Gösta Ekman

from Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Image of 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.

Timeline

2002Aged 112

  • Poster for Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

    Himself / Faust (archive footage)

1996Aged 106

  • Poster for Ingrid Bergman Remembered

    Self (archive footage)

1995Aged 105

  • Poster for Stjärnbilder

    (archive footage)

1993Aged 103

  • Poster for Minns ni?

    (archive footage)

1987Aged 97

  • Poster for Gösta Ekman - En levande legend

    Various (archive footage)

1940Aged 50

1937Aged 47

1936Aged 46

  • Poster for Kungen kommer

    Leonard Pettersson / Carl XV

  • Longing

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Johan Ulfstjerna

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Intermezzo

    Professor Holger Brandt

1935Aged 45

1934Aged 44

  • Poster for København, Kalundborg og -?

    (Unknown)

1933Aged 43

  • Poster for Kanske en diktare

    Filip

  • Poster for Dear Relatives

    Claes af Leijonstam

  • Poster for Två man om en änka

    (Unknown)

1931Aged 41

  • Poster for Scattered Pages

    (Unknown)

1930Aged 40

  • Poster for For Her Sake

    Gunnar Lanner

  • Poster for Make the World a Paradise For Me

    Gunnar Lanner

1928Aged 38

  • Poster for Gustaf Wasa, Part One

    Gustaf Eriksson Wasa

  • Gustaf Wasa, Part Two

    Gustaf Eriksson Wasa

  • Poster for The Last Night

    Marc Aron, Oberstleutnant der Revolutionsarmee

1927Aged 37

1926Aged 36

  • Poster for Faust

    Faust

  • Poster for The Golden Clown

    Joe Higgins, klovnen

1925Aged 35

  • Poster for Charles XII

    Karl XII

1924Aged 34

  • Poster for Carl XII:s Courier

    Axel Roos

  • Poster for The Young Nobleman

    (Unknown)

1922Aged 32

  • Poster for Love's Crucible

    Bertram

  • Poster for A Scarlet Angel

    Henry Warden

1921Aged 31

  • Poster for A Fortune Hunter

    Lars Wiwalt

1920Aged 30

  • The Bomb

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Thora van Deken

    Bjerring

  • Poster for Family Traditions

    Ernst

  • Poster for The Gyurkovics Boys

    Geza Gyurkovics

1918Aged 28

  • Poster for Puss in Boots

    Karl Konstantin Kattrup, "Mästerkatten"

1913Aged 23

  • Poster for The Unknown Woman

    (Unknown)

1912Aged 22

1911Aged 21

Year unknown