Portrait of Bengt Ekerot

Bengt Ekerot

Bio: Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot was a Swedish actor and director. He had several important roles in Swedish films, but he became immortalized in 1957 when he starred in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, portraying Death as a white-faced man in a black cloak, an archetype that has influenced the representation of Death in countless instances in film and other media since then
Born: Sun, Feb 08 1920
Birthplace: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Death: Fri, Nov 26 1971
Bengt Ekerot is 51 years old
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Poster of The Corridor
The Corridor
Bengt Ekerot was
48 in The Corridor
as 'Birger Olsson'.
Wed, Dec 11 1968
Poster of Who Saw Him Die?
Who Saw Him Die?
Bengt Ekerot was
48 in Who Saw Him Die?
as 'Eriksson'.
Mon, Mar 18 1968
Poster of Ola och Julia
Ola och Julia
Bengt Ekerot was
47 in Ola och Julia
as 'Max, regissör'.
Sun, Aug 20 1967
Poster of Life's Just Great
Life's Just Great
Bengt Ekerot was
46 in Life's Just Great
as 'The neighbour'.
Mon, Jan 23 1967
Poster of Here Is Your Life
Here Is Your Life
Bengt Ekerot was
46 in Here Is Your Life
as 'Byberg'.
Mon, Dec 26 1966
Poster of The D.T.'s
The D.T.'s
Bengt Ekerot was
46 in The D.T.'s
as 'Policeman/Social Worker/Guard'.
Mon, Jun 27 1966
Poster of Portrait of Stockholm - A Walk Through 5 Centuries
Portrait of Stockholm - A Walk Through 5 Centuries
Bengt Ekerot was
43 in Portrait of Stockholm - A Walk Through 5 Centuries
Wed, Jan 01 1964
Poster of The Face of War
The Face of War
Bengt Ekerot was
43 in The Face of War
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Thu, Oct 31 1963
Poster of Det går an
Det går an
Bengt Ekerot was
43 in Det går an
Thu, Oct 10 1963
Poster of On a Bench in a Park
On a Bench in a Park
Bengt Ekerot was
40 in On a Bench in a Park
as 'Sam Persson'.
Mon, Dec 19 1960
Poster of The Magician
The Magician
Bengt Ekerot was
38 in The Magician
as 'Johan Spegel'.
Fri, Dec 26 1958
Poster of Jazz Boy
Jazz Boy
Bengt Ekerot was
38 in Jazz Boy
as 'Erik Jonsson'.
Mon, Oct 06 1958
Poster of The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
Bengt Ekerot was
37 in The Seventh Seal
as 'Death'.
Sat, Feb 16 1957
Poster of Sceningång
Sceningång
Bengt Ekerot was
36 in Sceningång
as 'Johan Erikson'.
Mon, Dec 03 1956
Poster of Hamlet
Hamlet
Bengt Ekerot was
35 in Hamlet
as 'Hamlet'.
Sun, Dec 04 1955
Poster of Marianne
Marianne
Bengt Ekerot was
33 in Marianne
Thu, Sep 24 1953
Poster of The Nuthouse
The Nuthouse
Bengt Ekerot was
31 in The Nuthouse
as 'A student'.
Fri, Sep 21 1951
Poster of Dynamite
Dynamite
Bengt Ekerot was
26 in Dynamite
as 'Allan Axelson'.
Fri, Feb 07 1947
Poster of Interlude
Interlude
Bengt Ekerot was
26 in Interlude
as 'German patient'.
Mon, Feb 11 1946
Poster of Brita i grosshandlarhuset
Brita i grosshandlarhuset
Bengt Ekerot was
25 in Brita i grosshandlarhuset
as '"Paniken"'.
Mon, Feb 04 1946
Poster of 13 Chairs
13 Chairs
Bengt Ekerot was
25 in 13 Chairs
Wed, Dec 26 1945
Poster of Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Bengt Ekerot was
25 in Crime and Punishment
as 'Student'.
Tue, Oct 16 1945
Poster of Put Our Märta First or As Luck Will Have It
Put Our Märta First or As Luck Will Have It
Bengt Ekerot was
25 in Put Our Märta First or As Luck Will Have It
as 'radio man (voice) (uncredited)'.
Sat, Sep 29 1945
Poster of Rosen på tistelön
Rosen på tistelön
Bengt Ekerot was
25 in Rosen på tistelön
as 'Anton Haraldsson'.
Sun, Aug 05 1945
Poster of Three Sons
Three Sons
Bengt Ekerot was
25 in Three Sons
as 'Erik'.
Sat, Mar 03 1945
Poster of The Royal Rabble
The Royal Rabble
Bengt Ekerot was
24 in The Royal Rabble
Fri, Jan 19 1945
Poster of Herre med portfölj
Herre med portfölj
Bengt Ekerot was
23 in Herre med portfölj
as 'Stig'.
Tue, Nov 30 1943
Poster of Sonja
Sonja
Bengt Ekerot was
23 in Sonja
as 'Bengt'.
Fri, Nov 05 1943
Poster of När ungdomen vaknar
När ungdomen vaknar
Bengt Ekerot was
23 in När ungdomen vaknar
as 'Lennart'.
Mon, Nov 01 1943
Poster of Natt i hamn
Natt i hamn
Bengt Ekerot was
23 in Natt i hamn
as 'John'.
Mon, Sep 27 1943
Poster of Man glömmer ingenting
Man glömmer ingenting
Bengt Ekerot was
22 in Man glömmer ingenting
as 'Student at art school (uncredited)'.
Wed, Dec 16 1942
Poster of We Home Toilers
We Home Toilers
Bengt Ekerot was
22 in We Home Toilers
as 'Linus Tallhagen'.
Sat, Apr 04 1942
Poster of Flames in the Dark
Flames in the Dark
Bengt Ekerot was
22 in Flames in the Dark
as 'Åke Kronström'.
Mon, Mar 02 1942
Poster of Snapphanar
Snapphanar
Bengt Ekerot was
21 in Snapphanar
as 'Lille-Jonas'.
Fri, Dec 26 1941
Poster of The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Bengt Ekerot was
21 in The Talk of the Town
as 'Sven Törring'.
Mon, Sep 29 1941
Poster of Hanna in High Society
Hanna in High Society
Bengt Ekerot was
20 in Hanna in High Society
Mon, Nov 04 1940
Poster of They Staked Their Lives
They Staked Their Lives
Bengt Ekerot was
19 in They Staked Their Lives
as 'Freedom fighter'.
Mon, Jan 01 1940

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