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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.
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Aug 6, 2023 · However, Death (Bengt Ekerot) in Bergman’s film faces no such limitation. With his powdered white face, he symbolizes both human unconsciousness and the propensity for destruction. He tries to deceive the knight because he also desires the death of his companions, but the crusader realizes this in time.
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 ...
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. He bemoaned his voracious appetite. His demons destroyed his gentility.' Erland Josephson on Ekerot in his book 'Rollen' Awards.
Bengt Ekerot. Actor: The Seventh Seal. 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.
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Feb 16, 2017 · Death (Bengt Ekerot) comes to claim him, but Block forestalls his demise by challenging Death to a game of chess – Block wishes to find answers to some of life’s big questions and perform at least one meaningful deed before he dies. Since its release more than 60 years ago, The Seventh Seal has become an acknowledged classic of world cinema.
