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Max von Sydow

Acting
Known For

90 Years Old

Max von Sydow (born Carl Adolf von Sydow; April 10, 1929 – March 8, 2020) was a Swedish actor. He also held French citizenship since 2002. He starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more. He performed in films filmed in many languages, including Swedish, Norwegian, English, Italian, German, Danish, French and Spanish. Some of his most memorable film roles include knight Antonius Block in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (the first of his eleven films with Bergman and the film that includes the iconic shot of his career in the scene where he plays chess with Death), Jesus in George Stevens's The Greatest Story Ever Told, Father Merrin in Friedkin's The Exorcist, Joubert the assassin in Three Days of the Condor, and Ming the Merciless in the 1980 version of Flash Gordon. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award - Best Leading Actor for Pelle the Conqueror (1988) and Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011).

Born

Lund, Skåne län, Sweden on 10th April 1929

Died

8th March 2020

All Credits

Game of Thrones Image
Game of Thrones
Three-Eyed Raven
The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Klaus Ziegler (voice)
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Image
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Sigmund Freud
The Tudors Image
The Tudors
Cardinal Von Waldburg
Shutter Island Image
Shutter Island
Dr. Naehring
Nuremberg Image
Nuremberg
Samuel Rosenman
Christopher Columbus Image
Christopher Columbus
Re Giovanni del Portogallo
Quo Vadis? Image
Quo Vadis?
Petrus
The Exorcist Image
The Exorcist
Father Lankester Merrin
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Image
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Lor San Tekka
Minority Report Image
Minority Report
Director Lamar Burgess
No Image
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Best Actor winner
No Image
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Host
No Image
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Best Director winner
The Last Place on Earth Image
The Last Place on Earth
Fridtjof Nansen
Ring of the Nibelungs Image
Ring of the Nibelungs
Eyvind
Rush Hour 3 Image
Rush Hour 3
Varden Reynard
Gösta Berlings saga Image
Gösta Berlings saga
Melchior Sinclaire
Dune Image
Dune
Doctor Kynes
No Image
Grimme Awards Ceremony
Self
Conan the Barbarian Image
Conan the Barbarian
King Osric
Ghostbusters II Image
Ghostbusters II
Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
Robin Hood Image
Robin Hood
Sir Walter Loxley
Judge Dredd Image
Judge Dredd
Chief Justice Fargo
Awakenings Image
Awakenings
Peter Ingham
Never Say Never Again Image
Never Say Never Again
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Flash Gordon Image
Flash Gordon
The Emperor Ming
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII Image
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
Tiberio
Kursk Image
Kursk
Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
The Seventh Seal Image
The Seventh Seal
Antonius Block
What Dreams May Come Image
What Dreams May Come
The Tracker
Three Days of the Condor Image
Three Days of the Condor
G. Joubert
The Wolfman Image
The Wolfman
Passenger on Train (Director's Cut) (uncredited)
The Greatest Story Ever Told Image
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Jesus
Escape to Victory Image
Escape to Victory
Major Karl von Steiner
Exorcist II: The Heretic Image
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Father Lankester Merrin
Solomon Kane Image
Solomon Kane
Josiah Kane
Wild Strawberries Image
Wild Strawberries
Åkerman
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Image
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Renter
Hannah and Her Sisters Image
Hannah and Her Sisters
Frederick
Dreamscape Image
Dreamscape
Paul Novotny
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Image
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Papinou
Europa Image
Europa
Narrator (voice)
A che punto è la notte Image
A che punto è la notte
Arcivescovo di Torino
The Virgin Spring Image
The Virgin Spring
Töre
Needful Things Image
Needful Things
Leland Gaunt
Hawaii Image
Hawaii
Abner Hale
Citizen X Image
Citizen X
Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
Oscar and the Lady in Pink Image
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Le docteur Dusseldorf
Shame Image
Shame
Jan Rosenberg
Hour of the Wolf Image
Hour of the Wolf
Johan Borg
Through a Glass Darkly Image
Through a Glass Darkly
Martin
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist Image
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Self - Father Merrin
Embassy Image
Embassy
Gorenko
Solomon Image
Solomon
David
March or Die Image
March or Die
François Marneau
Snow Falling on Cedars Image
Snow Falling on Cedars
Nels Gudmundsson
Until the End of the World Image
Until the End of the World
Henry Farber
Ring of the Nibelungs Image
Ring of the Nibelungs
Eyvind
Winter Light Image
Winter Light
Jonas Persson
Heidi Image
Heidi
Uncle Alp
Solomon Image
Solomon
Davide
A Kiss Before Dying Image
A Kiss Before Dying
Thor Carlsson
Voyage of the Damned Image
Voyage of the Damned
Captain Schroeder
The Magician Image
The Magician
Albert Emanuel Vogler
Intact Image
Intact
Samuel
Samson and Delilah Image
Samson and Delilah
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hostile Waters Image
Hostile Waters
Admiral Chernavin
The Passion of Anna Image
The Passion of Anna
Andreas Winkelman
The Emigrants Image
The Emigrants
Karl Oskar
Radetzky March Image
Radetzky March
Baron Franz von Trotta und Sipolje
The Kremlin Letter Image
The Kremlin Letter
Colonel Kosnov
Branded Image
Branded
Marketing Guru
Strange Brew Image
Strange Brew
Brewmeister Smith
Pelle the Conqueror Image
Pelle the Conqueror
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
The Letters Image
The Letters
Celeste van Exem
Sleepless Image
Sleepless
Moretti
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist Image
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Self (archive footage)
The Emigrants Image
The Emigrants
Karl Oskar
Death Watch Image
Death Watch
Gerald Mortenhoe
The Quiller Memorandum Image
The Quiller Memorandum
Oktober
The Final Inquiry Image
The Final Inquiry
Tiberius
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes Image
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Father Siemes
Brass Target Image
Brass Target
Shelley Martin Webber
The Desert of the Tartars Image
The Desert of the Tartars
Cap. Ortiz
The Best Intentions Image
The Best Intentions
Johan Åkerblom
La principessa e il povero Image
La principessa e il povero
Epos
Steppenwolf Image
Steppenwolf
Harry Haller
The Touch Image
The Touch
Andreas Vergerus
Here Is Your Life Image
Here Is Your Life
Smålands-Pelle
The New Land Image
The New Land
Karl Oskar
Druids Image
Druids
Guttuart
The Ultimate Warrior Image
The Ultimate Warrior
Baron
The First, the Last Image
The First, the Last
Le croque-mort
Black Journal Image
Black Journal
Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal
Miss Julie Image
Miss Julie
Groom
The Flight of the Eagle Image
The Flight of the Eagle
Salomon August Andrée
Palme Image
Palme
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid Image
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Freud
The Night Visitor Image
The Night Visitor
Salem
Jerusalem Image
Jerusalem
Vicar
The Princess and the Pauper Image
The Princess and the Pauper
Epos
Illustrious Corpses Image
Illustrious Corpses
Supreme Court President
Professione fantasma Image
Professione fantasma
Psicoanalista dell’aldilà
Foxtrot Image
Foxtrot
Larsen
The Apple War Image
The Apple War
Roy Lindberg
Echoes of the Past Image
Echoes of the Past
Nikolas Andreou (Aged)
Code Name: Emerald Image
Code Name: Emerald
Jürgen Brausch
Red King, White Knight Image
Red King, White Knight
Szaz
Brink of Life Image
Brink of Life
Harry Andersson
Cellini: A Violent Life Image
Cellini: A Violent Life
Papa Clemente VII
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story Image
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story
The Father
The Wolf at the Door Image
The Wolf at the Door
August Strindberg
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde Image
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self
Let Poland Be Poland Image
Let Poland Be Poland
Self - Co-Host
Hidden Children Image
Hidden Children
Valobra
A Man and His Dog Image
A Man and His Dog
Le commandant
Samson and Delilah Image
Samson and Delilah
Sidka
Emotional Arithmetic Image
Emotional Arithmetic
Jakob Bronski
Wonderful Adventures of Nils Image
Wonderful Adventures of Nils
The Father
The Repenter Image
The Repenter
Spinola
The Ox Image
The Ox
Vicar
The Last Norwegian Troll Image
The Last Norwegian Troll
The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)
Interlude in the Marshland Image
Interlude in the Marshland
Alex Kvist
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Image
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
Hurricane Image
Hurricane
Dr. Danielsson
The Diary of Anne Frank Image
The Diary of Anne Frank
Otto Frank
Kojak The Belarus File Image
Kojak The Belarus File
Peter Barak
Father Image
Father
Joe Mueller
Hamsun Image
Hamsun
Knut Hamsun
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern Image
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern
Voice
Light Keeps Me Company Image
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' Image
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Self
Circle of Passions Image
Circle of Passions
Carlo di Vilalfratti
The Second Victory Image
The Second Victory
Dr. Huber
The Silent Touch Image
The Silent Touch
Henry Kesdi
Duet for One Image
Duet for One
Dr. Louis Feldman
Private Confessions Image
Private Confessions
Jacob
Heart of a Dog Image
Heart of a Dog
Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures Image
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
Dr. Alistair Conis
Spion 503 Image
Spion 503
Horst, Gestapo-mand
The Bachelor Image
The Bachelor
Von Schleheim
Minns ni? Image
Minns ni?
(archive footage)
The Broken Mirror Image
The Broken Mirror
Matthew Lawrence
4 x 4 Image
4 x 4
Kvist
Dance Around the Guldbaggen Image
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
Self
The Fascination Image
The Fascination
Le dernier civil Image
Le dernier civil
Gérard Bauerle
No Image
Starring Sigmund Freud
Target Eagle Image
Target Eagle
Coronel O'Donnell
The Reward Image
The Reward
Scott Swenson
Behind the Moomins Image
Behind the Moomins
Narrator (voice)
Destination Dune Image
Destination Dune
Self
The Right to Love Image
The Right to Love
Bergman
No Image
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
Time is Money Image
Time is Money
Joe Kaufman
She Dances Alone Image
She Dances Alone
Nijinsky's voice
The Mistress Image
The Mistress
The Man
Venetian Lies Image
Venetian Lies
Marcello Herrighe
Only a Mother Image
Only a Mother
Nils
Stjärnbilder Image
Stjärnbilder
(archive footage)
No Image
Made in Sweden
Magnus Rud
Ingmar Bergman Image
Ingmar Bergman
Self
No Image
A Look at Liv
Self
Morfars resa Image
Morfars resa
Simon S.L. Fromm
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman Image
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
Self
Their Frozen Dream Image
Their Frozen Dream
S.A. Andrée (voice)
The Minister of Uddarbo Image
The Minister of Uddarbo
Gustaf Ömark
The Wedding Day Image
The Wedding Day
Anders Frost
Onkel Vanja Image
Onkel Vanja
The Professor
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming Image
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
Hunter
Rabies Image
Rabies
Bo Stensson Svenningson
Depth Solitude Image
Depth Solitude
Narrator (voice)
The Soldier's Tale Image
The Soldier's Tale
The Devil (voice)
No Image
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood
Self
Max von Sydow Image
Max von Sydow
Self (archive footage)
Och ge oss skuggorna Image
Och ge oss skuggorna
Eugene O'Neill
No Image
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Narrator (voice)
Tuschinski's Dream Image
Tuschinski's Dream
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer Image
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter Image
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
Self
Ingen mans kvinna Image
Ingen mans kvinna
Olof
The Atlantic Image
The Atlantic
Narrator (voice)
Black Palm Trees Image
Black Palm Trees
Gustav Olofsson
Delblanc Image
Delblanc
Narrator (voice)
No Image
Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer
Narrator (voice)
No Image
The Human Factor