
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.
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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The Corridor
Character:Birger Olsson
Release Date:11/12/1968

Who Saw Him Die?
Character:Eriksson
Release Date:18/03/1968

Ola and Julia
Character:Max
Release Date:20/08/1967

Life's Just Great
Character:The neighbour
Release Date:23/01/1967

Here Is Your Life
Character:Byberg
Release Date:26/12/1966

The D.T.'s
Character:Policeman/Social Worker/Guard
Release Date:27/06/1966

Portrait of Stockholm - A Walk Through 5 Centuries
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1964

The Face of War
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/10/1963

Det går an
Character:
Release Date:10/10/1963

On a Bench in a Park
Character:Sam Persson
Release Date:19/12/1960

The Magician
Character:Johan Spegel
Release Date:26/12/1958

Jazz Boy
Character:Erik Jonsson
Release Date:06/10/1958

The Seventh Seal
Character:Death
Release Date:16/02/1957

Sceningång
Character:Johan Erikson
Release Date:03/12/1956

Hamlet
Character:Hamlet
Release Date:04/12/1955

Marianne
Character:
Release Date:24/09/1953

The Nuthouse
Character:A student
Release Date:21/09/1951

Dynamite
Character:Allan Axelson
Release Date:07/02/1947

Interlude
Character:German patient
Release Date:11/02/1946

Brita i grosshandlarhuset
Character:"Paniken"
Release Date:04/02/1946

13 Chairs
Character:
Release Date:26/12/1945

Crime and Punishment
Character:Student
Release Date:16/10/1945

Put Our Märta First or As Luck Will Have It
Character:radio man (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1945

Rosen på tistelön
Character:Anton Haraldsson
Release Date:05/08/1945

Three Sons
Character:Erik
Release Date:03/03/1945

The Royal Rabble
Character:
Release Date:19/01/1945

Herre med portfölj
Character:Stig
Release Date:30/11/1943

Sonja
Character:Bengt
Release Date:05/11/1943

När ungdomen vaknar
Character:Lennart
Release Date:01/11/1943

Natt i hamn
Character:John
Release Date:27/09/1943

Man glömmer ingenting
Character:Student at art school (uncredited)
Release Date:16/12/1942

We Home Toilers
Character:Linus Tallhagen
Release Date:04/04/1942

Flames in the Dark
Character:Åke Kronström
Release Date:02/03/1942

Snapphanar
Character:Lille-Jonas
Release Date:26/12/1941

The Talk of the Town
Character:Sven Törring
Release Date:29/09/1941

Hanna in High Society
Character:Fred Hummerberg
Release Date:04/11/1940

They Staked Their Lives
Character:Dick, freedom fighter
Release Date:01/01/1940