Person Details

Birthday: 1879-09-20 21:12:24

Death: 1960-01-03 21:12:24

Aliases: Victor Seastrom , Victor Sjostrom , 빅토르 쉬오스트롬

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden

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Movie Involvements: 102

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

He Who Gets Slapped
Average
8

He Who Gets Slapped

(1924) Screenplay
The Phantom Carriage
Average
8

The Phantom Carriage

(1921) Writer
The Wind
Average
7

The Wind

(1928) Director
Torment
Average
7

Torment

(1944) Producer
The Scarlet Letter
Average
7

The Scarlet Letter

(1927) Producer
The Outlaw and His Wife
Average
7

The Outlaw and His Wife

(1918) Writer
A Man There Was
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7

A Man There Was

(1917) Screenplay
The Masks of the Devil
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0

The Masks of the Devil

(1928) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2013 Self (archive footage)
1995 Self
1993 N/A
1986 Self (archive footage)
1981 N/A
1957 Professor Isak Borg
1955 Gustaf Landberg
1952 Klaus Willenhart
1950 Gustaf Borg
Sönderby
1949 N/A
1947 Stora Ballong
1944 Jan i Skrolycka
1943 Knut Borg Sr.
Henrik Falkman
1941 Andreas Berg
1939 Hjalmar Branting
1935 Frederik Bergström
1934 Sämund Granliden
1931 Hilding Harald Markurell
1925 Self
1923 Dick
1922 N/A
1921 David Holm
1920 Sammel Eneman
Stor Ingmar
1919 Lill Ingmar Ingmarsson
1918 Thomas Graal
Ejvind a.k.a. Kári
1917 Thomas Graal
Terje Vigen
1916 Òveringenjör Weyler / Ingenjör Lebel
1915 N/A
1914 N/A
1913 Daniel Barkner
Oscar Falck
N/A
1912 Cyril Alm
N/A
The Gardener
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1937 Director
1931 Director
1930 Director
Director
Director
1928 Director
Director
Director
1927 Director
1925 Director
Director
1924 Director
Director
1923 Director
1922 Director
Director
1921 Director
1920 Director
Director
Director
1919 Director
Director
1918 Director
1917 Director
Director
1916 Director
Director
Director
Director
1915 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1914 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1913 Director
Director
Director
1912 Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1931 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing


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