ACTOR

Gösta Ekman

1939 - 2017

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Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjœ̂sːta ˈěːkman] ; 28 July 1939 – 1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gösta Ekman has received more than 149,429 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Gösta Ekman is the 3,268th most popular actor (down from 3,057th in 2019), the 556th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 492nd in 2019) and the 50th most popular Swedish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gösta Ekmen by language

Over the past year Gösta Ekman has had the most page views in the with 96,796 views, followed by English (20,306), and Finnish (3,265). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (78.37%), Romanian (48.66%), and English (46.31%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gösta Ekman ranks 3,268 out of 13,578. Before him are Alexandra Stewart, Giovanni Ribisi, Gregory Hines, Doug Jones, CCH Pounder, and Jacques Doniol-Valcroze. After him are Wojciech Pszoniak, Svetlana Toma, Ioan Gruffudd, Norio Wakamoto, Lily Collins, and Jean Richard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Gösta Ekman ranks 293. Before him are Jacques Vallée, Friedel Lutz, Ron Atkinson, Tetsuya Chiba, John Neumeier, and Alexandra Stewart. After him are Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró, Irenaios, William Eggleston, Ivar Jacobson, Joseph Vilsmaier, and Judy Collins. Among people deceased in 2017, Gösta Ekman ranks 253. Before him are Torgny Lindgren, Željko Perušić, Eugene Garfield, Tony Atkinson, Svend Asmussen, and Ruth Pfau. After him are Marita Lindahl, Ivan Dias, Derek Parfit, Jacques Simon, Girija Devi, and James Rosenquist.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gösta Ekman ranks 556 out of 1,879. Before him are Sven Nilsson (1787), Torgny Lindgren (1938), Lars Fredrik Nilson (1840), Ernst Fast (1881), Bengt Danielsson (1921), and Arne Selmosson (1931). After him are Ivar Jacobson (1939), Hasse Jeppson (1925), Sven Lindqvist (1932), Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790), Karl Staaff (1860), and Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585).

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Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Gösta Ekman ranks 50. Before him are Ulla Jacobsson (1929), Sven Wollter (1934), Lena Endre (1955), Anna Q. Nilsson (1888), Hans Alfredson (1931), and Inger Stevens (1934). After him are Janet Ågren (1949), Ricky Bruch (1946), Björn Granath (1946), Bengt Ekerot (1920), Bo Svenson (1941), and Gustaf Skarsgård (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again
Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson
As always, Sickan has come up with a new plan. This time he wants to rob the IKEA furniture store. During their nightly break-in Sickan discovers that the store is used as a secret smuggling central for sending American computers to the Soviet Union. The computers are picked up by Soviet submarines sneaking into the Swedish archipelago. Naturally, it is their arch enemy Wall-Enberg who is behind all of this.
Oct 24o 19866 / 10
Beware of the Jönsson Gang
Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson
The movie begins with the Jönsson gang making a minor burglary. It goes wrong and the gang leader, Sickan, gets caught. After he has spent 10 months in jail, Vanheden and Rocky come to welcome him when he's released. But he doesn't take notice of them, and he's picked up by the mysterious banker Wall-Enberg Jr. instead. He wants Sickan to perform a burglary in Switzerland, in order to retrieve the famous Bedford Diamonds. Sickan does this but is fooled by Wall-Enberg and nearly gets caught. When he returns to Sweden and re-unites with his old gang members, he's set on revenge, both physically and psychologically...
Dec 4o 19816.1 / 10
The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson
Sickan, Vanheden and Rocky try to rob the Berns nightclub one night, but Vanheden has made the mistake to invite his constantly drunk cousin, the old dynamiter Dynamite-Harry and he ruins the plan. Sickan is arrested, and has to spend 10 months in a small, locked room. When he is released, he has a new plan, but Rocky and Vanheden have decided to go straight. Together with Dynamite-Harry, Sickan plans to rob a cold store, managed by their arch-enemy, Wall-Enberg.
Sep 17o 19825.9 / 10