Victor Sjöström
Known for Directing · 51 credits
- Born
- 1879-09-21
- Died
- 1960-01-03
- Place of birth
- Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden
- Also known as
- Victor Seastrom · Victor Sjostrom · 빅토르 쉬오스트롬 · Виктор Шёстрём · 빅토르 셰스트룀 · 빅터 쇠스트롬
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
Movies (51)
Wild Strawberries
1957
as Professor Isak Borg
Walpurgis Night
1935
as Frederik Bergström
The Phantom Carriage
1921
as David Holm
Daughter of the Highlands
1914
as Karl Werner - Läkare
A Man There Was
1917
as Terje Vigen
Stjärnbilder
1995
as (archive footage)
Gubben kommer
1939
The Quartet That Split Up
1950
as Gustaf Borg
Ordet
1943
as Knut Borg Sr.
1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self
The Fight Continues
1941
as Andreas Berg
Minns ni?
1993
as (archive footage)
The Outlaw and His Wife
1918
as Outlaw / Kári
To Joy
1950
as Sönderby
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
1986
as Self (archive footage)
A Lover in Pawn
1920
as Sammel Eneman
The Hell Ship
1923
as Dick
Father and Son
1931
as Hilding Harald Markurell / ällarmästare på utvärdshuset Kupan
Hård klang
1952
as Klaus Willenhart
Sons of Ingmar
1919
as Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson
The Emperor of Portugallia
1944
as Jan i Skrolycka
The Gardener
1912
as Trädgårdsmästaren
There's a Fire Burning
1943
as Henrik Falkman
Victor Sjöström - A Portrait
1981
Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!
1931
as Self
Farlig vår
1949
as Antique Dealer Bladh
Mot nya tider
1939
as Hjalmar Branting
Männen i mörker
1955
as Gustaf Landberg
Thomas Graal's Best Film
1917
as Thomas Graal
Life’s Conflicts
1913
Kiss of Death
1916
as Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel
The Voice of Passion
1913
as Daniel Barkner
Railroad Workers
1947
as Stora Ballong
Scattered Pages
1931
Thomas Graal's Best Child
1918
as Thomas Graal
Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries
1957
as Self
The Strike
1915
The Child
1913
as Georg Mills - Medicinare
The Vampire
1913
Love
1952
The Black Masks
1912
as Von Mühlen - Löjtnant
The House Surrounded
1922
When Love Kills
1913
as Oscar Falck - Målare
Synnöve Solbakken
1934
as Sämund Granliden
The Springtime of Life
1912
as Cyril Alm
In Time of Trial
1915
The Great John Ericsson
1937
Jag är med eder...
1948
She Won
1916
Karin, Daughter of Ingmar
1920
as Stor Ingmar
For His Love’s Sake
1914
About Victor Sjöström
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 Be… With 51 credits spanning from 1912 to 1995, Victor Sjöström has appeared in 51 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Wild Strawberries (1957) — as Professor Isak Borg
- Walpurgis Night (1935) — as Frederik Bergström
- The Phantom Carriage (1921) — as David Holm
- Daughter of the Highlands (1914) — as Karl Werner - Läkare
- A Man There Was (1917) — as Terje Vigen
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