Max von Sydow
Acting
Born: Apr 10, 1929 — Died: Mar 08, 2020
From: Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
Credits: 30 titles
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).
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max von Sydow | Self (archive footage) | 2017 | 10.0 |
| Robin Hood | Sir Walter Loxley | 2010 | 6.397 |
| Shutter Island | Dr. Naehring | 2010 | 8.198 |
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Papinou | 2007 | 7.577 |
| Rush Hour 3 | Varden Reynard | 2007 | 6.486 |
| The Final Inquiry | Tiberius | 2007 | 4.818 |
| Ring of the Nibelungs | Eyvind | 2004 | 6.25 |
| Minority Report | Director Lamar Burgess | 2002 | 7.353 |
| Intacto | Samuel | 2001 | 6.592 |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | Nels Gudmundsson | 1999 | 6.088 |
| Hostile Waters | Admiral Chernavin | 1997 | 6.064 |
| Needful Things | Leland Gaunt | 1993 | 6.25 |
| Until the End of the World | Henry Farber | 1991 | 6.746 |
| A Kiss Before Dying | Thor Carlsson | 1991 | 5.565 |
| Awakenings | Peter Ingham | 1990 | 7.774 |
| Pelle the Conqueror | Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand | 1987 | 7.283 |
| Hannah and Her Sisters | Frederick | 1986 | 7.471 |
| Dune | Doctor Kynes | 1984 | 6.182 |
| Dreamscape | Paul Novotny | 1984 | 6.092 |
| Flash Gordon | The Emperor Ming | 1980 | 6.236 |
| A Look at Liv | Self | 1979 | 10.0 |
| Exorcist II: The Heretic | Father Lankester Merrin | 1977 | 4.542 |
| Three Days of the Condor | G. Joubert | 1975 | 7.276 |
| The Ultimate Warrior | Baron | 1975 | 5.754 |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told | Jesus | 1965 | 6.415 |
| Dance Around the Guldbaggen | Self | 1964 | — |
| Through a Glass Darkly | Martin | 1961 | 7.773 |
| The Virgin Spring | Töre | 1960 | 7.848 |
| The Seventh Seal | Antonius Block | 1957 | 8.157 |
| Wild Strawberries | Åkerman | 1957 | 8.079 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1929 |
| From | Lund, Skåne län, … |