Anders Ek (7 April 1916 – 17 November 1979) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

, Sweden and died in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

. He was married to Birgit Cullberg and is the father of dancer

Niklas Ek Niklas is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Miasto, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Stare Miasto, south of Konin, and east of the regional capital ...

(born 1943), dancer Mats Ek and actress

Malin Ek Malin Ek (born 18 April 1945) is a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2010. She is the daughter of actor Anders Ek (the 1971 O'Neill Award laureate) and choreographer Birgit Cullberg. She won the award for Best ...

(twins born 1945).

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* * 1916 births 1979 deaths Male actors from Gothenburg Eugene O'Neill Award winners Litteris et Artibus recipients 20th-century Swedish male actors Ek family {{Sweden-actor-stub