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Bengt Eklund
Swedish actor (1925–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bengt Gunnar Eklund (18 January 1925 – 19 January 1998) was a Swedish actor.[1] He is well known as Nisse Granqvist in the 1964 TV series Vi på Saltkråkan.[2]
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Bengt Eklund | |
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![]() Eklund and Ingmar Bergman, 1948. | |
Born | Bengt Gunnar Eklund (1925-01-18)18 January 1925 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 19 January 1998(1998-01-19) (aged 73) Stockholm, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Years active | 1946–1990 |
Spouse | Fylgia Zadig
(m. 1960–1965) |
Children | Klas Eklund Lena Eklund |
Relatives | Sigge Eklund (grandson) Fredrik Eklund (grandson) |
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Eklund worked for many years at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, 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).[3][4]
Eklund was married to actress Fylgia Zadig. He was the father of economist Klas Eklund and grandfather of novelist Sigge Eklund[5] and real estate broker Fredrik Eklund.