Portrait of John Ekman

Acting

John Ekman

Career

Active from 1912 to 1969, with a break from 1951 to 1968, busiest in 1914 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Joy
To Joy
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Ekman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    1.5, average 3.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.1, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Swedish Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Stiller-fragment
Stiller-fragment (1969)

as (archive footage)

1950s

1 title · average score 72
To Joy
To Joy (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mikael Bro

1940s

11 titles
Lång-Lasse i Delsbo
Lång-Lasse i Delsbo (1949)

as Brännar-Ante

Marknadsafton
Marknadsafton (1948)

as Otto

Försök inte med mej...
Försök inte med mej... (1946)

as Brandt, art dealer

Rosen på Tistelön
Rosen på Tistelön (1945)

as Håkan Haraldsson

The Serious Game
The Serious Game (1945)

as Anders Stille, hennes far

Count Only the Happy Moments
Count Only the Happy Moments (1944)

as Benson

General von Döbeln
General von Döbeln (1942)

as General Adlercreutz

Lasse-Maja
Lasse-Maja (1941)

as Niklas Halling

Snapphanar
Snapphanar (1941)

as Mogens

Gentlemannagangstern
Gentlemannagangstern (1941)

as Bergman Sr.

His Grace's Will
His Grace's Will (1940)

as Abraham Björner

1930s

7 titles
Sigge Nilsson och jag
Sigge Nilsson och jag (1938)

as Vedlund

Bombi Bitt and Me
Bombi Bitt and Me (1936)

as Wolff

Kungen kommer
Kungen kommer (1936)

as Chief Constable Blom (uncredited)

Fredlös
Fredlös (1935)

as Boris Borodoff

Atlantäventyret
Atlantäventyret (1934)

as Baron Winkelstein

Synnöve Solbakken
Synnöve Solbakken (1934)

as Guttorm Solbakken

Man's Way with Women
Man's Way with Women (1934)

as Koskela

1920s

9 titles · average score 78
Sin
Sin (1928)

as Director

What a Woman Wants
What a Woman Wants (1927)

as Emanuel Wills - bankir

The Ingmar Inheritance
The Ingmar Inheritance (1925)

as Elias

A Commercial House in the Archipelago
A Commercial House in the Archipelago (1925)

as Karl-Johan Moss

Johan Ulfstjerna
Johan Ulfstjerna (1923)

as Governor

The Norrtull Gang
The Norrtull Gang (1923)
GoodWatch score 65

as Baby's Boss

The Phantom Carriage
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
GoodWatch score 91

as Police Constable

Family Traditions
Family Traditions (1920)

as Sixten Borgman

A Lover in Pawn
A Lover in Pawn (1920)

as Hoodlum

1910s

29 titles · average score 67
Song of the Scarlet Flower
Song of the Scarlet Flower (1919)
GoodWatch score 62

as Log Driving Chief

The Outlaw and His Wife
The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
GoodWatch score 71

as Arnes the Immigrant Worker

The Sea Vultures
The Sea Vultures (1916)

as Birger

Madame de Thèbes
Madame de Thèbes (1915)

as Ayla's father

The Avenger
The Avenger (1915)

as Jacob Kahn, Ester's cousin

The Price of Betrayal
The Price of Betrayal (1915)

as Holk - Bloms kamrat

Halfbreed
Halfbreed (1914)

as Ribera

Brother Against Brother
Brother Against Brother (1913)

as Alexei Potowski

The Last Performance
The Last Performance (1912)

as Circus Manager

The Gardener
The Gardener (1912)
GoodWatch score 56

as En gammal officer

A Secret Marriage or The Deathbed Confession
A Secret Marriage or The Deathbed Confession (1912)

as Överstinnans fästman

The Black Masks
The Black Masks (1912)

as Medlem av sällskapet De svarta maskerna