Ernst Olof Eklund (6 August 1882 – 3 August 1971) was a Swedish film actor and theatre director. He appeared in 40 films between 1914 and 1962 and was also the director of six different theatres.
Biography Eklund was born at Östervåla in Uppsala County, Sweden. He began playing amateur theater in Gävle. During his career he was director of several theaters: Blancheteatern 1917–1926, Comediteatern 1923–1938, Konserthusteatern 1926–1927, Skansenteatern 1934–1940, Oscarsteatern 1938–1941 and Lisebergsteatern in Gothenburg 1947–1956.
He was married to actress and theatre director Alice Eklund (1896–1983), daughter of actress Anna Hofman-Uddgren (1868–1947) and screenwriter Karl Gustaf Uddgren (1865–1927). He was the father of actor Nils Eklund (born 1927).
Partial filmography
The Strike (1914) Fru Kristina (1917) - Franz Herder Søster Karin (1917) - Martin Falk Moderens Øjne (1917) - Carl Lind - Povl's Father / Povl as Adult Jefthas dotter (1919) - Runo Procope Ödets redskap (1922) - Augustus Ferrer A Stolen Waltz (1932) - Allan Dehner En natt på Smygeholm (1933) - Major Hector En stilla flirt (1934) - Gunnar Green The Song to Her (1934) - Harry Händel Under False Flag (1935) - Karl Hammar Poor Millionaires (1936) - Georg Delmar Johan Ulfstjerna (1936) - Prof. Stenback The Lady Becomes a Maid (1936) - Karl-Axel Allard Milly, Maria och jag (1938) - Prof. Klintberg Variety Is the Spice of Life (1939) - Uncle Ludvig Bright Prospects (1941) - Helge Dahlberg Fröken Kyrkråtta (1941) - Col. Lindberg Hemtrevnad i kasern (1941) - Col. Justus Tamm Dangerous Ways (1942) - Katena Tomorrow's Melody (1942) - Wassberg We House Slaves (1942) - Teodor Larsson Jacobs stege (1942) - Olsson It Is My Music (1942) - Georg Welander Flickan är ett fynd (1943) - Pontus Axelsson Young Blood (1943) - Major Björn Lindemark Älskling, jag ger mig (1943) - Thomas Berg Live Dangerously (1944) - Professor Fors The Green Lift (1944) - Direktör Bang Maria of Kvarngarden (1945) - Major Lundgren Jagad (1945) - Ella's Father Brita in the Merchant's House (1946) - Grosshandlaren Crisis (1946) - Uncle Edvard Banketten (1948) - Jacob Vagabond Blacksmiths (1949) - Kilbom Café Lunchrasten (1954) - Editor-in-chief (uncredited) Seger i mörker (1954) - Bank Manager Så tuktas kärleken (1955) - The Doctor
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