| Birth name | Bengt Gunnar Eklund |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 18 January 1925 |
| Birth place | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Death date | 19 January 1998 (aged 73) |
| Death place | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Years active | 1946–1990 |
| Spouse | Fylgia Zadig |
| Relatives | Sigge Eklund (grandson) Fredrik Eklund (grandson) |
Bengt Gunnar Eklund (18 January 1925 – 19 January 1998) was a Swedish actor.[1] He is well known as Nisse Granqvist in the 1964 TV series Vi på Saltkråkan.[2]
Eklund worked for many years at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, but also made a large number of roles in movies and television, including Ingmar Bergman's Summer with Monika (1953) and Shame (1968), and Gustaf Molander's film Sir Arne's Treasure (1954; based on the novel by Selma Lagerlöf).[3][4]
Eklund was married to actress Fylgia Zadig. He was the father of economist Klas Eklund and grandfather of novelist Sigge Eklund[5] and real estate broker Fredrik Eklund.
Selected filmography
- Thirst (1949)
- The Kiss on the Cruise (1950)
- Skipper in Stormy Weather (1951)
- In the Arms of the Sea (1951)
- Dance, My Doll (1953)
- Night Child (1956)
- Laila (1958)
- Crime in Paradise (1959)
References
- ^ "Bengt Eklund" Nationalencyclopedin
- ^ "Bengt Eklund" Nationalencyclopedin
- ^ Young, Vernon (1971). Cinema borealis; Ingmar Bergman and the Swedish ethos. D. Lewis. p. 59
- ^ Bengt Eklund, IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252416/, retrieved 2013-02-27
- ^ af Kleen, Björn (9 May 2005). "Att skriva om pappa slipade bort hatet" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
External links
- Bengt Eklund at IMDb