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Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Acting April 10, 1929 (90 years old) March 8, 2020 Lund, Skåne län, Sweden

Biography

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).

Movies 166

Shutter Island 8.2

Shutter Island

as Dr. Naehring

2010
The Exorcist 7.8

The Exorcist

as Father Lankester Merrin

1973
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 7.2

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Lor San Tekka

2015
Dune 6.2

Dune

as Doctor Kynes

1984
Minority Report 7.4

Minority Report

as Director Lamar Burgess

2002
Conan the Barbarian 6.8

Conan the Barbarian

as King Osric

1982
Robin Hood 6.4

Robin Hood

as Sir Walter Loxley

2010
Ghostbusters II 6.6

Ghostbusters II

as Vigo (voice) (uncredited)

1989
Rush Hour 3 6.5

Rush Hour 3

as Varden Reynard

2007
Judge Dredd 5.9

Judge Dredd

as Chief Justice Fargo

1995
Never Say Never Again 6.1

Never Say Never Again

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

1983
Three Days of the Condor 7.3

Three Days of the Condor

as G. Joubert

1975
The Seventh Seal 8.1

The Seventh Seal

as Antonius Block

1957
What Dreams May Come 7.3

What Dreams May Come

as The Tracker

1998
Awakenings 7.8

Awakenings

as Peter Ingham

1990
Exorcist II: The Heretic 4.5

Exorcist II: The Heretic

as Father Lankester Merrin

1977
Wild Strawberries 8.1

Wild Strawberries

as Åkerman

1957
Flash Gordon 6.3

Flash Gordon

as The Emperor Ming

1980
Hannah and Her Sisters 7.5

Hannah and Her Sisters

as Frederick

1986
Solomon Kane 6.0

Solomon Kane

as Josiah Kane

2009
Kursk 6.6

Kursk

as Admiral Vladimir Petrenko

2018
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 7.0

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

as The Renter

2011
Escape to Victory 6.9

Escape to Victory

as Major Karl von Steiner

1981
The Greatest Story Ever Told 6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Jesus

1965
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 7.6

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

as Papinou

2007
Needful Things 6.3

Needful Things

as Leland Gaunt

1993
Until the End of the World 6.7

Until the End of the World

as Henry Farber

1991
Ring of the Nibelungs 6.2

Ring of the Nibelungs

as Eyvind

2004
A Kiss Before Dying 5.6

A Kiss Before Dying

as Thor Carlsson

1991
Dreamscape 6.1

Dreamscape

as Paul Novotny

1984
Winter Light 7.9

Winter Light

as Jonas Persson

1963
Through a Glass Darkly 7.8

Through a Glass Darkly

as Martin

1961
Illustrious Corpses 6.7

Illustrious Corpses

as Supreme Court President

1976
Snow Falling on Cedars 6.1

Snow Falling on Cedars

as Nels Gudmundsson

1999
The Magician 7.3

The Magician

as Albert Emanuel Vogler

1958
Sleepless 6.1

Sleepless

as Moretti

2001
Pelle the Conqueror 7.3

Pelle the Conqueror

as Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand

1987
Hour of the Wolf 7.4

Hour of the Wolf

as Johan Borg

1968
Voyage of the Damned 6.0

Voyage of the Damned

as Captain Schroeder

1976
The Desert of the Tartars 6.8

The Desert of the Tartars

as Cap. Ortiz

1976
The Virgin Spring 7.8

The Virgin Spring

as Töre

1960
Citizen X 7.2

Citizen X

as Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky

1995
Europa 7.3

Europa

as Narrator (voice)

1991
Shame 7.5

Shame

as Jan Rosenberg

1968
Death Watch 6.4

Death Watch

as Gerald Mortenhoe

1980
The Quiller Memorandum 5.9

The Quiller Memorandum

as Oktober

1966
The Passion of Anna 7.4

The Passion of Anna

as Andreas Winkelman

1969
Brink of Life 7.5

Brink of Life

as Harry Andersson

1958
Intacto 6.6

Intacto

as Samuel

2001
Heidi 7.8

Heidi

as Uncle Alp

2005
The Emigrants 7.4

The Emigrants

as Karl Oskar

1971
The Best Intentions 7.0

The Best Intentions

as Johan Åkerblom

1992
Wonderful Adventures of Nils 6.1

Wonderful Adventures of Nils

as The Father

1962
The Touch 5.9

The Touch

as Andreas Vergerus

1971
Oscar and the Lady in Pink 6.5

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

as Le docteur Dusseldorf

2009
Strange Brew 6.0

Strange Brew

as Brewmeister Smith

1983
Black Journal 5.5

Black Journal

as Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal

1977
Druids 3.2

Druids

as Guttuart

2001
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid 5.8

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

as Freud

2000
Solomon 6.8

Solomon

as Davide

1997
Hawaii 6.3

Hawaii

as Abner Hale

1966
March or Die 5.8

March or Die

as François Marneau

1977
Duet for One 5.4

Duet for One

as Dr. Louis Feldman

1986
Brass Target 5.4

Brass Target

as Shelley Martin Webber

1978
Hostile Waters 6.1

Hostile Waters

as Admiral Chernavin

1997
Branded 4.7

Branded

as Marketing Guru

2012
Lumière & Company 6.4

Lumière & Company

as Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")

1995
I Am Divine 7.3

I Am Divine

as Self (archive)

2014
Code Name: Emerald 6.6

Code Name: Emerald

as Jürgen Brausch

1985
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist 7.4

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

as Self - Father Merrin

1998
Samson and Delilah 5.0

Samson and Delilah

as Sidka

1984
The Bachelor 9.0

The Bachelor

as Von Schleheim

1990
The Flight of the Eagle 7.0

The Flight of the Eagle

as Salomon August Andrée

1982
The Princess and the Pauper 6.2

The Princess and the Pauper

as Epos

1997
The Kremlin Letter 5.9

The Kremlin Letter

as Colonel Kosnov

1970
The Final Inquiry 4.8

The Final Inquiry

as Tiberius

2007
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes 6.2

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

as Father Siemes

1990
The New Land 7.6

The New Land

as Karl Oskar

1972
The Diary of Anne Frank 8.0

The Diary of Anne Frank

as Otto Frank

1967
The Repenter 6.2

The Repenter

as Spinola

1985
Palme 7.6

Palme

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Hamsun 6.8

Hamsun

as Knut Hamsun

1996
Here Is Your Life 7.1

Here Is Your Life

as Smålands-Pelle

1966
Target Eagle 5.5

Target Eagle

as Coronel O'Donnell

1982
Kojak: The Belarus File 6.8

Kojak: The Belarus File

as Peter Barak

1985
Light Keeps Me Company 7.9

Light Keeps Me Company

as Self

2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' 6.8

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

as Self

2000
A Man and His Dog 5.8

A Man and His Dog

as Le commandant

2009
Steppenwolf 5.8

Steppenwolf

as Harry Haller

1974
Red King, White Knight 6.4

Red King, White Knight

as Szaz

1989
Let Poland Be Poland

Let Poland Be Poland

as Self - Co-Host

1982
Ingmar Bergman 6.2

Ingmar Bergman

as Self

1972
The Ultimate Warrior 5.7

The Ultimate Warrior

as Baron

1975
The Apple War 6.0

The Apple War

as Roy Lindberg

1971
Jerusalem 7.3

Jerusalem

as Vicar

1996
The Last Norwegian Troll 6.7

The Last Norwegian Troll

as The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)

2010
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

as Self

1968
The Wolf at the Door 5.3

The Wolf at the Door

as August Strindberg

1986
The Second Victory 6.5

The Second Victory

as Dr. Huber

1987
Hidden Children 6.1

Hidden Children

as Valobra

2004
The First, the Last 6.4

The First, the Last

as Le croque-mort

2016
The Soldier's Tale 6.9

The Soldier's Tale

as The Devil (voice)

1984
Cellini: A Violent Life 5.4

Cellini: A Violent Life

as Pope Clement VII

1990
The Night Visitor 6.5

The Night Visitor

as Salem

1971
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde 6.0

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

as Self

2011
The Letters 5.7

The Letters

as Celeste van Exem

2014
Circle of Passions 4.0

Circle of Passions

as Carlo di Vilalfratti

1983
Stjärnbilder 10.0

Stjärnbilder

as (archive footage)

1995
Och ge oss skuggorna 8.5

Och ge oss skuggorna

as Eugene O'Neill

1993
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 5.8

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as Self

1985
Miss Julie 6.7

Miss Julie

as Groom

1951
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

as Self

2012
The Ox 6.5

The Ox

as Vicar

1991
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute 7.7

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

as Self (archive footage)

1974
Hurricane 4.7

Hurricane

as Dr. Danielsson

1979
Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

as Narrator (voice)

1995
Only a Mother 6.8

Only a Mother

as Nils

1949
The Making of the Greatest Story Ever Told

The Making of the Greatest Story Ever Told

as Self

2017
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story 5.8

Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

as The Father

1975
The Reward 6.0

The Reward

as Scott Swenson

1965
Heart of a Dog 5.8

Heart of a Dog

as Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski

1976
Destination Dune 6.5

Destination Dune

as Self

1983
Foxtrot 4.8

Foxtrot

as Larsen

1976
Rabies 6.5

Rabies

as Bo Stensson Svenningson

1958
Embassy 6.5

Embassy

as Gorenko

1972
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

as Voice

1988
Behind the Moomins

Behind the Moomins

as Narrator (voice)

2010
The Broken Mirror 6.9

The Broken Mirror

as Matthew Lawrence

1975
The Wedding Day 7.0

The Wedding Day

as Anders Frost

1960
Echoes of the Past 6.6

Echoes of the Past

as Nikolas Andreou (Aged)

2021
The Mistress 6.0

The Mistress

as The Man

1962
Their Frozen Dream 6.2

Their Frozen Dream

as S.A. Andrée (voice)

1997
The Atlantic 6.5

The Atlantic

as Narrator (voice)

1995
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures 5.5

Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

as Dr. Alistair Conis

2013
Emotional Arithmetic 5.5

Emotional Arithmetic

as Jakob Bronski

2008
Venetian Lies 6.1

Venetian Lies

as Marcello Herrighe

1981
Max von Sydow 10.0

Max von Sydow

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Morfars resa 7.0

Morfars resa

as Simon S.L. Fromm

1993
Time is Money 7.0

Time is Money

as Joe Kaufman

1994
Onkel Vanja 8.0

Onkel Vanja

as The Professor

1994
Minns ni?

Minns ni?

as (archive footage)

1993
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming 5.8

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

as Hunter

1957
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer 5.8

The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

1982
The Silent Touch 5.0

The Silent Touch

as Henry Kesdi

1992
Dance Around the Guldbaggen

Dance Around the Guldbaggen

as Self

1964
Le dernier civil 7.0

Le dernier civil

as Gérard Bauerle

1984
Tuschinski's Dream

Tuschinski's Dream

2017
Private Confessions 6.1

Private Confessions

as Jacob

1996
No Man's Woman 6.5

No Man's Woman

as Olof

1953
Depth Solitude 6.0

Depth Solitude

as Narrator (voice)

1995
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

as Self

1989
Father 6.0

Father

as Joe Mueller

1990
A Look at Liv 10.0

A Look at Liv

as Self

1979
Interlude in the Marshland 7.2

Interlude in the Marshland

as Alex Kvist

1965
Black Palm Trees 6.3

Black Palm Trees

as Gustav Olofsson

1968
Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012
She Dances Alone 10.0

She Dances Alone

as Nijinsky (voice)

1981
East of the Sun, West of the Moon

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

as Narrator (voice)

1991
The Minister of Uddarbo 8.0

The Minister of Uddarbo

as Gustaf Ömark

1957
Made in Sweden 7.0

Made in Sweden

as Magnus Rud

1969
Anders Zorn - Med egna ord

Anders Zorn - Med egna ord

as Narrator (voice)

1995
4 x 4 7.3

4 x 4

as Kvist

1965
The Right to Love 6.0

The Right to Love

as Bergman

1956
Delblanc

Delblanc

as Narrator (voice)

1996
The Human Factor

The Human Factor

1988
Spion 503 5.7

Spion 503

as Horst, Gestapo-mand

1958

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