Max von Sydow

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

187

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-04-10

Day of death

2020-03-08 (90 years old)

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).

Known For

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Tudors

    The Tudors

  • Shutter Island

    Shutter Island

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • The Exorcist

    The Exorcist

  • Grimme Award

    Grimme Award

  • Rush Hour 3

    Rush Hour 3

  • Minority Report

    Minority Report

  • Awakenings

    Awakenings

  • What Dreams May Come

    What Dreams May Come

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

  • Conan the Barbarian

    Conan the Barbarian

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Escape to Victory

    Escape to Victory

  • Dune

    Dune

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • Strange Brew

    Strange Brew

  • Never Say Never Again

    Never Say Never Again

  • The Wolfman

    The Wolfman

  • The Emigrants

    The Emigrants

  • Three Days of the Condor

    Three Days of the Condor

  • The Virgin Spring

    The Virgin Spring

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

    An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

  • Solomon Kane

    Solomon Kane

  • The Best Intentions

    The Best Intentions

  • Wild Strawberries

    Wild Strawberries

  • Embassy

    Embassy

  • A Kiss Before Dying

    A Kiss Before Dying

  • Venetian Lies

    Venetian Lies

  • The Seventh Seal

    The Seventh Seal

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Morfars resa

    Morfars resa

  • The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

    The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

  • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

  • Duet for One

    Duet for One

  • Citizen X

    Citizen X

  • The Desert of the Tartars

    The Desert of the Tartars

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • Needful Things

    Needful Things

  • The Ox

    The Ox

  • The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

    The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

  • The Final Inquiry

    The Final Inquiry

  • Code Name: Emerald

    Code Name: Emerald

  • The Wedding Day

    The Wedding Day

  • Miss Julie

    Miss Julie

  • Spion 503

    Spion 503

  • Hurricane

    Hurricane

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • Ring of the Nibelungs

    Ring of the Nibelungs

  • Only a Mother

    Only a Mother

  • The Touch

    The Touch

  • Rabies

    Rabies

  • March or Die

    March or Die

  • The Mistress

    The Mistress

  • Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

    Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

  • Kursk

    Kursk

  • The Second Victory

    The Second Victory

  • The Letters

    The Letters

  • The Reward

    The Reward

  • Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

  • Palme

    Palme

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • The Bachelor

    The Bachelor

  • 4 x 4

    4 x 4

  • Brass Target

    Brass Target

  • Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

  • Circle of Passions

    Circle of Passions

  • The Last Place on Earth

    The Last Place on Earth

  • The Silent Touch

    The Silent Touch

  • Behind the Moomins

    Behind the Moomins

  • The New Land

    The New Land

  • Red King, White Knight

    Red King, White Knight

  • Quo Vadis?

    Quo Vadis?

  • Death Watch

    Death Watch

  • Interlude in the Marshland

    Interlude in the Marshland

  • Foxtrot

    Foxtrot

  • The Last Norwegian Troll

    The Last Norwegian Troll

  • Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

    Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

  • Hostile Waters

    Hostile Waters

  • Echoes of the Past

    Echoes of the Past

  • Illustrious Corpses

    Illustrious Corpses

  • Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

    Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

  • A Man and His Dog

    A Man and His Dog

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • Dreamscape

    Dreamscape

  • Ring of the Nibelungs

    Ring of the Nibelungs

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

  • Sleepless

    Sleepless

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • Pelle the Conqueror

    Pelle the Conqueror

  • Emotional Arithmetic

    Emotional Arithmetic

  • Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus

  • Druids

    Druids

  • Until the End of the World

    Until the End of the World

  • The Kremlin Letter

    The Kremlin Letter

  • Steppenwolf

    Steppenwolf

  • Heidi

    Heidi

  • Shame

    Shame

  • The Ultimate Warrior

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • The Night Visitor

    The Night Visitor

  • Intacto

    Intacto

  • Radetzky March

    Radetzky March

  • Through a Glass Darkly

    Through a Glass Darkly

  • Europa

    Europa

  • Ingen mans kvinna

    Ingen mans kvinna

  • The First, the Last

    The First, the Last

  • Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

  • Private Confessions

    Private Confessions

  • The Repenter

    The Repenter

  • Hour of the Wolf

    Hour of the Wolf

  • Oscar and the Lady in Pink

    Oscar and the Lady in Pink

  • Onkel Vanja

    Onkel Vanja

  • The Quiller Memorandum

    The Quiller Memorandum

  • Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

    Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

  • A che punto è la notte

    A che punto è la notte

  • Cellini: A Violent Life

    Cellini: A Violent Life

  • Here Is Your Life

    Here Is Your Life

  • Destination Dune

    Destination Dune

  • L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

    L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

  • The Emigrants

    The Emigrants

  • Let Poland Be Poland

    Let Poland Be Poland

  • The Apple War

    The Apple War

  • Made in Sweden

    Made in Sweden

  • Heart of a Dog

    Heart of a Dog

  • Jerusalem

    Jerusalem

  • The Fascination

    The Fascination

  • Target Eagle

    Target Eagle

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

  • Solomon

    Solomon

  • The Princess and the Pauper

    The Princess and the Pauper

  • Solomon

    Solomon

  • She Dances Alone

    She Dances Alone

  • Le dernier civil

    Le dernier civil

  • Winter Light

    Winter Light

  • Professione fantasma

    Professione fantasma

  • Branded

    Branded

  • La principessa e il povero

    La principessa e il povero

  • Black Palm Trees

    Black Palm Trees

  • Hamsun

    Hamsun

  • Brink of Life

    Brink of Life

  • The Minister of Uddarbo

    The Minister of Uddarbo

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • Kojak The Belarus File

    Kojak The Belarus File

  • Gösta Berlings saga

    Gösta Berlings saga

  • Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

    Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

  • Wonderful Adventures of Nils

    Wonderful Adventures of Nils

  • Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

    Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

  • Hidden Children

    Hidden Children

  • Dance Around the Guldbaggen

    Dance Around the Guldbaggen

  • The Right to Love

    The Right to Love

  • Black Journal

    Black Journal

  • The Passion of Anna

    The Passion of Anna

  • Minns ni?

    Minns ni?

  • The Flight of the Eagle

    The Flight of the Eagle

  • A Look at Liv

    A Look at Liv

  • The Atlantic

    The Atlantic

  • Max von Sydow

    Max von Sydow

  • Ingmar Bergman

    Ingmar Bergman

  • The Wolf at the Door

    The Wolf at the Door

  • Och ge oss skuggorna

    Och ge oss skuggorna

  • Their Frozen Dream

    Their Frozen Dream

  • Starring Sigmund Freud

    Starring Sigmund Freud

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon

    East of the Sun, West of the Moon

  • Time is Money

    Time is Money

  • Delblanc

    Delblanc

  • Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

    Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

  • Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

    Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

  • The Broken Mirror

    The Broken Mirror

  • The Human Factor

    The Human Factor

  • The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

    The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

  • Tuschinski's Dream

    Tuschinski's Dream

  • The Soldier's Tale

    The Soldier's Tale

  • Father

    Father

  • Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

    Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

  • Depth Solitude

    Depth Solitude

  • Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

    Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood