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

Wild Strawberries

The Phantom Carriage

Minns ni?

A Man There Was

Stjärnbilder

1925 Studio Tour

To Joy

The Fight Continues

All Movies (51)

• Stjärnbilder1995 · as (archive footage)
• Minns ni?1993 · as (archive footage)
• Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown1986 · as Self (archive footage)
• Victor Sjöström - A Portrait1981
• Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries1957 · as Self
• Wild Strawberries1957 · as Professor Isak Borg
• Männen i mörker1955 · as Gustaf Landberg
• Love1952
• Hård klang1952 · as Klaus Willenhart
• The Quartet That Split Up1950 · as Gustaf Borg
• To Joy1950 · as Sönderby
• Farlig vår1949 · as Antique Dealer Bladh
• Jag är med eder...1948
• Railroad Workers1947 · as Stora Ballong
• The Emperor of Portugallia1944 · as Jan i Skrolycka
• Ordet1943 · as Knut Borg Sr.
• There's a Fire Burning1943 · as Henrik Falkman
• The Fight Continues1941 · as Andreas Berg
• Mot nya tider1939 · as Hjalmar Branting
• Gubben kommer1939
• The Great John Ericsson1937
• Walpurgis Night1935 · as Frederik Bergström
• Synnöve Solbakken1934 · as Sämund Granliden
• Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!1931 · as Self
• Father and Son1931 · as Hilding Harald Markurell / ällarmästare på utvärdshuset Kupan
• Scattered Pages1931
• 1925 Studio Tour1925 · as Self
• The Hell Ship1923 · as Dick
• The House Surrounded1922
• The Phantom Carriage1921 · as David Holm
• A Lover in Pawn1920 · as Sammel Eneman
• Karin, Daughter of Ingmar1920 · as Stor Ingmar
• Sons of Ingmar1919 · as Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson
• Thomas Graal's Best Child1918 · as Thomas Graal
• The Outlaw and His Wife1918 · as Outlaw / Kári
• Thomas Graal's Best Film1917 · as Thomas Graal
• A Man There Was1917 · as Terje Vigen
• Kiss of Death1916 · as Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel
• She Won1916
• In Time of Trial1915
• The Strike1915
• Daughter of the Highlands1914 · as Karl Werner - Läkare
• For His Love’s Sake1914
• Life’s Conflicts1913
• The Voice of Passion1913 · as Daniel Barkner
• When Love Kills1913 · as Oscar Falck - Målare
• The Vampire1913
• The Child1913 · as Georg Mills - Medicinare
• The Springtime of Life1912 · as Cyril Alm
• The Black Masks1912 · as Von Mühlen - Löjtnant
• The Gardener1912 · as Trädgårdsmästaren