ट्रिविया

Was offered Richard Dreyfuss's role in Jaws 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): Det regnar på vår kärlek (1946), Till glädje (1950), Ansiktet (1958), Nära livet (1958), Vargtimmen (1968), En passion (1969), Viskningar och rop (1972), Scener ur ett äktenskap (1973), Trollflöjten (1975), Ansikte mot ansikte (1976), Höstsonaten (1978), फ़ैनी एंड अलेक्सांदर (1982), Efter repetitionen (1984), Larmar och gör sig till (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.

Father of 'Jocke Josephson'

Father of actresses Charlotta Larsson and Fanny Josephson.