Max von Sydow

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

186

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Tudors

    The Tudors

  • Shutter Island

    Shutter Island

  • Never Say Never Again

    Never Say Never Again

  • Conan the Barbarian

    Conan the Barbarian

  • The Exorcist

    The Exorcist

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Grimme Award

    Grimme Award

  • Rush Hour 3

    Rush Hour 3

  • Awakenings

    Awakenings

  • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

  • Minority Report

    Minority Report

  • The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

    The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Dune

    Dune

  • The Seventh Seal

    The Seventh Seal

  • Wild Strawberries

    Wild Strawberries

  • Three Days of the Condor

    Three Days of the Condor

  • Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

    Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

  • The New Land

    The New Land

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

  • The Touch

    The Touch

  • The Ox

    The Ox

  • The Emigrants

    The Emigrants

  • Onkel Vanja

    Onkel Vanja

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • Miss Julie

    Miss Julie

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

  • What Dreams May Come

    What Dreams May Come

  • Illustrious Corpses

    Illustrious Corpses

  • Brink of Life

    Brink of Life

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • The Wedding Day

    The Wedding Day

  • The Mistress

    The Mistress

  • Kursk

    Kursk

  • Jerusalem

    Jerusalem

  • The Wolfman

    The Wolfman

  • Rabies

    Rabies

  • Pelle the Conqueror

    Pelle the Conqueror

  • Winter Light

    Winter Light

  • Embassy

    Embassy

  • Solomon Kane

    Solomon Kane

  • Foxtrot

    Foxtrot

  • Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

  • Spion 503

    Spion 503

  • Steppenwolf

    Steppenwolf

  • Hamsun

    Hamsun

  • Brass Target

    Brass Target

  • Escape to Victory

    Escape to Victory

  • Black Palm Trees

    Black Palm Trees

  • Ring of the Nibelungs

    Ring of the Nibelungs

  • The Final Inquiry

    The Final Inquiry

  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  • Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

    Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

  • The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

    The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

  • The Letters

    The Letters

  • Hurricane

    Hurricane

  • Dreamscape

    Dreamscape

  • Palme

    Palme

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • Heidi

    Heidi

  • Hostile Waters

    Hostile Waters

  • Emotional Arithmetic

    Emotional Arithmetic

  • Needful Things

    Needful Things

  • Intacto

    Intacto

  • Kojak The Belarus File

    Kojak The Belarus File

  • Minns ni?

    Minns ni?

  • Venetian Lies

    Venetian Lies

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

  • Citizen X

    Citizen X

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • The Apple War

    The Apple War

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

  • A Kiss Before Dying

    A Kiss Before Dying

  • Shame

    Shame

  • Private Confessions

    Private Confessions

  • The Princess and the Pauper

    The Princess and the Pauper

  • The Reward

    The Reward

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • March or Die

    March or Die

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

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

  • The Desert of the Tartars

    The Desert of the Tartars

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • The Repenter

    The Repenter

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • A Man and His Dog

    A Man and His Dog

  • Circle of Passions

    Circle of Passions

  • Black Journal

    Black Journal

  • Death Watch

    Death Watch

  • The Wolf at the Door

    The Wolf at the Door

  • The Best Intentions

    The Best Intentions

  • Through a Glass Darkly

    Through a Glass Darkly

  • The Kremlin Letter

    The Kremlin Letter

  • The Virgin Spring

    The Virgin Spring

  • Here Is Your Life

    Here Is Your Life

  • Target Eagle

    Target Eagle

  • Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus

  • Made in Sweden

    Made in Sweden

  • Code Name: Emerald

    Code Name: Emerald

  • Branded

    Branded

  • Oscar and the Lady in Pink

    Oscar and the Lady in Pink

  • Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

    Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

  • Echoes of the Past

    Echoes of the Past

  • The Quiller Memorandum

    The Quiller Memorandum

  • Wonderful Adventures of Nils

    Wonderful Adventures of Nils

  • Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

    Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

  • The Last Place on Earth

    The Last Place on Earth

  • Ring of the Nibelungs

    Ring of the Nibelungs

  • Sleepless

    Sleepless

  • The Night Visitor

    The Night Visitor

  • Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

    Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

  • The Silent Touch

    The Silent Touch

  • The First, the Last

    The First, the Last

  • The Ultimate Warrior

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Interlude in the Marshland

    Interlude in the Marshland

  • The Passion of Anna

    The Passion of Anna

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • 4 x 4

    4 x 4

  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

  • Druids

    Druids

  • Red King, White Knight

    Red King, White Knight

  • Heart of a Dog

    Heart of a Dog

  • Only a Mother

    Only a Mother

  • The Last Norwegian Troll

    The Last Norwegian Troll

  • Morfars resa

    Morfars resa

  • The Bachelor

    The Bachelor

  • Ingen mans kvinna

    Ingen mans kvinna

  • A Look at Liv

    A Look at Liv

  • The Atlantic

    The Atlantic

  • Quo Vadis?

    Quo Vadis?

  • Behind the Moomins

    Behind the Moomins

  • The Minister of Uddarbo

    The Minister of Uddarbo

  • She Dances Alone

    She Dances Alone

  • Europa

    Europa

  • L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

    L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

  • Le dernier civil

    Le dernier civil

  • Duet for one

    Duet for one

  • The Right to Love

    The Right to Love

  • Until the End of the World

    Until the End of the World

  • The Second Victory

    The Second Victory

  • Radetzky March

    Radetzky March

  • The Flight of the Eagle

    The Flight of the Eagle

  • Hour of the Wolf

    Hour of the Wolf

  • Solomon

    Solomon

  • Solomon

    Solomon

  • Gösta Berlings saga

    Gösta Berlings saga

  • Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

    Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

  • Och ge oss skuggorna

    Och ge oss skuggorna

  • Strange Brew

    Strange Brew

  • Dance Around the Guldbaggen

    Dance Around the Guldbaggen

  • Hidden Children

    Hidden Children

  • An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

    An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

  • La principessa e il povero

    La principessa e il povero

  • Professione fantasma

    Professione fantasma

  • A che punto è la notte

    A che punto è la notte

  • Let Poland Be Poland

    Let Poland Be Poland

  • The Emigrants

    The Emigrants

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

  • Ingmar Bergman

    Ingmar Bergman

  • Time is Money

    Time is Money

  • Cellini: A Violent Life

    Cellini: A Violent Life

  • Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

  • Their Frozen Dream

    Their Frozen Dream

  • Father

    Father

  • The Broken Mirror

    The Broken Mirror

  • Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

    Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

  • Starring Sigmund Freud

    Starring Sigmund Freud

  • The Soldier's Tale

    The Soldier's Tale

  • Max von Sydow

    Max von Sydow

  • Destination Dune

    Destination Dune

  • The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

    The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

  • Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

    Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

  • Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

    Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

  • Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

    Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

  • Depth Solitude

    Depth Solitude

  • Tuschinski's Dream

    Tuschinski's Dream

  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon

    East of the Sun, West of the Moon

  • The Human Factor

    The Human Factor

  • Delblanc

    Delblanc