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

as Professor Isak Borg

The Phantom Carriage

as David Holm

A Man There Was

as Terje Vigen

To Joy

as Sönderby

The Outlaw and His Wife

as Outlaw / Kári

The Gardener

as The Gardener

1925 Studio Tour

as Self

Ordet

as Knut Borg Sr.

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar

as Stor Ingmar

Thomas Graal's Best Film

as Thomas Graal