
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)

Family Traditions
1920
as Ernst

The Gardener
1912
as Trädgårdsmästarens son

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)

Minns ni?
1993
as (archive footage)

Kungen kommer
1936
as Leonard Pettersson / Carl XV

A Scarlet Angel
1922
as Henry Warden

Johan Ulfstjerna
1936

The Unknown Woman
1913

The Last Night
1928
as Marc-Anton

Intermezzo
1936
as Professor Holger Brandt

Swedenhielms
1935
as Rolf Swedenhielm

Love's Crucible
1922
as Bertram

The Golden Clown
1926
as Joe Higgins, klovnen

The Gyurkovics Boys
1920
as Geza Gyurkovics

A Fortune Hunter
1921
as Lars Wiwalt
Än en gång Gösta Ekman
1940

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

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

His English Wife
1927
as Ivor Willington

Två man om en änka
1933

Gustaf Wasa, Part One
1928
as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa

Carl XII:s Courier
1924
as Axel Roos
The Bomb
1920
Witches' Night
1937
Longing
1936
Gustaf Wasa, Part Two
1928
as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa
A Perfect Gentleman
1927
as Marquis Robert de Luny & Jean Coubert

Charles XII
1925
as Karl XII

Scattered Pages
1931

Make the World a Paradise For Me
1930
as Gunnar Lanner
Do You Remember?
1935
as (archive footage)

København, Kalundborg og -?
1934

The Young Nobleman
1924

For Her Sake
1930
as Gunnar Lanner

Gösta Ekman - En levande legend
1987
as Various (archive footage)

Thora van Deken
1920
as Bjerring
The Sisters
1912
as Detective

Kanske en diktare
1933
as Filip
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)
- Family Traditions (1920) — as Ernst
- The Gardener (1912) — as Trädgårdsmästarens son
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