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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

136

Gender

Male

Birthday

1879-09-21

Day of Death

1960-01-03 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

Also Known As

Victor Seastrom

Victor Sjostrom

빅토르 쉬오스트롬

Виктор Шёстрём

빅토르 셰스트룀

빅터 쇠스트롬

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

Acting

Wild Strawberries

1957

Wild Strawberries

as

Professor Isak Borg

Minns ni?

1993

Minns ni?

as

(archive footage)

To Joy

1950

To Joy

as

Sönderby

The Outlaw and His Wife

1918

The Outlaw and His Wife

as

Outlaw / Kári

Thomas Graal's Best Child

1918

Thomas Graal's Best Child

as

Thomas Graal

Walpurgis Night

1935

Walpurgis Night

as

Frederik Bergström

The Phantom Carriage

1921

The Phantom Carriage

as

David Holm

A Man There Was

1917

A Man There Was

as

Terje Vigen

The Gardener

1912

The Gardener

as

The Gardener

Kiss of Death

1916

Kiss of Death

as

Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel

Farlig vår

1949

Farlig vår

as

antikhandlare Bladh

Ordet

1943

Ordet

as

Knut Borg Sr.

A Lover in Pawn

1920

A Lover in Pawn

as

Sammel Eneman

Thomas Graal's Best Film

1917

Thomas Graal's Best Film

as

Thomas Graal

Stjärnbilder

1995

Stjärnbilder

as

(archive footage)

Mot nya tider

1939

Mot nya tider

as

Hjalmar Branting

Father and Son

1931

Father and Son

as

Hilding Harald Markurell

The Hell Ship

1923

The Hell Ship

as

Dick

Sons of Ingmar

1919

Sons of Ingmar

as

Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

1920

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

as

Stor Ingmar

Kärlek

1952

Kärlek

as

Barnet

1913

Barnet

as

The Emperor of Portugallia

1944

The Emperor of Portugallia

as

Jan i Skrolycka

The Springtime of Life

1912

The Springtime of Life

as

Cyril Alm

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

1986

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

as

Self (archive footage)

There Burns a Fire

1943

There Burns a Fire

as

Henrik Falkman

Striden går vidare

1941

Striden går vidare

as

Andreas Berg

Synnöve Solbakken

1934

Synnöve Solbakken

as

Sämund Granliden

Kvartetten som sprängdes

1950

Kvartetten som sprängdes

as

Gustaf Borg

The Voice of Passion

1913

The Voice of Passion

as

Daniel Barkner

Männen i mörker

1955

Männen i mörker

as

Gustaf Landberg

Strejken

1915

Strejken

as

Vampire

1913

Vampire

as

When Love Kills

1913

When Love Kills

as

Oscar Falck

Hård klang

1952

Hård klang

as

Klaus Willenhart

Railroad Workers

1947

Railroad Workers

as

Stora Ballong

Production

Crew

Directing