Portrait of Erland Josephson

Acting

Erland Josephson

Career

Active from 1956 to 2009, busiest in 1995 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Passion of Anna
The Passion of Anna
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Erland Josephson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Philosophical 5
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Dialogue-Driven 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Swedish Cinema 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • European Cinema 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Existential Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 78
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
GoodWatch score 78

as (archive footage)

2000s

8 titles · average score 72
Änglastämman
Änglastämman (2009)

as (voice)

The Ghost Sonata
The Ghost Sonata (2007)

as Bengtsson

Welcome to Verona
Welcome to Verona (2006)

as Joseph

Day and Night
Day and Night (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

as Narrator (voice)

Now
Now (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jakob (old)

Saraband
Saraband (2003)
GoodWatch score 81

as Johan

Faithless
Faithless (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bergman

Light Keeps Me Company
Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
GoodWatch score 86

as Narrator (voice)

1990s

28 titles · average score 63
In the Presence of a Clown
In the Presence of a Clown (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

as Osvald Vogler

The Tattooed Widow
The Tattooed Widow (1998)
GoodWatch score 69

as Per Gunnarsson

Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ivo Levy

The Sunset Boys
The Sunset Boys (1995)

as August Lind

Kristin Lavransdatter
Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
GoodWatch score 47

as Broder Edvin

Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum (1993)

TV show · as Samuel Rosenbaum

Rosenbaum - Det sista vittnet
Rosenbaum - Det sista vittnet (1993)

as Samuel Rosenbaum

Sofie
Sofie (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sofie's Father

Holocene
Holocene (1992)

as Geiser

Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus (1991)
GoodWatch score 83

as Jorge Picabia

The Wicked
The Wicked (1991)

as Prof. Brokner

Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gonzalo

1980s

34 titles · average score 74
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
GoodWatch score 77

as The Ambassador

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

as Narrator

Hanussen
Hanussen (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dr. Bettelheim

The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

as Alexander

Saving Grace
Saving Grace (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Monsignor Francesco Ghezzi

After the Rehearsal
After the Rehearsal (1984)
GoodWatch score 82

as Henrik Vogler (older)

Bakom jalusin
Bakom jalusin (1984)

as Daniel Brenner

Nostalgia
Nostalgia (1983)
GoodWatch score 86

as Domenico

The House of the Yellow Carpet
The House of the Yellow Carpet (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

as The Professor

Variola Vera
Variola Vera (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dragutin Kenigsmark

Montenegro
Montenegro (1981)
GoodWatch score 78

as Martin Jordan

Kärleken
Kärleken (1980)

as Andreas

1970s

18 titles · average score 75
To Forget Venice
To Forget Venice (1979)
GoodWatch score 59

as Nicky

Rätt ut i luften
Rätt ut i luften (1978)

Writer, Director

One on One
One on One (1978)

as Uncle Dan

Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

as Friedrich Nietzsche

I Am Afraid
I Am Afraid (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

as Judge Cancedda

Face to Face
Face to Face (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as Dr. Tomas Jacobi

Face to Face
Face to Face (1976)

TV show · as Dr. Tomas Jacobi

Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
GoodWatch score 87

as Johan

The Vocation
The Vocation (1974)

as Narrator (voice)

Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Johan

Cries and Whispers
Cries and Whispers (1972)
GoodWatch score 87

as David

The Lie
The Lie (1970)

as Elis, Anna's lover

1960s

7 titles · average score 66
The Passion of Anna
The Passion of Anna (1969)
GoodWatch score 89

as Elis Vergerus

Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
GoodWatch score 85

as Baron von Merkens

The Girls
The Girls (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

as Carl, Mann von Liz

Stimulantia
Stimulantia (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

All These Women
All These Women (1964)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay

Sällskapslek
Sällskapslek (1963)

Writer

The Pleasure Garden
The Pleasure Garden (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

1950s

4 titles · average score 73
Brink of Life
Brink of Life (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

as Anders Ellius

The Magician
The Magician (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

as Consul Egerman

Sceningång
Sceningång (1956)

as Bergkvist

To Joy
To Joy (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bertil (uncredited)

1940s

2 titles · average score 63
Eva
Eva (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Karl

It Rains on Our Love
It Rains on Our Love (1946)
GoodWatch score 62

as Official at Pastor's Expedition (uncredited)