Gösta Ekman

Personal Info

Birthday

December 27, 1890

Day of Death

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

Dear Relatives

Intermezzo

The Last Night

A Scarlet Angel

The Golden Clown

The Gyurkovics Boys

For Her Sake

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)
1936
Intermezzo
as Professor Holger Brandt
Kungen kommer
as Leonard Pettersson / Carl XV
1935
Swedenhielms
as Rolf Swedenhielm
Do You Remember?
as (archive footage)
1933
Dear Relatives
as Claes af Leijonstam
Kanske en diktare
as Filip
1930
Make the World a Paradise For Me
as Gunnar Lanner
For Her Sake
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
A Perfect Gentleman
as Marquis Robert de Luny & Jean Coubert
His English Wife
as Ivor Willington
1926
The Golden Clown
as Joe Higgins, klovnen
Faust
as Faust
1925
Charles XII
as Karl XII
1924
Carl XII:s kurir
as Axel Roos
1922
A Scarlet Angel
as Henry Warden
Love's Crucible
as Bertram
1921
A Fortune Hunter
as Lars Wiwalt
1920
The Gyurkovics Boys
as Geza Gyurkovics
Familjens traditioner
as Ernst
Thora van Deken
as Bjerring
1918
Puss in Boots
as Karl Konstantin Kattrup, "Mästerkatten"
1912
The Gardener
as The Gardener's son
The Sisters
as Detective