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Victor Sjöström

Victor Sjöström

Birthday: 1879-09-21 | Place of Birth: Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

Victor David Sjöström (20 September 1879 – 3 January 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1957
Wild Strawberries

as    Professor Isak Borg

1922
The Phantom Carriage

as    David Holm

1917
A Man There Was

as    Terje Vigen

1912
The Gardener

as    The Gardener