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Gösta Ekman
Gösta Ekman, born Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman on 28 July 1939 in Stockholm, Sweden, emerged from a legendary Swedish theatrical dynasty that spanned three generations. His grandfather, also named Gösta Ekman, was a celebrated actor, and his father Hasse Ekman was a prominent film director and actor, providing young Gösta with a rich artistic environment from birth. After serving as an assistant director for luminaries such as Ingmar Bergman between 1956 and 1961, he launched his own acting career on stage at venues like Alléteatern and Stockholm City Theatre, quickly becoming known for his versatile talent that could shift from comedy to serious drama with equal skill. In film, Ekman made his mark through a prolific partnership with the comic duo Hasse & Tage, starring in iconic productions such as The Apple War and The Adventures of Picasso, while also portraying the beloved detective Martin Beck in a series of police thrillers that cemented his status as a household name across Sweden. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s he starred in the wildly popular Jönssonligan series, delivering the charismatic “Sickan” character that fans still recall fondly. Despite officially retiring in 2003, his passion drew him back to the screen in 2005 to act in two of his wife Marie‑Louise Ekman’s films, Asta Nilssons sällskap and Pingvinresan, and he continued to contribute to theatre by directing productions such as Gäckanden for the Royal Dramatic Theatre. His achievements were recognized with a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in 1993 and a special Honorable Guldbagge in 2008 for his lifelong service to Swedish cinema and theatre.
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Given Name: Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman
Born: Stockholm, Sweden
Citizenship: Swedish
Birthday: July 28, 1939
Occupations: Actor, comedian, director, writer
Years Active: 1956-2005
Children: 3
Spouses: Fatima Svendsen, Pia Harahap, Marie-Louise Fuchs
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Movies Featuring Gösta Ekman
Duet for Cannibals
Face to Face
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Illusive Tracks
Loranga, Masarin & Dartanjang
Shit Happens
To Be a Millionaire
Package Tour
From Mr. Gunnar Papphammar
SOPOR
Beware of the Jönsson Gang
The Simple-Minded Murderer
En flicka på halsen
The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
One-Week Bachelors
Kalabaliken i Bender
The Inside Man
Dödspolare
P & B
Miss Fleggman’s Mustache
The Crown Witness
The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca
The Gardener
Peas & Whiskers
The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again
Time of the Wolf
Lysande Jönssonligan - 40 år
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever
Swing it, fröken
Swedish Portraits
Cop Killer
Just Once More
88-öresrevyn
Woman of Darkness
Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
For Her Sake
Out of an Old Man’s Head
The Gyurkovics Boys
The Man Who Quit Smoking
Svea hund på Göta Lejon
Spader, Madame!
The Last Night
Farbrorn som inte vill va’ stor
Stockholm Marathon
Intermezzo
Unmarried Couples: A Comedy That Will Break You Up
Dunderklumpen!
Thora van Deken
Release the Prisoners to Spring
Kungen kommer
Murder at the Savoy
The Golden Clown
Roseanna
The Apple War
Gula Hund
Love’s Crucible
Dear Relatives
A Summer of Love
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story
The Man on the Balcony
Swedenhielms
A Walk in the Sun
Docking the Boat
Faust
The glass in the ear
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
The Adventures of Picasso
Career Timeline
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1986
Peas & Whiskers
Claes-Henrik 'Håna' Ahlhagen
The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again
Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson
1984
The Inside Man
Stig Larsson
Miss Fleggman’s Mustache
Kurt S Wresig
The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever
Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson
1982
The Simple-Minded Murderer
The New Driver
En flicka på halsen
Kurt
The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson
One-Week Bachelors
Gary
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