Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow
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 Acting
Popularity 13.601
Birthday 1929-04-10
Place of Birth Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
Also Known As Max Carl Adolf von Sydow, Max Von Sydow, Макс фон Сюдов, Carl Adolf von Sydow,
Minority Report
2002

Minority Report

The Seventh Seal
1957

The Seventh Seal

Wild Strawberries
1957

Wild Strawberries

Hostile Waters
1997

Hostile Waters

Snow Falling on Cedars
1999

Snow Falling on Cedars

Dune
1984

Dune

Max von Sydow
2017

Max von Sydow

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Until the End of the World
1991

Until the End of the World

Needful Things
1993

Needful Things

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Flash Gordon
1980

Flash Gordon

Intacto
2001

Intacto

Awakenings
1990

Awakenings

Pelle the Conqueror
1987

Pelle the Conqueror

Ring of the Nibelungs
2004

Ring of the Nibelungs

Robin Hood
2010

Robin Hood

Hannah and Her Sisters
1986

Hannah and Her Sisters

Rush Hour 3
2007

Rush Hour 3

Shutter Island
2010

Shutter Island

Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Dance Around the Guldbaggen
1964

Dance Around the Guldbaggen

Through a Glass Darkly
1961

Through a Glass Darkly

Dreamscape
1984

Dreamscape

A Look at Liv
1979

A Look at Liv

The Virgin Spring
1960

The Virgin Spring

The Final Inquiry
2007

The Final Inquiry

Three Days of the Condor
1975

Three Days of the Condor

A Kiss Before Dying
1991

A Kiss Before Dying

The Ultimate Warrior
1975

The Ultimate Warrior

What Dreams May Come
1998

What Dreams May Come

March or Die
1977

March or Die

Citizen X
1995

Citizen X

Europa
1991

Europa

Judge Dredd
1995

Judge Dredd

Shame
1968

Shame

The Exorcist
1973

The Exorcist

Druids
2001

Druids

Strange Brew
1983

Strange Brew

Conan the Barbarian
1982

Conan the Barbarian

Solomon Kane
2009

Solomon Kane

Emotional Arithmetic
2008

Emotional Arithmetic

The Emigrants
1971

The Emigrants

A Man and His Dog
2009

A Man and His Dog

The Best Intentions
1992

The Best Intentions

The Magician
1958

The Magician

Winter Light
1963

Winter Light

Never Say Never Again
1983

Never Say Never Again

Tuschinski's Dream
2017

Tuschinski's Dream

The New Land
1972

The New Land

The Passion of Anna
1969

The Passion of Anna

Hawaii
1966

Hawaii

Brink of Life
1958

Brink of Life

Heidi
2005

Heidi

Illustrious Corpses
1976

Illustrious Corpses

Minns ni?
1993

Minns ni?

The Fascination
1985

The Fascination

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Private Confessions
1996

Private Confessions

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
2011

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

The Kremlin Letter
1970

The Kremlin Letter

The Apple War
1971

The Apple War

The Quiller Memorandum
1966

The Quiller Memorandum

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Desert of the Tartars
1976

The Desert of the Tartars

Sleepless
2001

Sleepless

Miss Julie
1951

Miss Julie

Escape to Victory
1981

Escape to Victory

Hour of the Wolf
1968

Hour of the Wolf

Oscar and the Lady in Pink
2009

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

Delblanc
1996

Delblanc

Duet for One
1986

Duet for One

The Night Visitor
1971

The Night Visitor

Brass Target
1978

Brass Target

The Flight of the Eagle
1982

The Flight of the Eagle

Light Keeps Me Company
2000

Light Keeps Me Company

Steppenwolf
1974

Steppenwolf

Code Name: Emerald
1985

Code Name: Emerald

Hidden Children
2004

Hidden Children

Voyage of the Damned
1976

Voyage of the Damned

Och ge oss skuggorna
1993

Och ge oss skuggorna

Black Journal
1977

Black Journal

Solomon
1997

Solomon

Hamsun
1996

Hamsun

Heart of a Dog
1976

Heart of a Dog

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

Ghostbusters II
1989

Ghostbusters II

The Touch
1971

The Touch

The Reward
1965

The Reward

The Soldier's Tale
1984

The Soldier's Tale

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Depth Solitude
1995

Depth Solitude

Branded
2012

Branded

Foxtrot
1976

Foxtrot

Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story
1975

Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2023

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

A che punto è la notte
1994

A che punto è la notte

The Bachelor
1990

The Bachelor

The Wolf at the Door
1986

The Wolf at the Door

The Silent Touch
1992

The Silent Touch

Only a Mother
1949

Only a Mother

The Mistress
1962

The Mistress

Jerusalem
1996

Jerusalem

Target Eagle
1982

Target Eagle

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Father
1990

Father

Red King, White Knight
1989

Red King, White Knight

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
2012

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

The Right to Love
1956

The Right to Love

Ingen mans kvinna
1953

Ingen mans kvinna

Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1962

Wonderful Adventures of Nils

Stjärnbilder
1995

Stjärnbilder

Samson and Delilah
1984

Samson and Delilah

Here Is Your Life
1966

Here Is Your Life

The Ox
1991

The Ox

Black Palm Trees
1968

Black Palm Trees

Venetian Lies
1981

Venetian Lies

Interlude in the Marshland
1965

Interlude in the Marshland

Let Poland Be Poland
1982

Let Poland Be Poland

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
1957

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

Spion 503
1958

Spion 503

The Letters
2014

The Letters

The Second Victory
1987

The Second Victory

Hurricane
1979

Hurricane

The First, the Last
2016

The First, the Last

Rabies
1958

Rabies

The Human Factor
1988

The Human Factor

Le dernier civil
1984

Le dernier civil

Their Frozen Dream
1997

Their Frozen Dream

She Dances Alone
1981

She Dances Alone

Cellini: A Violent Life
1990

Cellini: A Violent Life

Starring Sigmund Freud
2012

Starring Sigmund Freud

Kojak: The Belarus File
1985

Kojak: The Belarus File

Made in Sweden
1969

Made in Sweden

The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer
1982

The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Kursk
2018

Kursk

The Repenter
1985

The Repenter

4 x 4
1965

4 x 4

The Princess and the Pauper
1997

The Princess and the Pauper

Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
2013

Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

The Diary of Anne Frank
1967

The Diary of Anne Frank

Morfars resa
1993

Morfars resa

Onkel Vanja
1994

Onkel Vanja

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

The Last Norwegian Troll
2010

The Last Norwegian Troll

The Atlantic
1995

The Atlantic

Ingmar Bergman
1972

Ingmar Bergman

An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
1968

An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer
1995

Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

Embassy
1972

Embassy

The Wolfman
2010

The Wolfman

Circle of Passions
1983

Circle of Passions

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

The Wedding Day
1960

The Wedding Day

Behind the Moomins
2010

Behind the Moomins

Death Watch
1980

Death Watch

Time is Money
1994

Time is Money

The Broken Mirror
1975

The Broken Mirror

Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood
1989

Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

Samson and Delilah
1996

Samson and Delilah

Echoes of the Past
2021

Echoes of the Past

Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern
1988

Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

The Minister of Uddarbo
1957

The Minister of Uddarbo

East of the Sun, West of the Moon
1991

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Tudors
2007

The Tudors

The Last Place on Earth
1985

The Last Place on Earth

Radetzky March
1995

Radetzky March

Game of Thrones
2011

Game of Thrones

La principessa e il povero
1997

La principessa e il povero

Quo Vadis?
1985

Quo Vadis?

Christopher Columbus
1985

Christopher Columbus

Gösta Berlings saga
1986

Gösta Berlings saga

L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
2007

L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

Professione fantasma
1998

Professione fantasma

Grimme-Preis-Verleihung
1964

Grimme-Preis-Verleihung

A che punto è la notte
1994

A che punto è la notte

Las Aventuras del Joven Indiana Jones
2002

Las Aventuras del Joven Indiana Jones

The Simpsons
1989

The Simpsons

The Guldbagge Awards
1981

The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards
1981

The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards
1981

The Guldbagge Awards

Nuremberg
2000

Nuremberg

The Emigrants
1974

The Emigrants

Ring of the Nibelungs
2004

Ring of the Nibelungs

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Golden Globe Awards