Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
September 21, 1879
Place of Birth:
Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden
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Victor Sjöström
Biography
Victor David Sjöström (September 20, 1879 – January 3, 1960), sometimes known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in 1924. Sjöström worked primarily in the silent era; his best known films include The Phantom Carriage (1921), He Who Gets Slapped (1924), and The Wind (1928). Sjöström was Sweden's most prominent director in the "Golden Age of Silent Film" in Europe. Later in life, he played the leading role in Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Stjärnbilder | (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Minns ni? | (archive footage) |
| 1986 | Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown | Self (archive footage) |
| 1981 | Victor Sjöström - A Portrait | |
| 1957 | Wild Strawberries | Professor Isak Borg |
| 1955 | Männen i mörker | Gustaf Landberg |
| 1952 | Kärlek | |
| 1952 | Hård klang | Klaus Willenhart |
| 1950 | To Joy | Sönderby |
| 1950 | Kvartetten som sprängdes | Gustaf Borg |
| 1949 | Farlig vår | antikhandlare Bladh |
| 1948 | Jag är med eder... | |
| 1947 | Railroad Workers | Stora Ballong |
| 1944 | The Emperor of Portugallia | Jan i Skrolycka |
| 1943 | Ordet | Knut Borg Sr. |
| 1943 | There Burns a Fire | Henrik Falkman |
| 1941 | Striden går vidare | Andreas Berg |
| 1939 | Mot nya tider | Hjalmar Branting |
| 1939 | Gubben kommer | |
| 1937 | The Great John Ericsson | |
| 1935 | Walpurgis Night | Frederik Bergström |
| 1934 | Synnöve Solbakken | Sämund Granliden |
| 1931 | Father and Son | Hilding Harald Markurell |
| 1931 | Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo! | Self |
| 1931 | Scattered Pages | |
| 1925 | 1925 Studio Tour | Self |
| 1923 | The Hell Ship | Dick |
| 1922 | The House Surrounded | |
| 1921 | The Phantom Carriage | David Holm |
| 1920 | A Lover in Pawn | Sammel Eneman |
| 1920 | Karin, Daughter of Ingmar | Stor Ingmar |
| 1919 | Sons of Ingmar | Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson |
| 1918 | The Outlaw and His Wife | Outlaw / Kári |
| 1918 | Thomas Graal's Best Child | Thomas Graal |
| 1917 | A Man There Was | Terje Vigen |
| 1917 | Thomas Graal's Best Film | Thomas Graal |
| 1916 | Kiss of Death | Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel |
| 1916 | Hon segrade | |
| 1915 | I prövningens stund | |
| 1915 | Strejken | |
| 1914 | För sin kärleks skull | |
| 1914 | Högfjällets dotter | |
| 1913 | Livets konflikter | |
| 1913 | Barnet | |
| 1913 | The Voice of Passion | Daniel Barkner |
| 1913 | Vampire | |
| 1913 | When Love Kills | Oscar Falck |
| 1912 | The Gardener | The Gardener |
| 1912 | The Springtime of Life | Cyril Alm |
| 1912 | The Black Masks |
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