Acting
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow is an actor born on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden. He died on March 8, 2020, aged 90. He is known for Shutter Island, Minority Report and The Exorcist. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 10, 1929
- Place of birth
- Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
- Died
- March 8, 2020
- Also known as
- Max Carl Adolf von Sydow · Макс фон Сюдов · Carl Adolf von Sydow
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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).
Filmography
- 2018Kurskas Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
- 2015Star Wars: The Force Awakensas Lor San Tekka
- 2014I Am Divineas Self (archive)
- 2012Brandedas Marketing Guru
- 2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closeas The Renter
- 2011Game of Thronesas Three-Eyed Raven · 3 episodes
- 2010Robin Hoodas Sir Walter Loxley
- 2010Shutter Islandas Dr. Naehring
- 2009Solomon Kaneas Josiah Kane
- 2007Rush Hour 3as Varden Reynard
- 2007The Diving Bell and the Butterflyas Papinou
- 2007The Tudorsas Cardinal Von Waldburg · 8 episodes
- 2005Heidias Uncle Alp
- 2004Ring of the Nibelungsas Eyvind
- 2002Minority Reportas Director Lamar Burgess
- 2001Intactoas Samuel
- 2001Sleeplessas Moretti
- 2000Nurembergas Samuel Rosenman · 2 episodes
- 1999Snow Falling on Cedarsas Nels Gudmundsson
- 1998What Dreams May Comeas The Tracker
- 1995Judge Dreddas Chief Justice Fargo
- 1995Citizen Xas Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
- 1993Needful Thingsas Leland Gaunt
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas Sigmund Freud · 1 episode
- 1991Until the End of the Worldas Henry Farber
- 1991Europaas Narrator (voice)
- 1991A Kiss Before Dyingas Thor Carlsson
- 1990Awakeningsas Peter Ingham
- 1989The Simpsonsas Klaus Ziegler (voice) · 1 episode
- 1989Ghostbusters IIas Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
- 1987Pelle the Conqueroras Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
- 1986Hannah and Her Sistersas Frederick
- 1984Duneas Doctor Kynes
- 1984Dreamscapeas Paul Novotny
- 1983Never Say Never Againas Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- 1983Strange Brewas Brewmeister Smith
- 1982Conan the Barbarianas King Osric
- 1981Escape to Victoryas Major Karl von Steiner
- 1980Flash Gordonas The Emperor Ming
- 1980Death Watchas Gerald Mortenhoe
- 1977March or Dieas François Marneau
- 1977Exorcist II: The Hereticas Father Lankester Merrin
- 1976The Desert of the Tartarsas Cap. Ortiz
- 1976Illustrious Corpsesas Supreme Court President
- 1975Three Days of the Condoras G. Joubert
- 1973The Exorcistas Father Lankester Merrin
- 1972The New Landas Karl Oskar
- 1971The Emigrantsas Karl Oskar
- 1969The Passion of Annaas Andreas Winkelman
- 1968Shameas Jan Rosenberg
- 1968Hour of the Wolfas Johan Borg
- 1966The Quiller Memorandumas Oktober
- 1965The Greatest Story Ever Toldas Jesus
- 1963Winter Lightas Jonas Persson
- 1961Through a Glass Darklyas Martin
- 1960The Virgin Springas Töre
- 1958The Magicianas Albert Emanuel Vogler
- 1958Brink of Lifeas Harry Andersson
- 1957Wild Strawberriesas Åkerman
- 1957The Seventh Sealas Antonius Block