- 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): It Rains on Our Love (1946), To Joy (1950), The Magician (1958), Brink of Life (1958), Hour of the Wolf (1968), The Passion of Anna (1969), Cries & Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), The Magic Flute (1975), Face to Face (1976), Autumn Sonata (1978), Fanny and Alexander (1982), After the Rehearsal (1984), In the Presence of a Clown (1997), and Saraband (2003). In addition to acting in Bergman's films, Josephson also co-wrote Bergman's All These Women (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.
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