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Max von Sydow

1929-04-10 Lund, Skåne län, Sweden

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Biografia

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).

Películas

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies Self - (archive footage) 2025-11-21
Καλάβρυτα 1943 Nikolas Andreou (Aged) 2021-11-11
Kursk Admiral Vladimir Petrenko 2018-11-07
Max von Sydow Self (archive footage) 2017-03-07
Rêve au Tuschinski 2017-06-01
Les Premiers, les Derniers Le croque-mort 2016-01-27
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lor San Tekka 2015-12-15
The Letters Celeste van Exem 2014-02-23
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures Dr. Alistair Conis 2013-06-28
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter Self 2012-03-27
Palme Self (archive footage) 2012-09-14
Branded Marketing Guru 2012-09-06
Starring Sigmund Freud 2012-11-01
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Renter 2011-12-25
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde Self 2011-10-25
Behind the Moomins Narrator (voice) 2010-08-06
Shutter Island Dr. Naehring 2010-02-14
The Wolfman Passenger on Train (Director's Cut) (uncredited) 2010-02-10
Det siste norske trollet The Last Norweigian Troll (voice) 2010-08-21
Robin Hood Sir Walter Loxley 2010-05-12
Solomon Kane Josiah Kane 2009-12-23
Oscar et la dame rose Le docteur Dusseldorf 2009-11-15
Un homme et son chien Le commandant 2009-01-14
Emotional Arithmetic Jakob Bronski 2008-04-18
L'inchiesta Tiberius 2007-04-04
Rush Hour 3 Varden Reynard 2007-08-08
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon Papinou 2007-05-23
Heidi Uncle Alp 2005-08-19
Ring of the Nibelungs Eyvind 2004-11-19
La fuga degli innocenti Valobra 2004-01-01
Minority Report Director Lamar Burgess 2002-06-20
Intacto Samuel 2001-11-06
Non ho sonno Moretti 2001-01-05
Vercingétorix : La Légende du druide roi Guttuart 2001-01-24
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid Freud 2000-09-19
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' Self 2000-05-30
Ljuset håller mig sällskap Self 2000-08-26
Snow Falling on Cedars Nels Gudmundsson 1999-12-22
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist Self - Father Merrin 1998-06-13
What Dreams May Come The Tracker 1998-10-02
La principessa e il povero Epos 1997-12-02
Solomon Davide 1997-12-15
Hostile Waters Admiral Chernavin 1997-10-18
En frusen dröm S.A. Andrée (voice) 1997-10-03
Enskilda samtal Jacob 1996-12-25
Jerusalem Vicar 1996-09-06
Delblanc Narrator (voice) 1996-01-05
Hamsun Knut Hamsun 1996-04-19
Lumière et Compagnie Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman") 1995-12-20
Atlanten Narrator (voice) 1995-04-07
Stjärnbilder (archive footage) 1995-09-10
Citizen X Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky 1995-02-25
Dypets ensomhet Narrator (voice) 1995-01-01
Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer Narrator (voice) 1995-11-26
Judge Dredd Chief Justice Fargo 1995-06-30
Onkel Vanja The Professor 1994-12-26
Time is Money Joe Kaufman 1994-10-19
Minns ni? (archive footage) 1993-10-24
Och ge oss skuggorna Eugene O'Neill 1993-01-06
Morfars resa Simon S.L. Fromm 1993-01-29
Needful Things Leland Gaunt 1993-08-27
The Silent Touch Henry Kesdi 1992-09-30
Den goda viljan Johan Åkerblom 1992-05-24
Europa Narrator (voice) 1991-06-27
Oxen Vicar 1991-11-22
Bis ans Ende der Welt Henry Farber 1991-09-12
East of the Sun, West of the Moon Narrator (voice) 1991-08-17
A Kiss Before Dying Thor Carlsson 1991-04-26
Mio caro dottor Gräsler Von Schleheim 1990-03-29
Father Joe Mueller 1990-08-16
Awakenings Peter Ingham 1990-12-04
Una vita scellerata Pope Clement VII 1990-05-02
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes Father Siemes 1990-08-06
Red King, White Knight Szaz 1989-11-25
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood Self 1989-01-01
Ghostbusters II Vigo (voice) (uncredited) 1989-06-16
Den mänskliga faktorn 1988-01-01
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern Voice 1988-05-24
Pelle Erobreren Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand 1987-12-21
The Second Victory Dr. Huber 1987-06-04
Duet for One Dr. Louis Feldman 1986-12-25
Oviri August Strindberg 1986-09-05
Hannah and Her Sisters Frederick 1986-02-07
Il Pentito Spinola 1985-11-15
Code Name: Emerald Jürgen Brausch 1985-09-07
Kojak The Belarus File Peter Barak 1985-02-16
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Self 1985-03-03
Samson and Delilah Sidka 1984-03-31
Dreamscape Paul Novotny 1984-08-15
Le dernier civil Gérard Bauerle 1984-11-04
The Soldier's Tale The Devil (voice) 1984-01-01
Dune Doctor Kynes 1984-12-14
Destination Dune Self 1983-01-01
Strange Brew Brewmeister Smith 1983-08-26
Never Say Never Again Ernst Stavro Blofeld 1983-10-07
Le Cercle des passions Carlo di Vilalfratti 1983-07-06
Jugando con la muerte Coronel O'Donnell 1982-09-10
Let Poland Be Poland Self - Co-Host 1982-01-31
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer 1982-05-30
Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd Salomon August Andrée 1982-08-26
Conan the Barbarian King Osric 1982-03-16
She Dances Alone Nijinsky's voice 1981-09-19
Escape to Victory Major Karl von Steiner 1981-06-17
Bugie bianche Marcello Herrighe 1981-06-25
La Mort en direct Gerald Mortenhoe 1980-01-23
Flash Gordon The Emperor Ming 1980-12-05
Hurricane Dr. Danielsson 1979-04-12
A Look at Liv Self 1979-01-31
Brass Target Shelley Martin Webber 1978-12-22
Gran bollito Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal 1977-11-24
March or Die François Marneau 1977-09-08
Exorcist II: The Heretic Father Lankester Merrin 1977-06-17
Foxtrot Larsen 1976-03-01
Cuore di cane Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski 1976-01-23
Voyage of the Damned Captain Schroeder 1976-12-22
Il deserto dei Tartari Cap. Ortiz 1976-10-29
Cadaveri eccellenti Supreme Court President 1976-02-12
The Ultimate Warrior Baron 1975-10-02
Ägget är löst! The Father 1975-03-17
Trompe l'œil Matthew Lawrence 1975-04-02
Three Days of the Condor G. Joubert 1975-09-24
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute Self (archive footage) 1974-02-20
Steppenwolf Harry Haller 1974-12-18
The Exorcist Father Lankester Merrin 1973-12-26
Ingmar Bergman Self 1972-03-17
Embassy Gorenko 1972-03-02
Nybyggarna Karl Oskar 1972-02-26
The Night Visitor Salem 1971-02-10
Äppelkriget Roy Lindberg 1971-12-18
Utvandrarna Karl Oskar 1971-03-08
Beröringen Andreas Vergerus 1971-07-14
The Kremlin Letter Colonel Kosnov 1970-02-01
Made in Sweden Magnus Rud 1969-03-17
En passion Andreas Winkelman 1969-11-10
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman Self 1968-04-14
Vargtimmen Johan Borg 1968-02-19
Svarta palmkronor Gustav Olofsson 1968-09-26
Skammen Jan Rosenberg 1968-09-29
The Diary of Anne Frank Otto Frank 1967-11-26
Här har du ditt liv Smålands-Pelle 1966-12-26
Hawaii Abner Hale 1966-10-10
The Quiller Memorandum Oktober 1966-11-10
The Greatest Story Ever Told Jesus 1965-04-09
The Reward Scott Swenson 1965-09-15
4 x 4 Kvist 1965-02-25
Uppehåll i myrlandet Alex Kvist 1965-02-22
Dansen kring Guldbaggen Self 1964-09-25
Nattvardsgästerna Jonas Persson 1963-02-11
Nils Holgerssons underbara resa The Father 1962-09-12
Älskarinnan The Man 1962-02-19
Såsom i en spegel Martin 1961-10-16
Bröllopsdagen Anders Frost 1960-10-03
Jungfrukällan Töre 1960-02-08
Nära livet Harry Andersson 1958-03-31
Rabies Bo Stensson Svenningson 1958-11-07
Spion 503 Horst, Gestapo-mand 1958-08-29
Ansiktet Albert Emanuel Vogler 1958-12-26
Smultronstället Åkerman 1957-08-28
Det sjunde inseglet Antonius Block 1957-02-16
Prästen i Uddarbo Gustaf Ömark 1957-12-26
Herr Sleeman kommer Hunter 1957-04-18
Rätten att älska Bergman 1956-02-27
Ingen mans kvinna Olof 1953-11-09
Fröken Julie Groom 1951-06-28
Bara en mor Nils 1949-10-31
Det sjunde inseglet