Victor Sjöström
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 21, 1879 (147 years old)
Place of Birth
Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden
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
| 1995 | Stjärnbilder(archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Minns ni?(archive footage) | |
| 1986 | Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the ClownSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1981 | Victor Sjöström - A Portrait | |
| 1957 | Wild StrawberriesProfessor Isak Borg | |
| 1957 | Behind the Scenes of Wild StrawberriesSelf | |
| 1955 | Männen i mörkerGustaf Landberg | |
| 1952 | Love | |
| 1952 | Hård klangKlaus Willenhart | |
| 1950 | To JoySönderby | |
| 1950 | The Quartet That Split UpGustaf Borg | |
| 1949 | Farlig vårAntique Dealer Bladh | |
| 1948 | Jag är med eder... | |
| 1947 | Railroad WorkersStora Ballong | |
| 1944 | The Emperor of PortugalliaJan i Skrolycka | |
| 1943 | OrdetKnut Borg Sr. | |
| 1943 | There's a Fire BurningHenrik Falkman | |
| 1941 | The Fight ContinuesAndreas Berg | |
| 1939 | Mot nya tiderHjalmar Branting | |
| 1939 | Gubben kommer | |
| 1937 | The Great John Ericsson | |
| 1935 | Walpurgis NightFrederik Bergström | |
| 1934 | Synnöve SolbakkenSämund Granliden | |
| 1931 | Father and SonHilding Harald Markurell / ällarmästare på utvärdshuset Kupan | |
| 1931 | Fröken, Ni liknar Greta Garbo!Self | |
| 1931 | Scattered Pages | |
| 1925 | 1925 Studio TourSelf | |
| 1923 | The Hell ShipDick | |
| 1922 | The House Surrounded | |
| 1921 | The Phantom CarriageDavid Holm | |
| 1920 | A Lover in PawnSammel Eneman | |
| 1920 | Karin, Daughter of IngmarStor Ingmar | |
| 1919 | Sons of IngmarLill Ingmar Ingmarsson | |
| 1918 | The Outlaw and His WifeOutlaw / Kári | |
| 1918 | Thomas Graal's Best ChildThomas Graal | |
| 1917 | A Man There WasTerje Vigen | |
| 1917 | Thomas Graal's Best FilmThomas Graal | |
| 1916 | Kiss of DeathÒveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel | |
| 1916 | Hon segrade | |
| 1915 | I prövningens stund | |
| 1915 | Strejken | |
| 1914 | För sin kärleks skull | |
| 1914 | Högfjällets dotterKarl Werner - Läkare | |
| 1913 | Livets konflikter | |
| 1913 | BarnetGeorg Mills - Medicinare | |
| 1913 | The Voice of PassionDaniel Barkner | |
| 1913 | Vampire | |
| 1913 | When Love KillsOscar Falck - Målare | |
| 1912 | The GardenerTrädgårdsmästaren | |
| 1912 | The Springtime of LifeCyril Alm | |
| 1912 | The Black MasksVon Mühlen - Löjtnant |
| 1946 | CrisisProducer | |
| 1944 | TormentProducer | |
| 1930 | A Lady to LoveProducer | |
| 1927 | The Scarlet LetterProducer | |
| 1924 | He Who Gets SlappedProducer |
| 1937 | Under the Red RobeDirector | |
| 1931 | Father and SonDirector | |
| 1930 | A Lady to LoveDirector | |
| 1930 | Father and SonDirector | |
| 1930 | Every Woman's LongingDirector | |
| 1928 | The WindDirector | |
| 1928 | The Divine WomanDirector | |
| 1928 | The Masks of the DevilDirector | |
| 1927 | The Scarlet LetterDirector | |
| 1925 | The Tower of LiesDirector | |
| 1925 | Confessions of a QueenDirector | |
| 1924 | He Who Gets SlappedDirector | |
| 1924 | Name the ManDirector | |
| 1923 | The Hell ShipDirector | |
| 1922 | Love's CrucibleDirector | |
| 1922 | The House SurroundedDirector | |
| 1921 | The Phantom CarriageDirector | |
| 1920 | Karin, Daughter of IngmarDirector | |
| 1920 | A Lover in PawnDirector | |
| 1920 | The Monastery of SendomirDirector | |
| 1919 | Sons of IngmarDirector | |
| 1919 | His Lord's WillDirector | |
| 1918 | The Outlaw and His WifeDirector | |
| 1917 | A Man There WasDirector | |
| 1917 | The Girl from the Marsh CroftDirector | |
| 1916 | Kiss of DeathDirector | |
| 1916 | The Sea VulturesDirector | |
| 1916 | Hon segradeDirector | |
| 1916 | The Ships That MeetDirector | |
| 1916 | TherèseDirector | |
| 1915 | Cobbler Stick to Your LastDirector | |
| 1915 | Det var i majDirector | |
| 1915 | I prövningens stundDirector | |
| 1915 | The Price of BetrayalDirector | |
| 1915 | Guilt RedeemedDirector | |
| 1915 | The Governor's DaughtersDirector | |
| 1915 | StrejkenDirector | |
| 1914 | Saints and SorrowsDirector | |
| 1914 | Bra flicka reder sig självDirector | |
| 1914 | Hjärtan som mötasDirector | |
| 1914 | Kärlek starkare än hat eller Skogsdotterns hemlighetDirector | |
| 1914 | Children of the StreetsDirector | |
| 1914 | Judge NotDirector | |
| 1914 | Högfjällets dotterDirector | |
| 1913 | Ingeborg HolmDirector | |
| 1913 | ÄktenskapsbyrånDirector | |
| 1913 | Lady Marions sommarflirtDirector | |
| 1913 | Livets konflikterDirector | |
| 1913 | Löjen och tårarDirector | |
| 1913 | The Voice of PassionDirector | |
| 1913 | The MiracleDirector | |
| 1912 | The GardenerDirector | |
| 1912 | A Secret MarriageDirector |
| 1924 | He Who Gets SlappedAdaptation | |
| 1923 | The Hell ShipWriter | |
| 1922 | Love's CrucibleWriter | |
| 1922 | The House SurroundedScreenplay | |
| 1921 | The Phantom CarriageWriter | |
| 1920 | Karin, Daughter of IngmarWriter | |
| 1920 | The Monastery of SendomirAdaptation | |
| 1920 | The Monastery of SendomirWriter | |
| 1919 | Sons of IngmarWriter | |
| 1919 | His Lord's WillWriter | |
| 1918 | The Outlaw and His WifeWriter | |
| 1917 | A Man There WasScreenplay | |
| 1917 | The Girl from the Marsh CroftScreenplay | |
| 1916 | Hon segradeWriter | |
| 1916 | TherèseWriter | |
| 1916 | Kiss of DeathWriter | |
| 1915 | Cobbler Stick to Your LastWriter | |
| 1915 | Det var i majWriter | |
| 1915 | Guilt RedeemedWriter | |
| 1915 | The Governor's DaughtersScreenplay | |
| 1915 | StrejkenScreenplay | |
| 1914 | Bra flicka reder sig självWriter | |
| 1914 | Högfjällets dotterWriter | |
| 1913 | ÄktenskapsbyrånWriter | |
| 1913 | The Voice of PassionWriter | |
| 1913 | Ingeborg HolmWriter | |
| 1912 | A Secret MarriageScreenplay |