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Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot (8 February 1920 – 26 November 1971) was a Swedish actor best known for portraying Death in The Seventh Seal (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman. In 1956, he directed the world premiere of Long Day's Journey into Night, the masterpiece of US playwright Eugene O'Neill.

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Bengt Ekerot
Ekerot as Death in The Seventh Seal (1957)
Born	Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot (1920-02-08)8 February 1920 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	26 November 1971(1971-11-26) (aged 51) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1940-1968
Known for	Collaborations with Ingmar Bergman
Notable work	The Seventh Seal, The Magician
Spouse(s)	Antoinette Gram ​ (m. 1946)​ Margareta Hallin ​ ​ (m. 1959⁠–⁠1968)​

Early life

Ekerot was born in Stockholm.

Career

He had several roles in Swedish films, but in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957) he portrayed Death as a white-faced man in a black cloak. The decision to perform the role in this way was a joint decision between the actor and director. Bergman wrote in his autobiography Images: My Life in Film that the two men "agreed that Death should wear a clown mask, a white clown’s mask. A fusion of a clown mask and a skull."[1]

He also appeared in Bergman's 1958 film, The Magician (also released as Ansiktet (lit. Swedish: "The Face") as Johan Spegel, an ailing vaudevillian.

Death

A man with a self-destructive personality, health issues from smoking and excessive drinking affected Ekerot's later career resulting in him losing potential roles. He died from lung cancer in 1971.[1]

Partial filmography

References

External links

• Bengt Ekerot at IMDb
• Bengt Ekerot at Find a Grave

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Bengt Ekerot (Estocolmo, 8 de febrero de 1920 - Estocolmo, 26 de noviembre de 1971) fue un actor y director de escena sueco.

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