Victor Sjöström
Birthday: 1879-09-21 | Place of Birth: Silbodal, Värmlands län, SwedenVictor 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
