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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Wild Strawberries
as Professor Isak Borg
1957
Minns ni?
as (archive footage)
1993
To Joy
as Sönderby
1950
The Outlaw and His Wife
as Outlaw / Kári
1918
Thomas Graal's Best Child
as Thomas Graal
1918
Walpurgis Night
as Frederik Bergström
1935
The Phantom Carriage
as David Holm
1921
A Man There Was
as Terje Vigen
1917
The Gardener
as Trädgårdsmästaren
1912
Kiss of Death
as Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel
1916
Farlig vår
as Antique Dealer Bladh
1949
Ordet
as Knut Borg Sr.
1943
A Lover in Pawn
as Sammel Eneman
1920
Thomas Graal's Best Film
as Thomas Graal
1917
Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
1995
Mot nya tider
as Hjalmar Branting
1939
Father and Son
as Hilding Harald Markurell / ällarmästare på utvärdshuset Kupan
1931
The Hell Ship
as Dick
1923
Sons of Ingmar
as Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson
1919
Karin, Daughter of Ingmar
as Stor Ingmar
1920