Max von Sydow
Apr 10, 1929 - Mar 08, 2020 (90 years old) in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
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).
Known For
The Simpsons
Klaus Ziegler (voice)
Game of Thrones
Three-Eyed Raven
The Tudors
Cardinal Von Waldburg
Shutter Island
Dr. Naehring
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Lor San Tekka
The Exorcist
Father Lankester Merrin
Dune
Doctor Kynes
Rush Hour 3
Varden Reynard
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Sigmund Freud
Judge Dredd
Chief Justice Fargo
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 7.3 -
Echoes of the Past 2021Nikolas Andreou (Aged)★ 6.6 -
Kursk 2018Admiral Vladimir Petrenko★ 6.7 -
Tuschinski's Dream 2017★ NR -
Max von Sydow 2017Self (archive footage)★ 10 -
The First, the Last 2016Le croque-mort★ 6.5 -
Lor San Tekka★ 7.3 -
The Letters 2014Celeste van Exem★ 5.5 -
Dr. Alistair Conis★ 5.5 -
★ NR -
Palme 2012★ 7.6 -
Branded 2012Marketing Guru★ 4.8 -
Self★ NR -
The Renter★ 7 -
Self★ 6 -
Game of Thrones 2011Three-Eyed Raven★ 8.5 -
The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)★ 6.7 -
Robin Hood 2010Sir Walter Loxley★ 6.4 -
Shutter Island 2010Dr. Naehring★ 8.2 -
The Wolfman 2010Passenger on Train (Director's Cut) (uncredited)★ 5.9 -
Behind the Moomins 2010Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Le docteur Dusseldorf★ 6.5 -
Solomon Kane 2009Josiah Kane★ 6 -
A Man and His Dog 2009Le commandant★ 6 -
Emotional Arithmetic 2008Jakob Bronski★ 5.4 -
Rush Hour 3 2007Varden Reynard★ 6.5 -
Papinou★ 7.6 -
The Final Inquiry 2007Tiberius★ 4.7 -
Tiberio★ 5 -
The Tudors 2007Cardinal Von Waldburg★ 7.8 -
Heidi 2005Uncle Alp★ 7.6 -
Eyvind★ 6.2 -
Hidden Children 2004Valobra★ 5.9 -
Minority Report 2002Director Lamar Burgess [Pre-Crime]★ 7.3 -
Intact 2001Samuel★ 6.6 -
Druids 2001Guttuart★ 3 -
Sleepless 2001Moretti★ 6.1 -
Freud★ 5.6 -
Self★ 7.8 -
Nuremberg 2000Samuel Rosenman★ 7.5 -
Self★ 6.7 -
Nels Gudmundsson★ 6 -
What Dreams May Come 1998The Tracker★ 7.2 -
Self - Father Merrin★ 7.3 -
Professione fantasma 1998Psicoanalista dell’aldilà★ 6 -
Solomon 1997Davide★ 6.6 -
Epos★ 6.3 -
Epos★ NR -
Hostile Waters 1997Admiral Chernavin★ 5.8 -
Their Frozen Dream 1997S.A. Andrée (voice)★ 5.9 -
Private Confessions 1996Jacob★ 6.2 -
Jerusalem 1996Vicar★ 7.2 -
Hamsun 1996Knut Hamsun★ 7.2 -
Delblanc 1996Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Radetzky March 1995Baron Franz von Trotta und Sipolje★ 6.1 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR
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Stjärnbilder 1995(archive footage)★ NR -
Judge Dredd 1995Chief Justice Fargo★ 5.8 -
The Atlantic 1995Narrator (voice)★ 6 -
Citizen X 1995Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky★ 7.2 -
Depth Solitude 1995Narrator (voice)★ 5.8 -
Onkel Vanja 1994The Professor★ NR -
Arcivescovo di Torino★ NR -
Time is Money 1994Joe Kaufman★ 7 -
Minns ni? 1993(archive footage)★ NR -
Needful Things 1993Leland Gaunt★ 6.2 -
Morfars resa 1993Simon S.L. Fromm★ NR -
Och ge oss skuggorna 1993Eugene O'Neill★ 9 -
The Silent Touch 1992Henry Kesdi★ 5 -
The Best Intentions 1992Johan Åkerblom★ 7.1 -
Sigmund Freud★ 6.5 -
The Ox 1991Vicar★ 6.6 -
Henry Farber★ 6.8 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR
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Europa 1991Narrator (voice)★ 7.3 -
A Kiss Before Dying 1991Thor Carlsson★ 5.6 -
Awakenings 1990Peter Ingham★ 7.8 -
Father 1990Joe Mueller★ 5.6 -
Father Siemes★ 5.8 -
Papa Clemente VII★ 6 -
The Bachelor 1990Von Schleheim★ NR -
The Simpsons 1989Klaus Ziegler (voice)★ 8 -
Szaz★ 6 -
Ghostbusters II 1989Vigo (voice) (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Self★ NR
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Voice★ NR -
The Human Factor 1988★ NR
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Pelle the Conqueror 1987Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand★ 7.3 -
The Second Victory 1987Dr. Huber★ 6.3 -
Duet for One 1986Dr. Louis Feldman★ 5.8 -
The Wolf at the Door 1986August Strindberg★ 5.2 -
Gösta Berlings saga 1986Melchior Sinclaire★ 10 -
Frederick★ 7.5 -
The Repenter 1985Spinola★ 6.1 -
Code Name: Emerald 1985Jürgen Brausch★ 6.5 -
Christopher Columbus 1985Re Giovanni del Portogallo★ 6.5 -
Self★ 5.6 -
Quo Vadis? 1985Petrus★ 5.4 -
Fridtjof Nansen★ 6.8 -
Peter Barak★ 6 -
The Fascination 1985★ NR -
Dune 1984Doctor Kynes★ 6.2 -
Le dernier civil 1984Gérard Bauerle★ NR -
Dreamscape 1984Paul Novotny★ 6.1 -
Samson and Delilah 1984Sidka★ 4.9 -
The Soldier's Tale 1984The Devil (voice)★ 6.5 -
Ernst Stavro Blofeld★ 6.1 -
Strange Brew 1983Brewmeister Smith★ 6.1 -
Circle of Passions 1983Carlo di Vilalfratti★ 3 -
Destination Dune 1983Self★ 5 -
Target Eagle 1982Coronel O'Donnell★ 4.9 -
Salomon August Andrée★ 7 -
★ 5.8 -
Conan the Barbarian 1982King Osric★ 6.8 -
Let Poland Be Poland 1982Self - Co-Host★ NR -
The Guldbagge Awards 1981Self - Best Director winner★ 5.5
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She Dances Alone 1981Nijinsky's voice★ NR -
Venetian Lies 1981Marcello Herrighe★ 5.2 -
Escape to Victory 1981Major Karl von Steiner★ 6.9 -
Flash Gordon 1980The Emperor Ming★ 6.2 -
Death Watch 1980Gerald Mortenhoe★ 6.3 -
Hurricane 1979Dr. Danielsson★ 4.7 -
A Look at Liv 1979Self★ NR
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Brass Target 1978Shelley Martin Webber★ 5.6 -
Black Journal 1977Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal★ 5.4 -
March or Die 1977François Marneau★ 5.8 -
Father Lankester Merrin★ 4.5 -
Voyage of the Damned 1976Captain Schroeder★ 5.9 -
Cap. Ortiz★ 6.8 -
Foxtrot 1976Larsen★ 4.7 -
Illustrious Corpses 1976Supreme Court President★ 6.8 -
Heart of a Dog 1976Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski★ 6.2 -
The Ultimate Warrior 1975Baron★ 5.8 -
G. Joubert★ 7.3 -
The Broken Mirror 1975Matthew Lawrence★ 8 -
The Father★ 6 -
Steppenwolf 1974Harry Haller★ 6 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7.7
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The Exorcist 1973Father Lankester Merrin★ 7.7 -
Ingmar Bergman 1972Self★ 6.2 -
Embassy 1972Gorenko★ 5 -
The New Land 1972Karl Oskar★ 7.7 -
The Apple War 1971Roy Lindberg★ 6 -
The Touch 1971Andreas Vergerus★ 6.2 -
The Emigrants 1971Karl Oskar★ 7.5 -
The Night Visitor 1971Salem★ 6.3 -
The Kremlin Letter 1970Colonel Kosnov★ 6.1 -
The Passion of Anna 1969Andreas Winkelman★ 7.5 -
Made in Sweden 1969Magnus Rud★ NR
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Shame 1968Jan Rosenberg★ 7.5 -
Black Palm Trees 1968Gustav Olofsson★ 5.5 -
Self★ NR -
Hour of the Wolf 1968Johan Borg★ 7.4 -
Otto Frank★ 6 -
Here Is Your Life 1966Smålands-Pelle★ 7.1 -
Oktober★ 5.7 -
Hawaii 1966Abner Hale★ 6.4 -
The Reward 1965Scott Swenson★ 5.7 -
Jesus★ 6.4 -
4 x 4 1965Kvist★ 7.2 -
Alex Kvist★ 7.3 -
Self★ NR -
Winter Light 1963Jonas Persson★ 7.9 -
The Father★ 5.7 -
The Mistress 1962The Man★ 6 -
Martin★ 7.8 -
The Wedding Day 1960Anders Frost★ NR -
The Virgin Spring 1960Töre★ 7.8 -
The Magician 1958Albert Emanuel Vogler★ 7.3 -
Rabies 1958Bo Stensson Svenningson★ 7.5 -
Spion 503 1958Horst, Gestapo-mand★ 4 -
Brink of Life 1958Harry Andersson★ 7.5 -
Gustaf Ömark★ NR -
Wild Strawberries 1957Åkerman★ 8.1 -
Hunter★ 5.6 -
The Seventh Seal 1957Antonius Block★ 8.2 -
The Right to Love 1956Bergman★ 4.8 -
Ingen mans kvinna 1953Olof★ 4 -
Miss Julie 1951Groom★ 6.5 -
Only a Mother 1949Nils★ 6.9
