Bergman favorite actor Erland Josephson dies at 88 Feb 26 08:17 AM US/Eastern STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish actor Erland Josephson, who collaborated with legendary film director Ingmar Bergman in more than 40 films and plays, has died. Royal Dramatic Theatre spokeswoman Christina Bjerkander says Josephson died Saturday at a Stockholm hospital following a long battle against Parkinson's disease. Josephson was born in Stockholm in 1923 and met Bergman while training as an amateur actor at 16. He appeared in several Bergman plays and films. He shot to international stardom with the role of Johan in Berman's film "Scenes from a Marriage," in 1973. Josephson also starred in Andrey Tarkovskiy's films "Nostalghia" and "The Sacrifice." He is survived by his wife Ulla Aberg, and five children.