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