Hasse Ekman

Hasse Ekman
Born	Hans Gösta Ekman 10 September 1915 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	15 February 2004(2004-02-15) (aged 88) Marbella, Spain
Occupation	Actor Director Writer Producer
Years active	1924 - 1964
Spouse	Agneta Wrangel (1938-1944) Eva Henning (1946-1953) Tutta Rolf (1953-1972) Viveca Trädgårdh (1974-2004)

Hasse Ekman (10 September 1915 – 15 February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television.

Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film director pre Ingmar Bergman (and aside from him) and post Sjöström and Stiller, with his peak in mid-1940s to the year 1950. Much influenced by filmmaker Orson Welles and also by episodic-films. His most successful film as a director is often said to be the 1950 film Flicka och hyacinter (Girl with Hyacinths), a crime/mystery drama about a young woman committing suicide by hanging herself in her apartment.

Hasse Ekman is part of the prominent "Ekman acting family" in Sweden: He was the son of Swedish star actor Gösta Ekman (senior) and father of actor Gösta Ekman (junior), actor Stefan Ekman and stage/film director Mikael Ekman. Also grandfather of actress Sanna Ekman.

As an actor Ekman also came to act in most of his own films, as the leading man and in a number of strong supporting roles, and he also acted in a three of early Ingmar Bergman-films (Prison, Thirst and Sawdust and Tinsel). He also played opposite his famous father in Intermezzo; the original Swedish 1936 film starring Ingrid Bergman in the female lead. Overall he made 50 roles in Swedish films.

Selected director filmography

• 1965 - Niklassons (TV-series)
• 1964 - Äktenskapsbrottaren
• 1963 - Min kära är en ros (My Love Is Like a Rose)
• 1960 - Kärlekens decimaler
• 1960 - På en bänk i en park
• 1959 - Himmel och pankaka (Heaven and Pancakes)
• 1959 - Fröken Chic
• 1958 - Jazzgossen
• 1957 - Med glorian på sned
• 1956 - Sjunde himlen (Seventh Heaven)
• 1956 - Egen ingång
• 1956 - Ratataa
• 1954 - Gabrielle
• 1953 - Vi tre debutera
• 1952 - Eldfågeln (The Firebird)
• 1950 - Flicka och hyacinter (Girl with Hyacinths)
• 1949 - Flickan från tredje raden (The Girl from the Third Row)
• 1948 - Banketten ("The Banquet")
• 1948 - Lilla Märta kommer tillbaka (Little Martin Returns)
  

  

  Hasse Ekman on set during filming, 1963
• 1948 - Var sin väg (Each to His Own Way)
• 1947 - En fluga gör ingen sommar (One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer)
• 1946 - Medan porten var stängd (While the Door Was Locked)
• 1946 - Möte i natten (Meeting in the Night)
• 1945 - Fram för lilla Märta
• 1945 - Vandring med månen (Wandering with the Moon)
• 1945 - Kungliga patrasket (The Royal Rabble)
• 1944 - Som folk är mest
• 1943 - Ombyte av tåg
• 1942 - Lågor i dunklet
• 1941 - Första divisionen
• 1940 - Med dej i mina armar

Selected screenwriting

• 1959 - Fröken Chic
• 1958 - Jazzgossen
• 1958 - Du är mitt äventyr
• 1957 - Med glorian på sned
• 1956 - Sjunde himlen (Seventh Heaven)
• 1956 - Egen ingång
• 1956 - Ratataa
• 1953 - Resan till dej
• 1950 - Flicka och hyacinter (Girl with Hyacinths)
• 1949 - Flickan från tredje raden (The Girl from the Third Row)
• 1948 - Banketten ("The Banquet")
• 1948 – Kärlek och störtlopp
• 1946 - Medan porten var stängd (While the Door Was Locked)
• 1945 - Kungliga patrasket (The Royal Rabble)
• 1945 - Fram för lilla Märta
• 1943 - Ombyte av tåg
• 1941 - Magistrarna på sommarlov
• 1940 - Swing it, magistern!

Selected actor filmography

• 1960 - På en bänk i en park
• 1959 - Fröken Chic
• 1958 - Jazzgossen
• 1957 - Med glorian på sned
• 1956 - Sjunde himlen (Seventh Heaven)
• 1956 - Egen ingång
• 1956 - Ratataa
• 1954 - Gabrielle
• 1949 - Flickan från tredje raden (The Girl from the Third Row)
• 1948 - Banketten ("The Banquet")
• 1948 - Lilla Märta kommer tillbaka
• 1946 - Medan porten var stängd (While the Door Was Locked)
• 1945 - Fram för lilla Märta
• 1945 - Vandring med månen (Wandering with the Moon)
• 1945 - Kungliga patrasket (The Royal Rabble)
• 1943 - Ombyte av tåg
• 1941 - Första divisionen
• 1940 - Juninatten
• 1936 - Intermezzo

External links

• Ekmansocietys website
• Hasse Ekman at the Internet Movie Database
• Hasse Ekman at the Swedish Film Database