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John Ekman is a Actor Suédois born on 16 november 1880 at Stockholm (Suede)

John Ekman

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Nationality Suede
Birth 16 november 1880 at Stockholm (Suede)
Death 22 november 1949 (at 69 years) at Karlstad (Suede)

John Ekman (15 November 1880 – 22 November 1949) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 81 films between 1912 and 1949.

Usually with

Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
(19 films)
Julius Jaenzon
Julius Jaenzon
(9 films)
Henrik Jaenzon
Henrik Jaenzon
(9 films)
Greta Almroth
Greta Almroth
(9 films)
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
(8 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Ekman (23 films)

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To Joy
To Joy (1950)
, 1h38
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Maj-Britt Nilsson, Stig Olin, Birger Malmsten, Victor Sjöström, John Ekman, Erland Josephson
Roles Mikael Bro
Rating71% 3.5947253.5947253.5947253.5947253.594725
Stig et Martha sont tous deux violonistes dans l'orchestre dirigé par le vieux Sönderby. Ils se marient mais l'ambition de Stig est débordante et son orgueil démesuré. Les accrocs rencontrés dans la vie du ménage, son incapacité à embrasser une carrière de soliste le rendent amer. Il fréquente Mikael Bro, un vieil ami noceur qui forme avec sa femme Nelly un couple sulfureux.
Baldevins bröllop
Baldevins bröllop (1938)
, 1h45
Directed by Gideon Wahlberg
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Dagmar Ebbesen, John Ekman, Astrid Bodin

The film is about the dockworker Baldevin.
Kungen kommer
Kungen kommer (1936)
, 1h21
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Gösta Ekman, Sr., Birgit Tengroth, Nils Wahlbom, Gull Natorp, Åke Ohberg, Thor Modéen
Roles Blom
Rating47% 2.3631752.3631752.3631752.3631752.363175
It is the year of 1865 and the Löwencreutz family are expecting a very prominent visitor, King Charles XV is coming to stay. However Carl Henrik von Grimm reads a telegram stating that the King is in fact cancelling his visit.
The Phantom Carriage
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
, 1h33
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Ghost films
Actors Hilda Borgström, Victor Sjöström, Tore Svennberg, Astrid Holm, Nils Ahrén, Mona Geijer-Falkner
Roles Police Constable
Rating79% 3.9968153.9968153.9968153.9968153.996815
On New Year's Eve, dying Salvation Army Sister Edit has one last wish: to speak with David Holm. David, a drunkard, is sitting in a graveyard, telling his two drinking buddies about his old friend Georges, who told him about the legend that the last person to die each year has to drive Death's carriage and collect the souls of everybody who dies the following year. Georges himself died on New Year's Eve the previous year.
The Outlaw and His Wife
The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
, 2h16
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on plays
Actors Victor Sjöström, John Ekman, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson, Nils Ahrén, William Larsson, Sigurd Wallén
Roles Arnes the Immigrant Worker
Rating71% 3.5952553.5952553.5952553.5952553.595255
A man who calls himself Kári is offered a job by a wealthy widow named Halla. Eventually they fall in love, but one day in church a man recognizes Kári as his true identity - the escaped criminal Eyvind of the Hills. Eyvind has to flee to the highlands, and Halla decides to go with him. There they have a child and live happily in love, providing food by hunting and fishing, until one day when Eyvind's old friend Arnas appears, also an outlaw, and falls in love with Halla too. Other people are conspiring to get rid of the criminal as well, and the living conditions for Eyvind and Halla start to become worse and worse.
A Man There Was
A Man There Was (1917)
, 58minutes
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Victor Sjöström, Eric Abrahamsson, William Larsson, John Ekman, Emil Fjellström, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Roles Prisoner
Rating72% 3.6413953.6413953.6413953.6413953.641395
Terje Vigen lives happily with his wife and little girl on a small island in Norway. In 1809, because of the English blockade, poor people start starving and he decides to row to Denmark to bring food to his family. On the way back, he is captured by a ruthless English captain and sent to jail in England. When he was finally freed in 1814 and can return home, he finds that his wife and daughter have died. He takes up a solitary life in his house overlooking the sea. One night he sees a British yacht in distress in a storm. He rushed to her help and discovers that the skipper is the same man that had taken him prisoner and broken his life many years before.
The Price of Betrayal
The Price of Betrayal (1915)
, 40minutes
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Genres Drama
Actors Gabriel Alw, Egil Eide, Stina Berg, John Ekman
Roles Mr. Holck
Rating66% 3.3347653.3347653.3347653.3347653.334765
Un chômeur lutte pour subvenir aux besoins de son fils et de son épouse, gravement malade. En braconnant avec un ami sur les terres du châtelain local, il tue accidentellement le garde-chasse. Pour sortir de cette situation désespérée, il va trahir son ami en le laissant accusé du meurtre.