Bengt Eklund, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bengt Eklund

Swedish actor

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1925

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1998

Profession: actor

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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 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).Eklund was married to actress Fylgia Zadig.
He was the father of economist Klas Eklund and grandfather of novelist Sigge Eklund and real estate broker Fredrik Eklund.