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Bengt Ekerot
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Life & Death

Died aged 51
GenderMaleNationalitySwedenBorn08/02/1920Born inStockholm, Stockholms län, SwedenDied26/11/1971 (aged 51)Died inStockholmCauselung cancerWikidataQ792878 ↗Buried atSkogskyrkogårdenTMDb#6656 ↗

Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot 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.

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Filmography23 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1968Who Saw Him Die?MovieEriksson48
1968The CorridorMovieBirger Olsson48
1967Life's Just GreatMovieThe neighbour47
1967Ola and JuliaMovieMax47
1966Here Is Your LifeMovieByberg46
1966The D.T.'sMoviePoliceman/Social Worker/Guard46
1960On a Bench in a ParkMovieSam Persson40
1958The MagicianMovieJohan Spegel38
1958Jazz BoyMovieErik Jonsson38
1957The Seventh SealMovieDeath37
1956SceningångMovieJohan Erikson36
1955HamletMovieHamlet35
1951The NuthouseMovieA student31
1946Brita i grosshandlarhusetMovie"Paniken"26
1945Three SonsMovieErik25
194513 ChairsMovie—25
1945Crime and PunishmentMovieStudent25
1945The Royal RabbleMovie—25
1942We Home ToilersMovieLinus Tallhagen22
1942Flames in the DarkMovieÅke Kronström22
1942Man glömmer ingentingMovieStudent at art school (uncredited)22
1941SnapphanarMovieLille-Jonas21
1940Hanna in High SocietyMovieFred Hummerberg20