Victor Sjöström
Known For
Directing
Born
1879-09-21 in Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden
Died
1960-01-03
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).
Most Known For
Ordet
as Knut Borg Sr.
A Lover in Pawn
as Sammel Eneman
The Emperor of Portugallia
as Jan i Skrolycka
Wild Strawberries
as Professor Isak Borg
Synnöve Solbakken
as Sämund Granliden
The Gardener
as Trädgårdsmästaren
The Phantom Carriage
as David Holm
The Voice of Passion
as Daniel Barkner
Högfjällets dotter
as Karl Werner - Läkare
Kiss of Death
as Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel
The Quartet That Split Up
as Gustaf Borg
Livets konflikter
Father and Son
as Hilding Harald Markurell / ällarmästare på utvärdshuset Kupan
A Man There Was
as Terje Vigen
Walpurgis Night
as Frederik Bergström
Barnet
as Georg Mills - Medicinare
I prövningens stund
The Outlaw and His Wife
as Outlaw / Kári
To Joy
as Sönderby
Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)