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Max von Sydow

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1929-04-10

Day of Death

2020-03-08

Place of Birth

Lund, Skåne län, Sweden

Max von Sydow

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 (165)

⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Resurrection of Christ

2026
⭐ 6.6 Role: Nikolas Andreou (Aged)

Echoes of the Past

2021
⭐ 6.6 Role: Admiral Vladimir Petrenko

Kursk

2018
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Tuschinski's Dream

2017
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Max von Sydow

2017
⭐ 6.4 Role: Le croque-mort

The First, the Last

2016
⭐ 7.2 Role: Lor San Tekka

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015
⭐ 7.3 Role: Self (archive)

I Am Divine

2014
⭐ 5.5 Role: Celeste van Exem

The Letters

2014
⭐ 5.5 Role: Dr. Alistair Conis

Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

2013
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012
⭐ 7.6 Role: Self (archive footage)

Palme

2012
⭐ 4.7 Role: Marketing Guru

Branded

2012
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

2012
⭐ 7.0 Role: The Renter

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

2011