Victor Sjöström
Director
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
as Professor Isak Borg 1957
The Phantom Carriage
as David Holm 1921
A Man There Was
as Terje Vigen 1917
To Joy
as Sönderby 1950
The Outlaw and His Wife
as Outlaw / Kári 1918
The Gardener
as Trädgårdsmästaren 1912
1925 Studio Tour
as Self 1925
Ordet
as Knut Borg Sr. 1943
Karin, Daughter of Ingmar
as Stor Ingmar 1920
Walpurgis Night
as Frederik Bergström 1935
Thomas Graal's Best Film
as Thomas Graal 1917
Sons of Ingmar
as Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson 1919
Thomas Graal's Best Child
as Thomas Graal 1918
Kiss of Death
as Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel 1916
The Hell Ship
as Dick 1923
A Lover in Pawn
as Sammel Eneman 1920
The Springtime of Life
as Cyril Alm 1912