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