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 and other media since then. All in all Bengt Ekerot appeared in 35 feature films and directed 7 from 1940 to 1968.
"He was wrestled with the conditions of his hunger. He cried over his violent appetite. The demons destroyed his beauty." Erland Josephson on Bengt Ekerot in "The Role"(Book 1989)
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An out-of-work musician is desperate for work and when his best friend sees an add requesting a cell...
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When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country ...
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A traveling magician and his assistants are persecuted by authorities in 19th century Sweden. Their ...
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Sören MÄrtensson is a middle school teacher. His classroom occupied by half-grown children. His work...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Saw Him Die? (1968) | Eriksson | 4 | |
| 2 | The Magician (1958) | Johan Spegel | 6.5 | |
| 3 | The Seventh Seal (1957) | Death | 8.6 | |
| 4 | Put Our MĂ€rta First or As Luck Will Have It (1945) | Director / Writer | 5 |
