He read. Please enter location or other information that may help the volunteer in fulfilling this request. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. A fusion of a clown mask and a skull. Mr. von Sydow, right, in Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal” (1957), in which he plays chess against Death (Bengt Ekerot), an unforgettable image in film history. His demons destroyed his gentility.’, 'He struggled to control his hunger. × He is best remembered as the Death in the classic Ingmar Bergman's film "Det Sjunde Inseglet" (The Seventh Seal) (1957). You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorial. GREAT NEWS! He directed. Per Oscarsson was initially cast in the leading role in Hamlet, but Ekerot himself played this role in the final production. He had his directorial debut in 1946 with the Danish comedy ‘På Tre Man Hand’. For Edits select Suggest Edits on the memorial page. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum.

As a Royal Dramatic Theatre director, he led the prestigious international debut of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night in 1956. If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request. The Daniel Engdahl Scholarship awarded by Teaterförbundet (1941). He had several roles in Swedish films, but in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957) he portrayed Death as a white-faced man in a black cloak. Add to your scrapbook. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. In 1947 he followed his former acting school instructor, Stig Torsslow, to Malmö City Theatre, where he pursued his directing career with ever more fervour. Failed to delete memorial.

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‘He was hungry, but for precisely what he could never quite clarify. Please reset your password. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? At the onset of his acting career, Ekerot was cast playing sensitive yet troubled young men, as in 1947’s Dynamite, for which he was awarded the AT Film Prize (which he also won for his role opposite Eva Dahlbeck in ‘Brita I Grosshandlarhuset’ the previous year). His demons destroyed his gentility. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. This was a risky trick of deception which could just have well failed. There is a problem with your email/password. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. [1], Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bengt_Ekerot&oldid=982101285, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from March 2020, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 6 October 2020, at 05:16. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. In Images: My Life in Film, Bergman spoke of his work with Ekerot: Bengt Ekerot and I agreed that Death should wear a clown mask, a white clown’s mask. Try again later. Sorry!

Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. When Alf Sjöberg began filming a TV version of Hamlet in 1955, he cast Ekerot in the title role. Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. He left school before completing his exams in order to audition for the Royal Dramatic Theatre’s acting school, but was not accepted on his first attempt. GREAT NEWS! based on information from your browser. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Bengt Ekerot I found on Findagrave.com. Share this memorial using social media sites or email.

Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). ). Ekerot’s later career was plagued by his tragic self-destructiveness, which contributed to his premature death of lung cancer on 26 November 1971. Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Bengt Ekerot (8 Feb 1920–26 Nov 1971), Find a Grave Memorial no. We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. Between 1953 and 1961 he taught stage production lessons at the Royal Dramatic Theatre’s acting school. At the end of his career, he played bit parts in a few Jan Halldoff films. We accept that he is Death rather than saying, ‘Come on, give us a break. Drag images here or select from your computer for Bengt Ekerot memorial. Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional, No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Ekerot was born in Stockholm. Try again later. He bemoaned his voracious appetite. Erland Josephson, who took over Bergman’s position as Head of the Royal Dramatic Theatre and who was also forced to turn down Ekerot for roles, described him in his book ‘Rollen'. He acted. Select a place on the map to place the pin. Resend Activation Email. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Try again later. We have 2 volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Ekerot arrived at the Gothenburg City Theatre in 1950, where he spent three prosperous years, initiated with the debut staging of Light in the Shack, which Ingmar Bergman produced at the Royal Dramatic Theatre the following year. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. In 1956, he directed the world premiere of Long Day's Journey into Night, the masterpiece of US playwright Eugene O'Neill. Failed to remove flower. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. 28248602, citing Skogskyrkogården, Enskede, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden ; Maintained by José L Bernabé Tronchoni (contributor 46500104) . GREAT NEWS! He bemoaned his voracious appetite. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. For help using the website visit our help page or contact support@findagrave.com. A system error has occurred. Bergman wrote in his autobiography Images: My Life in Film that the two men "agreed that Death should wear a clown mask, a white clown’s mask. He debated issues fervently.

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In 1952 Ekerot directed Bergman’s play The Day Ends Early for Radioteatern. He directed in Stockholm in 1956 the world premiere of Long Day's Journey into Night, the masterpiece of US playwright Eugene O'Neill. The cause of death has not yet been publicly revealed. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request.

Erland Josephson, who took over Bergman’s position as Head of the Royal Dramatic Theatre and who was also forced to turn down Ekerot for roles, described him in his book ‘Rollen'. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. '. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Thanks for your help! Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot (8 February 1920 – 26 November 1971) was a Swedish actor best known for portraying Death in The Seventh Seal (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Suddenly an actor appears on stage, donning white face paint, dressed in black, claiming to be Death. He had to silence this hunger. The decision to perform the role in this way was a joint decision between the actor and director.

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