Portrait of Gösta Ekman

Acting

Gösta Ekman

Career

Active from 1956 to 2011, busiest in 1993 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
59
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Simple-Minded Murderer
The Simple-Minded Murderer
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gösta Ekman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Swedish Cinema 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Nordic Noir 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar (2026)

as (archive footage)

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer (2022)

In Memory Of

2010s

1 title
Den girige
Den girige (2011)

Director

2000s

7 titles · average score 61
Gunnar & Anette
Gunnar & Anette (2007)

as Narrator (voice)

Loranga, Masarin & Dartanjang
Loranga, Masarin & Dartanjang (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dartanjang

Asta Nilsson's companion
Asta Nilsson's companion (2005)

as Gentleman

Illusive Tracks
Illusive Tracks (2003)
GoodWatch score 65

as Theodor Bäckström (Pompe)

Powder
Powder (2001)

as Vippan

Soldiers by Moonlight
Soldiers by Moonlight (2000)

TV show · as Gunnar

Shit Happens
Shit Happens (2000)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tage Olsson

1990s

16 titles · average score 57
Dad Is Tired Again
Dad Is Tired Again (1996)

as Mr. Khopp

One in a Million
One in a Million (1995)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bank Manager Callert

Cop Killer
Cop Killer (1994)
GoodWatch score 60

as Martin Beck

Stockholm Marathon
Stockholm Marathon (1994)
GoodWatch score 47

as Martin Beck

The Fire Engine That Disappeared
The Fire Engine That Disappeared (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

as Martin Beck

The Man on the Balcony
The Man on the Balcony (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Martin Beck

Roseanna
Roseanna (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Martin Beck

Murder at the Savoy
Murder at the Savoy (1993)
GoodWatch score 58

as Martin Beck

Macklean
Macklean (1993)

TV show · as Gustaf III

Subterranian Secrets
Subterranian Secrets (1991)

as Carson

Duo jag
Duo jag (1991)

TV show · as The thin man

The Secret Friend
The Secret Friend (1990)

as The friend

1980s

24 titles · average score 59
The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca
The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

as Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson

The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again
The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

as Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson

Peas & Whiskers
Peas & Whiskers (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

as Claes-Henrik 'Håna' Ahlhagen

Dödspolare
Dödspolare (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

as Torbjörn "Tobbe" Skytt

The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever
The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

as Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson

The Inside Man
The Inside Man (1984)
GoodWatch score 34

as Stig Larsson

The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry (1982)
GoodWatch score 61

as Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson

One-Week Bachelors
One-Week Bachelors (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gary

Skulden
Skulden (1982)

TV show · as Rune Strand

Beware of the Jönsson Gang
Beware of the Jönsson Gang (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

as Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson

From Mr. Gunnar Papphammar
From Mr. Gunnar Papphammar (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

as Herr Gunnar Papphammar

To Be a Millionaire
To Be a Millionaire (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

as Stig

1970s

24 titles · average score 65
Farbrorn som inte vill va' stor
Farbrorn som inte vill va' stor (1979)

TV show · as Berättare (voice)

Lucie
Lucie (1979)

as Gerner

Farbrorn som inte vill va' stor
Farbrorn som inte vill va' stor (1979)

as Narrator (voice)

The Adventures of Picasso
The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Picasso

Herr och fru Papphammar
Herr och fru Papphammar (1978)

TV show · as Gunnar Papphammar

A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun (1978)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tore

Confessions of a Fool
Confessions of a Fool (1976)

TV show · as Axel

Face to Face
Face to Face (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mikael Strömberg

Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

as The Son

The Man Who Quit Smoking
The Man Who Quit Smoking (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dante Alighieri

The Apple War
The Apple War (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sten Wall

88-öresrevyn
88-öresrevyn (1971)

Director

1960s

18 titles · average score 65
Duet for Cannibals
Duet for Cannibals (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tomas

Som natt och dag
Som natt och dag (1969)

as Rikard

Mumintrollet
Mumintrollet (1969)

TV show · as Kung Karl Fredrik I

I Love, You Love
I Love, You Love (1968)

as Stan

Out of an Old Man's Head
Out of an Old Man's Head (1968)

as Male student

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (1967)

as Sebastian

Woman of Darkness
Woman of Darkness (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

as Per Nilsson

Docking the Boat
Docking the Boat (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lennart

The Banquet Room
The Banquet Room (1965)

as journalisten Blom

Night Café
Night Café (1965)

as Peter

Just Once More
Just Once More (1962)

as Stefan

Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

as Student in Uppsala

1950s

8 titles · average score 72
Heaven and Pancakes
Heaven and Pancakes (1959)

Assistant Director

The Magician
The Magician (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Assistant Director

Brink of Life
Brink of Life (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

Assistant Director

You Are My Adventure
You Are My Adventure (1958)

Production Office Assistant

Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

Assistant Director

The Halo Is Slipping
The Halo Is Slipping (1957)

Assistant Director

Swing it, fröken
Swing it, fröken (1956)

as Erik

Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven (1956)
GoodWatch score 53

Assistant Director