Bengt Ekerot
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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)
Date of Birth
Feb 8, 1920
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Date of Death
Nov 26, 1971
Gender
Male
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Acting
19681h 37 min
19681h 50 min
19671h 29 min
19671h 24 min
Directing
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