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Eklund and Ingmar Bergman, 1948.
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Born |
Bengt Gunnar Eklund January 18, 1925 , Sweden |
Died | January 19, 1998 Stockholm, Sweden |
(aged 73)
Nationality | Swedish |
Years active | 1946–1990 |
Spouse(s) | Fylgia Zadig (m. 1960–65) |
Children |
Klas Eklund Lena Eklund |
Relatives |
Sigge Eklund (grandson) Fredrik Eklund (grandson) |
Bengt Gunnar Eklund (18 January 1925 – 19 January 1998) was a Swedish actor. He is well known as Nisse Granqvist in the 1964 TV series Vi på Saltkråkan.
Eklund worked for many years at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in , but also made a large number of roles in movies and television, including Ingmar Bergman's Summer with Monika (1953) and Shame (1968), and Gustaf Molander's film Sir Arne's Treasure (1954; based on the novel by Selma Lagerlöf).
He was married to actress Fylgia Zadig and father of economist Klas Eklund and grandfather to novelist Sigge Eklund and real estate broker Fredrik Eklund.