1929-04-10 Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
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).
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A Ressureição de Cristo | 2026-04-09 | |
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Καλάβρυτα 1943 | Nikolas Andreou (Aged) | 2021-11-11 |
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Kursk | Admiral Vladimir Petrenko | 2018-11-07 |
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Max von Sydow | Self (archive footage) | 2017-03-07 |
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Rêve au Tuschinski | 2017-06-01 | |
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Les Premiers, les Derniers | Le croque-mort | 2016-01-27 |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Lor San Tekka | 2015-12-15 |
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The Letters | Celeste van Exem | 2014-02-23 |
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I Am Divine | Self (archive) | 2014-03-26 |
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Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures | Dr. Alistair Conis | 2013-06-28 |
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Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter | Self | 2012-03-27 |
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Branded | Marketing Guru | 2012-09-06 |
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Palme | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-14 |
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Starring Sigmund Freud | 2012-11-01 | |
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Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde | Self | 2011-10-25 |
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | The Renter | 2011-12-25 |
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Shutter Island | Dr. Naehring | 2010-02-14 |
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Behind the Moomins | Narrator (voice) | 2010-08-06 |
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Det siste norske trollet | The Last Norweigian Troll (voice) | 2010-08-21 |
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Robin Hood | Sir Walter Loxley | 2010-05-12 |
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Solomon Kane | Josiah Kane | 2009-12-23 |
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Oscar et la dame rose | Le docteur Dusseldorf | 2009-11-15 |
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Un homme et son chien | Le commandant | 2009-01-14 |
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Emotional Arithmetic | Jakob Bronski | 2008-04-18 |
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L'inchiesta | Tiberius | 2007-04-04 |
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Rush Hour 3 | Varden Reynard | 2007-08-08 |
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Le Scaphandre et le Papillon | Papinou | 2007-05-23 |
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Heidi | Uncle Alp | 2005-08-19 |
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Ring of the Nibelungs | Eyvind | 2004-11-19 |
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La fuga degli innocenti | Valobra | 2004-01-01 |
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Minority Report | Director Lamar Burgess | 2002-06-20 |
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Intacto | Samuel | 2001-11-06 |
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Non ho sonno | Moretti | 2001-01-05 |
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Vercingétorix : La Légende du druide roi | Guttuart | 2001-01-24 |
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid | Freud | 2000-09-19 |
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Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' | Self | 2000-05-30 |
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Ljuset håller mig sällskap | Self | 2000-08-26 |
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Snow Falling on Cedars | Nels Gudmundsson | 1999-12-22 |
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The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist | Self - Father Merrin | 1998-06-13 |
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What Dreams May Come | The Tracker | 1998-10-02 |
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La principessa e il povero | Epos | 1997-12-02 |
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Solomon | Davide | 1997-12-15 |
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Hostile Waters | Admiral Chernavin | 1997-10-18 |
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En frusen dröm | S.A. Andrée (voice) | 1997-10-03 |
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Enskilda samtal | Jacob | 1996-12-25 |
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Jerusalem | Vicar | 1996-09-06 |
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Delblanc | Narrator (voice) | 1996-01-05 |
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Hamsun | Knut Hamsun | 1996-04-19 |
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Stjärnbilder | (archive footage) | 1995-09-10 |
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Atlanten | Narrator (voice) | 1995-04-07 |
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Citizen X | Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky | 1995-02-25 |
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Dypets ensomhet | Narrator (voice) | 1995-01-01 |
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Lumière et Compagnie | Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman") | 1995-12-20 |
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Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer | Narrator (voice) | 1995-11-26 |
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Judge Dredd | Chief Justice Fargo | 1995-06-30 |
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Onkel Vanja | The Professor | 1994-12-26 |
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Time is Money | Joe Kaufman | 1994-10-19 |
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Morfars resa | Simon S.L. Fromm | 1993-01-29 |
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Needful Things | Leland Gaunt | 1993-08-27 |
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Minns ni? | (archive footage) | 1993-10-24 |
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Och ge oss skuggorna | Eugene O'Neill | 1993-01-06 |
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Den goda viljan | Johan Åkerblom | 1992-05-24 |
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The Silent Touch | Henry Kesdi | 1992-09-30 |
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Oxen | Vicar | 1991-11-22 |
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A Kiss Before Dying | Thor Carlsson | 1991-04-26 |
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East of the Sun, West of the Moon | Narrator (voice) | 1991-08-17 |
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Bis ans Ende der Welt | Henry Farber | 1991-09-12 |
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Europa | Narrator (voice) | 1991-06-27 |
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Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Father Siemes | 1990-08-06 |
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Father | Joe Mueller | 1990-08-16 |
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Awakenings | Peter Ingham | 1990-12-04 |
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Mio caro dottor Gräsler | Von Schleheim | 1990-03-29 |
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Una vita scellerata | Pope Clement VII | 1990-05-02 |
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Red King, White Knight | Szaz | 1989-11-25 |
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Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood | Self | 1989-01-01 |
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Ghostbusters II | Vigo (voice) (uncredited) | 1989-06-16 |
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Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern | Voice | 1988-05-24 |
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Den mänskliga faktorn | 1988-01-01 | |
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The Second Victory | Dr. Huber | 1987-06-04 |
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Pelle Erobreren | Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand | 1987-12-21 |
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Oviri | August Strindberg | 1986-09-05 |
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Duet for One | Dr. Louis Feldman | 1986-12-25 |
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Hannah and Her Sisters | Frederick | 1986-02-07 |
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Code Name: Emerald | Jürgen Brausch | 1985-09-07 |
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | 1985-03-03 |
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Kojak: The Belarus File | Peter Barak | 1985-02-16 |
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Il Pentito | Spinola | 1985-11-15 |
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Dune | Doctor Kynes | 1984-12-14 |
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Samson and Delilah | Sidka | 1984-03-31 |
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The Soldier's Tale | The Devil (voice) | 1984-11-29 |
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Dreamscape | Paul Novotny | 1984-08-15 |
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Le dernier civil | Gérard Bauerle | 1984-11-04 |
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Le Cercle des passions | Carlo di Vilalfratti | 1983-07-06 |
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Never Say Never Again | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | 1983-10-07 |
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Destination Dune | Self | 1983-01-01 |
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Strange Brew | Brewmeister Smith | 1983-08-26 |
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Let Poland Be Poland | Self - Co-Host | 1982-01-31 |
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Jugando con la muerte | Coronel O'Donnell | 1982-09-10 |
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The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer | 1982-05-30 | |
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Conan the Barbarian | King Osric | 1982-03-16 |
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Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd | Salomon August Andrée | 1982-08-26 |
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She Dances Alone | Nijinsky (voice) | 1981-05-31 |
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Escape to Victory | Major Karl von Steiner | 1981-06-17 |
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Bugie bianche | Marcello Herrighe | 1981-06-25 |
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La Mort en direct | Gerald Mortenhoe | 1980-01-23 |
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Flash Gordon | The Emperor Ming | 1980-12-05 |
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Hurricane | Dr. Danielsson | 1979-04-12 |
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A Look at Liv | Self | 1979-01-31 |
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Brass Target | Shelley Martin Webber | 1978-12-22 |
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Gran bollito | Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal | 1977-11-24 |
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March or Die | François Marneau | 1977-09-08 |
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Exorcist II: The Heretic | Father Lankester Merrin | 1977-06-17 |
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Cuore di cane | Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski | 1976-01-23 |
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Foxtrot | Larsen | 1976-03-01 |
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Il deserto dei Tartari | Cap. Ortiz | 1976-10-29 |
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Voyage of the Damned | Captain Schroeder | 1976-12-22 |
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Cadaveri eccellenti | Supreme Court President | 1976-02-12 |
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The Ultimate Warrior | Baron | 1975-10-02 |
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Trompe l'œil | Matthew Lawrence | 1975-04-02 |
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Ägget är löst! | The Father | 1975-03-17 |
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Three Days of the Condor | G. Joubert | 1975-09-24 |
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Steppenwolf | Harry Haller | 1974-12-18 |
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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | 1974-02-20 |
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The Exorcist | Father Lankester Merrin | 1973-12-26 |
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Ingmar Bergman | Self | 1972-03-17 |
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Embassy | Gorenko | 1972-03-02 |
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Nybyggarna | Karl Oskar | 1972-02-26 |
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Äppelkriget | Roy Lindberg | 1971-12-18 |
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The Night Visitor | Salem | 1971-02-10 |
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Beröringen | Andreas Vergerus | 1971-07-14 |
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Utvandrarna | Karl Oskar | 1971-03-08 |
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The Kremlin Letter | Colonel Kosnov | 1970-02-01 |
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En passion | Andreas Winkelman | 1969-11-10 |
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Made in Sweden | Magnus Rud | 1969-03-17 |
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An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman | Self | 1968-04-14 |
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Vargtimmen | Johan Borg | 1968-02-19 |
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Skammen | Jan Rosenberg | 1968-09-29 |
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Svarta palmkronor | Gustav Olofsson | 1968-09-26 |
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The Diary of Anne Frank | Otto Frank | 1967-11-26 |
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The Quiller Memorandum | Oktober | 1966-11-10 |
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Hawaii | Abner Hale | 1966-10-10 |
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Här har du ditt liv | Smålands-Pelle | 1966-12-26 |
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Uppehåll i myrlandet | Alex Kvist | 1965-02-22 |
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The Reward | Scott Swenson | 1965-09-15 |
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4 x 4 | Kvist | 1965-02-25 |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told | Jesus | 1965-04-09 |
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Dansen kring Guldbaggen | Self | 1964-09-25 |
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Nattvardsgästerna | Jonas Persson | 1963-02-11 |
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Älskarinnan | The Man | 1962-02-19 |
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Nils Holgerssons underbara resa | The Father | 1962-09-12 |
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Såsom i en spegel | Martin | 1961-10-16 |
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Jungfrukällan | Töre | 1960-02-08 |
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Bröllopsdagen | Anders Frost | 1960-10-03 |
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Ansiktet | Albert Emanuel Vogler | 1958-12-26 |
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Nära livet | Harry Andersson | 1958-03-31 |
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Rabies - scener ur människolivet | Bo Stensson Svenningson | 1958-11-07 |
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Spion 503 | Horst, Gestapo-mand | 1958-08-29 |
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Det sjunde inseglet | Antonius Block | 1957-02-16 |
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Prästen i Uddarbo | Gustaf Ömark | 1957-12-26 |
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Herr Sleeman kommer | Hunter | 1957-04-18 |
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Smultronstället | Åkerman | 1957-08-28 |
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Rätten att älska | Bergman | 1956-02-27 |
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Ingen mans kvinna | Olof | 1953-11-09 |
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Fröken Julie | Groom | 1951-06-28 |
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Bara en mor | Nils | 1949-10-31 |
