Max von Sydow
Acting
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).
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
as Dr. Alistair Conis
Age 84 (now 90)
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
as Self
Age 82 (now 90)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
as The Renter
Age 82 (now 90)
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self
Age 82 (now 90)
The Last Norwegian Troll
as The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)
Age 81 (now 90)
The Wolfman
as Passenger on Train (director's cut) (uncredited)
Age 80 (now 90)
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
as Le docteur Dusseldorf
Age 80 (now 90)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Papinou
Age 78 (now 90)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
as Freud
Age 71 (now 90)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as Self
Age 71 (now 90)
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
as Self - Father Merrin
Age 69 (now 90)
Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer
as Narrator (voice)
Age 66 (now 90)
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
as Narrator (voice)
Age 62 (now 90)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
Age 55 (now 90)
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Father Lankester Merrin
Age 48 (now 90)
Heart of a Dog
as Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski
Age 46 (now 90)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
Age 44 (now 90)
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
as Tiberio
Age 77 (now 90)
Professione fantasma
as Psicoanalista dell’aldilà
Age 68 (now 90)
A che punto è la notte
as Arcivescovo di Torino
Age 65 (now 90)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Sigmund Freud
Age 62 (now 90)
Christopher Columbus
as Re Giovanni del Portogallo
Age 55 (now 90)
The Guldbagge Awards
as Self - Best Director winner
Age 52 (now 90) The Guldbagge Awards
as Self - Best Actor winner
Age 52 (now 90)
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Also Known As
Max Carl Adolf von Sydow, Max Von Sydow, Макс фон Сюдов, Carl Adolf von Sydow
IMDB
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