Anders Ek
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anders Ek (7 April 1916 – 17 November 1979) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and died in Stockholm. He was married to Birgit Cullberg and is the father of dancer Mats Ek and actress Malin Ek. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anders Ek, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: April 7, 1916
Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Sweden
Known For
The Seventh Seal
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
Engeln
Bertil "Engeln" Engelbrecht is tired of working for his half-brother's detective agency. After being released from prison his girlfriend Maggie begs him to find another job. But leaving his prior work is harder than Bertil thought.
Cries and Whispers
As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.
Sawdust and Tinsel
A number of complicated relationships develop between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.
Girl with Hyacinths
A young woman dies by suicide and leaves all her belongings to her next-door neighbour, who becomes determined to investigate her reasons for taking her life.
Den bergtagna
Depicts a woman who commits suicide after being betrayed by a man who, by playing on her low self-esteem, has made herself her superior - and thus deprived her of all right to exist.
The Rite
Called to court on obscenity charges, a theatre troupe are forced to expose their neuroses and inner psychological torments.
The Girl and the Devil
The soul of an evil witch about to be burned is transferred to the child of a pregnant woman in the audience. 19 years later a timid girl arrives at a farm looking for work. The farmer employs her despite his wife's protests. Soon it stands clear that the girl is in fact the evil witch, returned to wreak havoc on the farmer and his family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Ride Tonight!
In the south of Sweden, some farmers get into trouble when the German Count is forcing them to perform day labor for him. But a man refuses to bow to the German Count.
They Staked Their Lives
"With life at stake"- Max is illegal arms dealers and lives with Wanda, a spy for the dictatorship in which they live. She is ordered by her superiors to reveal the actions and members resistance group. The freedom fighter John falls in love with Wanda.
Filmography
as Gustaf
as Anders Ek
as The farm hand
as Isak
as Sebastian Fisher
as Gustave Alland
as Monk
as Frost
as Bolle
as Elias Körner
as Olof
as Kåre
as Peasant (uncredited)
as den blinde positivhalaren