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John Ekman

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John Ekman
Born(1880-11-15)15 November 1880
Stockholm, Sweden
Died22 November 1949(1949-11-22) (aged 69)
Karlstad, Sweden
OccupationActor
Years active1912–1949

John Ekman (15 November 1880 – 22 November 1949) was a Swedish film actor.

Biography

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He first trained as an artist under Richard Bergh (1858–1919). He was employed by various theater companies; Swedish Biograft Theater in Kristianstad (1911–1917), Lorensbergsteatern in Gothenburg (1918–1923) and Helsingborgs stadsteater in Helsingborg (1923–1928) and from 1928 again at Lorensbergsteatern. He also appeared in 81 films between 1912 and 1949.[1][2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "S Richard Bergh". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ "John Ekman". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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