Victor Sjöström
Known for Directing
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).
Filmography
Wild Strawberries
1957
as Professor Isak Borg
The Phantom Carriage
1921
as David Holm
The Emperor of Portugallia
1944
as Jan i Skrolycka
Stjärnbilder
1995
as (archive footage)
Ordet
1943
as Knut Borg Sr.
A Man There Was
1917
as Terje Vigen
The Great John Ericsson
1937
1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self
The Voice of Passion
1913
as Daniel Barkner
Högfjällets dotter
1914
as Karl Werner - Läkare
The Fight Continues
1941
as Andreas Berg
To Joy
1950
as Sönderby
Railroad Workers
1947
as Stora Ballong
Minns ni?
1993
as (archive footage)
The Quartet That Split Up
1950
as Gustaf Borg
Walpurgis Night
1935
as Frederik Bergström
Victor Sjöström - A Portrait
1981
Karin, Daughter of Ingmar
1920
as Stor Ingmar
Thomas Graal's Best Film
1917
as Thomas Graal
The Black Masks
1912
as Von Mühlen - Löjtnant