Biografía

Was offered Richard Dreyfuss's role in Tiburón 2 (1978). But turned it down with the words: "I rather have intellectual battles with Liv Ullmann than fighting with some shark.".

Only actor or actress to appear in Ingmar Bergman movies in every decade from the 1940s through to the new millennium.

Josephson appeared in 14 Ingmar Bergman films as an actor in a span of almost 60 years (1946-2003): Llueve sobre nuestro amor (1946), Hacia la felicidad (1950), El rostro (1958), Tres almas desnudas (1958), La hora del lobo (1968), La pasión de Ana (1969), Gritos y susurros (1972), Escenas de un matrimonio (1973), La flauta mágica (1975), Cara a cara (1976), Sonata de otoño (1978), Fanny y Alexander (1982), Después del ensayo (1984), En presencia de un payaso (1997), and Saraband (2003). In addition to acting in Bergman's films, Josephson also co-wrote Bergman's För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor (1964), one of Bergman's rare comedies (and his first film shot in color).

Suffered from Parkinson's disease.

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 41st Venice International Film Festival in 1984.