Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

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&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

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His career began with a bit part at Skansenteatern in Hjalmar Bergman's play 'Markurells i Wadköping' in 1955. The following year he debuted in the movie Swing it, fröken (1956) playing against Alice Babs. He got speech lessons from actress Sif Ruud and worked behind the camera in his father's and Ingmar Bergman's movies. He applied for acting studies at the Royal Dramatic Theatre but failed, but went on to act at Stockholms Stadsteater instead. He also met his first wife, Fatima Ekman whom he married in secret. During the 1960s and 1970s he made a lot of work together with 'Hasseåtage', Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson as well as many plays for Sveriges Television. For TV he created the chaplinesque figure 'Papphammar'. During the 1980s his fame grew even bigger with the successes in the movies about 'Jönssonligan', starting with Beware of the Jonsson Gang! (1981). He has also shown his talent both in dramas and criminal fiction, such as the movies about criminal inspector Martin Beck, for example in _Polis polis potatismos (1993)_.

Gösta Ekman in The Adventures of Picasso (1978)

Son <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0252486/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Måns Ekman</a> with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0252469/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Fatima Ekman</a>, Billie Ekman and Robin
Ekman with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0252491/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Pia Ekman</a>.

Signed the appeal Swedish Film Workers for Peace and Freedom in
an Independent Palestine (2001)

Niece: Actress <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0252492/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Sanna Ekman</a>

Son of writer/actor/director <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0252475/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Hasse Ekman</a>.

A statue of him was inaugurated at Altona Park in central Malmö, Sweden
on June 5th 2004.

Being a master of slapstick, he claims to have scars to prove 40 years of acting, practically on every single body part.

Announced that he is retiring from further film
projects, and wants to live quietly as a pensioner. He is, however, to
appear in the film &quot;Vem är Georg? (2004)&quot;, made by his wife, director
Marie-Louise Ekman. (December 2003)

Brother of actor <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0252479/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Krister Ekman</a>, director <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0252484/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Mikael Ekman</a> and actor <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0252493/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Stefan Ekman</a>.

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