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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Tudors

    The Tudors

  • Shutter Island

    Shutter Island

  • The Exorcist

    The Exorcist

  • Solomon Kane

    Solomon Kane

  • Awakenings

    Awakenings

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Grimme Award

    Grimme Award

  • Steppenwolf

    Steppenwolf

  • The Mistress

    The Mistress

  • The Repenter

    The Repenter

  • Brink of Life

    Brink of Life

  • Rush Hour 3

    Rush Hour 3

  • Wild Strawberries

    Wild Strawberries

  • The Seventh Seal

    The Seventh Seal

  • Pelle the Conqueror

    Pelle the Conqueror

  • Minority Report

    Minority Report

  • Rabies

    Rabies

  • March or Die

    March or Die

  • Conan the Barbarian

    Conan the Barbarian

  • Winter Light

    Winter Light

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

  • Minns ni?

    Minns ni?

  • Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

  • The Emigrants

    The Emigrants

  • Needful Things

    Needful Things

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

  • Never Say Never Again

    Never Say Never Again

  • Palme

    Palme

  • Morfars resa

    Morfars resa

  • Dune

    Dune

  • Hamsun

    Hamsun

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Heidi

    Heidi

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • The Touch

    The Touch

  • The New Land

    The New Land

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • The Ultimate Warrior

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Made in Sweden

    Made in Sweden

  • The Night Visitor

    The Night Visitor

  • Private Confessions

    Private Confessions

  • Embassy

    Embassy

  • Black Journal

    Black Journal

  • The Last Norwegian Troll

    The Last Norwegian Troll

  • Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

    Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

  • Shame

    Shame

  • Brass Target

    Brass Target

  • Dance Around the Guldbaggen

    Dance Around the Guldbaggen

  • Jerusalem

    Jerusalem

  • Echoes of the Past

    Echoes of the Past

  • Onkel Vanja

    Onkel Vanja

  • What Dreams May Come

    What Dreams May Come

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

  • Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

  • The Flight of the Eagle

    The Flight of the Eagle

  • Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

    Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

  • Black Palm Trees

    Black Palm Trees

  • Sleepless

    Sleepless

  • The Wolfman

    The Wolfman

  • Intacto

    Intacto

  • Ring of the Nibelungs

    Ring of the Nibelungs

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • Illustrious Corpses

    Illustrious Corpses

  • Three Days of the Condor

    Three Days of the Condor

  • The Right to Love

    The Right to Love

  • Escape to Victory

    Escape to Victory

  • Behind the Moomins

    Behind the Moomins

  • No Man's Woman

    No Man's Woman

  • Red King, White Knight

    Red King, White Knight

  • Och ge oss skuggorna

    Och ge oss skuggorna

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

  • Hurricane

    Hurricane

  • The Wolf at the Door

    The Wolf at the Door

  • The Minister of Uddarbo

    The Minister of Uddarbo

  • The Atlantic

    The Atlantic

  • Kursk

    Kursk

  • The Apple War

    The Apple War

  • An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

    An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

  • Branded

    Branded

  • Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus

  • Ring of the Nibelungs

    Ring of the Nibelungs

  • Solomon

    Solomon

  • Dreamscape

    Dreamscape

  • Hour of the Wolf

    Hour of the Wolf

  • Strange Brew

    Strange Brew

  • The Last Place on Earth

    The Last Place on Earth

  • Citizen X

    Citizen X

  • Venetian Lies

    Venetian Lies

  • A Kiss Before Dying

    A Kiss Before Dying

  • The Virgin Spring

    The Virgin Spring

  • The Final Inquiry

    The Final Inquiry

  • Through a Glass Darkly

    Through a Glass Darkly

  • The Passion of Anna

    The Passion of Anna

  • Time is Money

    Time is Money

  • Until the End of the World

    Until the End of the World

  • Miss Julie

    Miss Julie

  • Europa

    Europa

  • Druids

    Druids

  • Oscar and the Lady in Pink

    Oscar and the Lady in Pink

  • Hostile Waters

    Hostile Waters

  • Solomon

    Solomon

  • Interlude in the Marshland

    Interlude in the Marshland

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

  • She Dances Alone

    She Dances Alone

  • Ingmar Bergman

    Ingmar Bergman

  • La principessa e il povero

    La principessa e il povero

  • Delblanc

    Delblanc

  • Gösta Berlings saga

    Gösta Berlings saga

  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Death Watch

    Death Watch

  • L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

    L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

  • The Desert of the Tartars

    The Desert of the Tartars

  • Foxtrot

    Foxtrot

  • A Man and His Dog

    A Man and His Dog

  • Quo Vadis?

    Quo Vadis?

  • A che punto è la notte

    A che punto è la notte

  • The Kremlin Letter

    The Kremlin Letter

  • Heart of a Dog

    Heart of a Dog

  • The Best Intentions

    The Best Intentions

  • The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

    The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

  • Radetzky March

    Radetzky March

  • The Quiller Memorandum

    The Quiller Memorandum

  • Emotional Arithmetic

    Emotional Arithmetic

  • Max von Sydow

    Max von Sydow

  • The Human Factor

    The Human Factor

  • The Letters

    The Letters

  • The Princess and the Pauper

    The Princess and the Pauper

  • Duet for One

    Duet for One

  • The Emigrants

    The Emigrants

  • Wonderful Adventures of Nils

    Wonderful Adventures of Nils

  • Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

  • The Wedding Day

    The Wedding Day

  • The Broken Mirror

    The Broken Mirror

  • Professione fantasma

    Professione fantasma

  • Code Name: Emerald

    Code Name: Emerald

  • Kojak The Belarus File

    Kojak The Belarus File

  • The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

    The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

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

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

  • The First, the Last

    The First, the Last

  • Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

    Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

  • Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

    Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

  • Le dernier civil

    Le dernier civil

  • Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

    Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

  • Depth Solitude

    Depth Solitude

  • Cellini: A Violent Life

    Cellini: A Violent Life

  • Here Is Your Life

    Here Is Your Life

  • The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

    The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

  • The Bachelor

    The Bachelor

  • The Silent Touch

    The Silent Touch

  • The Ox

    The Ox

  • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

  • Father

    Father

  • Starring Sigmund Freud

    Starring Sigmund Freud

  • Target Eagle

    Target Eagle

  • Circle of Passions

    Circle of Passions

  • Destination Dune

    Destination Dune

  • Let Poland Be Poland

    Let Poland Be Poland

  • The Reward

    The Reward

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

  • Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

    Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

  • The Second Victory

    The Second Victory

  • Only a Mother

    Only a Mother

  • Hidden Children

    Hidden Children

  • 4 x 4

    4 x 4

  • Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

    Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

  • The Soldier's Tale

    The Soldier's Tale

  • Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

    Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

  • Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

    Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

  • Their Frozen Dream

    Their Frozen Dream

  • A Look at Liv

    A Look at Liv

  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon

    East of the Sun, West of the Moon

  • Tuschinski's Dream

    Tuschinski's Dream

  • Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

    Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

  • Spion 503

    Spion 503