
1922
as Bertram

Swedenhielms
1935
as Rolf Swedenhielm

The Gyurkovics Boys
1920
as Geza Gyurkovics

Gustaf Wasa, Part One
1928
as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa

The Golden Clown
1926
as Joe Higgins, klovnen
Do You Remember?
1935
as (archive footage)

His English Wife
1927
as Ivor Willington

Johan Ulfstjerna
1936

Två man om en änka
1933
A Perfect Gentleman
1927
as Marquis Robert de Luny & Jean Coubert

Carl XII:s Courier
1924
as Axel Roos
Longing
1936
Witches' Night
1937

Scattered Pages
1931
The Bomb
1920

Puss in Boots
1918
as Karl Konstantin Kattrup, "Mästerkatten"

Kanske en diktare
1933
as Filip
Gustaf Wasa, Part Two
1928
as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa

For Her Sake
1930
as Gunnar Lanner

The Young Nobleman
1924
Än en gång Gösta Ekman
1940

København, Kalundborg og -?
1934
The Sisters
1912
as Detective

Thora van Deken
1920
as Bjerring

Charles XII
1925
as Karl XII

Make the World a Paradise For Me
1930
as Gunnar Lanner

Gösta Ekman - En levande legend
1987
as Various (archive footage)
Stockholm’s Temptations
1911
Only a Dream
as Konrad von X
About Gösta Ekman
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. With 43 credits spanning from 1911 to 2002, Gösta Ekman has appeared in 43 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Faust (1926) — as Faust
- Dear Relatives (1933) — as Claes af Leijonstam
- Stjärnbilder (1995) — as (archive footage)
- Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Unknown Woman (1913)
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