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Victor David Sjöström, 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).
Birth Name
Victor David Sjöström
Born
Saturday, 20 September 1879
Died
Sunday, 03 January 1960
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bergman: A Year in a Life | Dr. Eberhard Isak Borg | 2018 |
| Images from the Playground | (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Garbo | Self | 2005 |
| Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood | Self | 1995 |
| Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown | Himself / Self | 1985 |
| Victor Seastrom | Self | 1981 |
| Wild Strawberries | Dr. Eberhard Isak Borg / Professor Isak Borg | 1957 |
| Männen i mörker | Gustaf Landberg | 1955 |
| Kärlek | Bishop | 1952 |
| Hård klang | Klaus Willenhart | 1952 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bergman: A Year in a Life | Dr. Eberhard Isak Borg | 2018 |
| Images from the Playground | (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Garbo | Self | 2005 |
| Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood | Self | 1995 |
| Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown | Himself / Self | 1985 |
| Victor Seastrom | Self | 1981 |
| Wild Strawberries | Dr. Eberhard Isak Borg / Professor Isak Borg | 1957 |
| Männen i mörker | Gustaf Landberg | 1955 |
| Kärlek | Bishop | 1952 |
| Hård klang | Klaus Willenhart | 1952 |
| Kvartetten som sprängdes | Gustaf Borg | 1950 |
| To Joy | Sönderby | 1950 |
| Farlig vår | Antikhandlare Bladh | 1949 |
| Railroad Workers | Stora Ballong | 1947 |
| Ordet | Knut Borg Sr. | 1943 |
| Striden går vidare | Andreas Berg | 1941 |
| Mot nya tider | Hjalmar Branting | 1939 |
| Gubben kommer | Carl-Henrik de Grévy, 'Gubben' | 1939 |
| The Great John Ericsson | John Ericsson | 1937 |
| Kvartetten som sprängdes | Gustaf Borg | 1936 |
| Walpurgis Night | Fredrik Bergström / Frederik Bergström | 1935 |
| The Girl of Solbakken | Sämund - Sæmund | 1934 |
| Father and Son | Markurell / Hilding Harald Markurell | 1931 |
| Brokiga blad | Sjöström, director | 1931 |
| 1925 Studio Tour | Self - a Director / Self | 1925 |
| The Hell Ship | Dick | 1923 |
| The Phantom Carriage | David Holm | 1921 |
| Mästerman | Sammel Eneman | 1920 |
| Karin Ingmarsdotter | Ingmar / Stor Ingmar | 1920 |
| Ingmarssönerna | Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson | 1919 |
| The Outlaw and His Wife | Outlaw / Kári / Ejvind a.k.a. Kári | 1918 |
| Thomas Graals bästa film | Thomas Graal | 1917 |
| A Man There Was | Terje Vigen | 1917 |
| Kiss of Death | Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel | 1916 |
| Hon segrade | Arthur Born | 1916 |
| I prövningens stund | Sven Nilsson | 1915 |
| För sin kärleks skull | Borgen | 1914 |
| Livets konflikter | Otto Berner | 1913 |
| När kärleken dödar | Oscar Falck | 1913 |
| Vampyren | Lt. Roberts | 1913 |
| The Springtime of Life | Cyril Alm | 1912 |
| Saved in Mid-Air | Lieutenant von Mühlen | 1912 |
| The Gardener | The Gardener | 1912 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Under the Red Robe | 1937 |
| Father and Son | 1931 |
| Väter und Söhne | 1930 |
| A Lady to Love | 1930 |
| The Masks of the Devil | 1928 |
| The Wind | 1928 |
| The Divine Woman | 1928 |
| The Scarlet Letter | 1927 |
| The Tower of Lies | 1925 |
| Confessions of a Queen | 1925 |
| He Who Gets Slapped | 1924 |
| Name the Man! | 1924 |
| The Hell Ship | 1923 |
| Mortal Clay | 1922 |
| The Phantom Carriage | 1921 |
| Mästerman | 1920 |
| Karin Ingmarsdotter | 1920 |
| Klostret i Sendomir | 1920 |
| Hans nåds testamente | 1919 |
| Ingmarssönerna | 1919 |
| The Outlaw and His Wife | 1918 |
| Girl from Stormy Croft | 1917 |
| A Man There Was | 1917 |
| Kiss of Death | 1916 |
| Hon segrade | 1916 |
| Havsgamar | 1916 |
| The Ships That Meet | 1916 |
| The Price of Betrayal | 1915 |
| I prövningens stund | 1915 |
| Skomakare, bliv vid din läst | 1915 |
| The Governor's Daughters | 1915 |
| Sonad skuld | 1915 |
| Hjärtan som mötas | 1914 |
| Bra flicka reder sig själv | 1914 |
| Livets konflikter | 1913 |
| Ingeborg Holm | 1913 |
| The Gardener | 1912 |
| A Ruined Life | 1912 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Crisis | 1946 |
| Torment | 1944 |
| A Lady to Love | 1930 |
| The Scarlet Letter | 1927 |
| He Who Gets Slapped | 1924 |
