Acting
Gösta Ekman
Born 1890-12-27
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Gösta Ekman
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Faust
1926
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Intermezzo
1936
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The Gardener
1912
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The Golden Clown
1926
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The Unknown Woman
1913
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Love's Crucible
1922
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Swedenhielms
1935
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Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
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Family Traditions
1920
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Johan Ulfstjerna
1936
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (45 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau | Himself / Faust (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Ingrid Bergman Remembered | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Stjärnbilder | (archive footage) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Minns ni? | (archive footage) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Gösta Ekman - En levande legend | Various (archive footage) | Movie | 1987 |
| Än en gång Gösta Ekman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1940 | |
| Witches' Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1937 | |
 | Intermezzo | Professor Holger Brandt | Movie | 1936 |
 | Johan Ulfstjerna | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 |
| Longing | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 | |
 | Kungen kommer | Leonard Pettersson / Carl XV | Movie | 1936 |
 | Swedenhielms | Rolf Swedenhielm | Movie | 1935 |
| Do You Remember? | (archive footage) | Movie | 1935 | |
 | København, Kalundborg og -? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1934 |
 | Två man om en änka | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1933 |
 | Dear Relatives | Claes af Leijonstam | Movie | 1933 |
 | Kanske en diktare | Filip | Movie | 1933 |
 | Scattered Pages | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1931 |
 | Make the World a Paradise For Me | Gunnar Lanner | Movie | 1930 |
 | For Her Sake | Gunnar Lanner | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Last Night | Marc-Anton | Movie | 1928 |
| Gustaf Wasa, Part Two | Gustaf Eriksson Wasa | Movie | 1928 | |
 | Gustaf Wasa, Part One | Gustaf Eriksson Wasa | Movie | 1928 |
| A Perfect Gentleman | Marquis Robert de Luny & Jean Coubert | Movie | 1927 | |
| A Perfect Gentleman | Director | Movie | 1927 | |
 | His English Wife | Ivor Willington | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Golden Clown | Joe Higgins, klovnen | Movie | 1926 |
 | Faust | Faust | Movie | 1926 |
 | Charles XII | Karl XII | Movie | 1925 |
 | The Young Nobleman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1924 |
 | Carl XII:s Courier | Axel Roos | Movie | 1924 |
 | A Scarlet Angel | Henry Warden | Movie | 1922 |
 | Love's Crucible | Bertram | Movie | 1922 |
 | A Fortune Hunter | Lars Wiwalt | Movie | 1921 |
 | The Gyurkovics Boys | Geza Gyurkovics | Movie | 1920 |
| The Gyurkovics Boys | Writer | Movie | 1920 |
 | Family Traditions | Ernst | Movie | 1920 |
 | Thora van Deken | Bjerring | Movie | 1920 |
| The Bomb | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1920 | |
 | Puss in Boots | Karl Konstantin Kattrup, "Mästerkatten" | Movie | 1918 |
 | The Unknown Woman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1913 |
 | The Gardener | Trädgårdsmästarens son | Movie | 1912 |
| The Sisters | Detective | Movie | 1912 | |
| Stockholm’s Temptations | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1911 | |
| Only a Dream | Konrad von X | Movie | — |