John Ekman
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Ekman (15 November 1880 – 22 November 1949) was a Swedish silent film actor. He appeared in 81 films between 1912 and 1949. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ekman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: November 16, 1880
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Known For
The Phantom Carriage
An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.
The Ingmar Inheritance
When his ancestors seem to appear in the clouds during a storm of biblical proportions, young Ingmar decides to give up his career as the village teacher and to reclaim the land and farm of his fathers. The same stormy night, the charismatic preacher Helgum arrives in the village to spread the word about the promises of the Holy Land, which turns parents and children, men and wives, brothers and sisters, against one another. Ingmar is torn between his love for the headmaster’s daughter Gertrud who is under the preacher’s spell, and the prospects of marrying the judge’s daughter Barbro in order to keep the farm.
The Outlaw and His Wife
A stranger comes to work at widow Halla's farm. Halla and the stranger fall in love, but when he is revealed as Eyvind, an escaped thief forced into crime by his family's starvation, they flee and become two of the many outlaws of Iceland's mountains.
A Man There Was
Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on his benevolence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.
To Joy
Two violinists in the same orchestra fall in love and get married, but they can't get along.
The Price of Betrayal
An unemployed man encounters trouble when he tries to find a way to help his sick wife.
The Norrtull Gang
A collective of office girls and their tribulations in the male world, female solidarity, the place of women in the labor and civil rights struggles and the conflict between love and work.
A Lover in Pawn
About loaner Master Samuel, based on a writings by Hjalmar Bergman
The Sea Vultures
Two smugglers meet two customs officers at sea, and happen to kill them. The story continues fifteen years later when a son of one of the officers and a smuggler's daughter fall in love with each other.
Sin
A married writer's luck turns when he gets a play produced at Théâtre de Paris. He meets the femme fatale who should play the lead in his play. Passion and conflict occurs.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Mikael Bro
as Brännar-Ante
as Otto
as Brandt, art dealer
as Anders Stille, hennes far
as Håkan Haraldsson
as Benson
as General Adlercreutz
as Mogens
as Niklas Halling
as Bergman Sr.
as Abraham Björner
as Vedlund
as Wolff
as Chief Constable Blom (uncredited)
as Boris Borodoff
as Koskela
as Guttorm Solbakken
as Baron Winkelstein
as Director
as Emanuel Wills - bankir
as Elias
as Karl-Johan Moss
as Baby's Boss
as Governor
as Police Constable
as Sixten Borgman
as Hoodlum
as Log Driving Chief
as Arnes the Immigrant Worker
as Norsk fånge i fängelset (uncredited)
as Birger
as Holk - Bloms kamrat
as Sigurd Vikum
as Jacob Kahn, Ester's cousin
as Douglas Christmas
as Ayla's father
as Försmådd friare
as Nordman - Wainas far
as Rysk gendarm
as Albert Smith - Marys bror
as Alexei Potowski
as Medlem av sällskapet De svarta maskerna
as En gammal officer
as Överstinnans fästman
as Circus Manager