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Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot (8 February 1920 – 26 November 1971) was a Swedish actor and stage director best known for portraying Death in The Seventh Seal (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman. In 1956, he directed the world premiere of Long Day's Journey into Night, considered the magnum opus of American playwright Eugene O'Neill.
Bengt Ekerot was born on 8 February 1920 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for The Seventh Seal (1957), The Magician (1958) and Det glada kalaset (1946). He was married to Margareta Hallin and Antoinette Gram. He died on 26 November 1971 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
Bengt Ekerot was born on February 8, 1920 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for The Seventh Seal (1957), The Magician (1958) and Det glada kalaset (1946).
Bengt Ekerot. Actor 1920-1971. One of the most prominent actors and directors of Swedish 20th-century theatre, Ekerot was iconic playing the figure of Death personified in The Seventh Seal. 'He struggled to control his hunger.
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 ...
Bengt Ekerot. Active - 1940 - 2022 | Birth - Feb 8, 1920 | Death - Nov 26, 1971 | Genres - Drama, Comedy, Romance, Documentary, History | Subgenres - Collage Film, Historical Film, Medieval Film. Overview. Filmography.
Feb 16, 2017 · The Seventh Seal (1957) By Alex Barrett. Features. Set in the time of the Black Death, Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957) centres on a pensive knight, Antonius Block (Max von Sydow), who returns to Sweden after fighting in the Crusades. Death (Bengt Ekerot) comes to claim him, but Block forestalls his demise by challenging Death to a ...
