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Victor Sjöström
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
The Outlaw and His Wife
as Outlaw / Kári
Minns ni?
as (archive footage)
A Man There Was
as Terje Vigen
Mot nya tider
as Hjalmar Branting
Ordet
as Knut Borg Sr.
Kiss of Death
as Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel
The Hell Ship
as Dick
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
as Self (archive footage)
