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Victor Sjöström

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1879-09-21

Deathday: 1960-01-03 (80 years old)

Biography

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).

Filmography

all 76

Movies 76

Director 34

self 5

Victor Sjöström

Biography

Filmography

all 76

Movies 76

Director 34

self 5

Producer 2

Behind the Scenes of 'Wild Strawberries' (2013)

Stjärnbilder (1995)

Minns ni? (1993)

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (1986)

Victor Sjöström - A Portrait (1981)

Wild Strawberries (1957)

Männen i mörker (1955)

Kärlek (1952)

Hård klang (1952)

Kvartetten som sprängdes (1950)

To Joy (1950)

Farlig vår (1949)

Jag är med eder... (1948)

Railroad Workers (1947)

Crisis (1946)

The Emperor of Portugallia (1944)

Torment (1944)

Ordet (1943)

There Burns a Fire (1943)

Striden går vidare (1941)

Mot nya tider (1939)

Gubben kommer (1939)

John Ericsson – segraren vid Hampton Roads (1937)

Under the Red Robe (1937)

Walpurgis Night (1935)

Synnöve Solbakken (1934)

Father and Son (1931)

Father and Son (1930)

Every woman's longing (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)

1925 Studio Tour (1925)

Confessions of a Queen (1925)

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

Name the Man (1924)

The Hell Ship (1923)

Det omringade huset (1922)

Love's Crucible (1922)

The Phantom Carriage (1921)

A Lover in Pawn (1920)

Karin, Daughter of Ingmar (1920)

The Monastery of Sendomir (1920)

His Lord's Will (1919)

Sons of Ingmar (1919)

Thomas Graal's Best Child (1918)

The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)

The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1917)

Thomas Graal's Best Film (1917)

A Man There Was (1917)

Therèse (1916)

Kiss of Death (1916)

The Sea Vultures (1916)

The Ships That Meet (1916)

The Price of Betrayal (1915)

Cobbler Stick to Your Last (1915)

The Governor's Daughters (1915)

Guilt Redeemed (1915)

Strejken (1915)

Högfjällets dotter (1914)

Children of the Streets (1914)

Bra flicka reder sig själv (1914)

Judge Not (1914)

Prästen (1914)

The Miracle (1913)

Ingeborg Holm (1913)

The Voice of Passion (1913)

When Love Kills (1913)

Vampire (1913)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1879-09-21

Deathday
1960-01-03 (80 years old)

Birth Name
Victor David Sjöström

Birth Place
Silbodal parish, Sweden

Relationships
Edith Erastoff (1922-01-22 - 1945-04-17), Alexandra Stjagoff (1900-07-26 - 1912-01-01), Lili Bech (1914-09-30 - 1918-01-01)

Children
Guje Lagerwall

Father
Olof Adolf Sjöström

Mother
Elisabeth Sjöström

Citizenships
Sweden

Also Known As
Victor Seastrom, Victor Sjostrom, 빅토르 쉬오스트롬, Виктор Шёстрём, 빅토르 셰스트룀, 빅터 쇠스트롬

Awards
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor