Acting
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).
Filmography
The Resurrection of Christ
Film · 2026
Echoes of the Past
Film · 2021
Kursk
Film · 2018
Max von Sydow
Film · 2017
Tuschinski's Dream
Film · 2017
The First, the Last
Film · 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Film · 2015
The Letters
Film · 2014
I Am Divine
Film · 2014
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
Film · 2013
Branded
Film · 2012
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
Film · 2012
Starring Sigmund Freud
Film · 2012
Palme
Film · 2012
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Film · 2011
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Film · 2011
Game of Thrones
Series · 2011
Robin Hood
Film · 2010
Shutter Island
Film · 2010
The Last Norwegian Troll
Film · 2010
Behind the Moomins
Film · 2010
Solomon Kane
Film · 2009
A Man and His Dog
Film · 2009
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Film · 2009
Emotional Arithmetic
Film · 2008
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Film · 2007
Rush Hour 3
Film · 2007
The Final Inquiry
Film · 2007
The Tudors
Series · 2007
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
Series · 2007
Heidi
Film · 2005
Ring of the Nibelungs
Film · 2004
Hidden Children
Film · 2004
Ring of the Nibelungs
Series · 2004
Minority Report
Film · 2002
Intacto
Film · 2001
Druids
Film · 2001
Sleepless
Film · 2001
Light Keeps Me Company
Film · 2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Film · 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Film · 2000
Nuremberg
Series · 2000
Snow Falling on Cedars
Film · 1999
What Dreams May Come
Film · 1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Film · 1998
Professione fantasma
Series · 1998
Hostile Waters
Film · 1997
Solomon
Film · 1997
Their Frozen Dream
Film · 1997
The Princess and the Pauper
Film · 1997
La principessa e il povero
Series · 1997
Solomon
Series · 1997
Private Confessions
Film · 1996
Delblanc
Film · 1996
Hamsun
Film · 1996
Jerusalem
Film · 1996
Citizen X
Film · 1995
Judge Dredd
Film · 1995
Depth Solitude
Film · 1995
Stjärnbilder
Film · 1995
The Atlantic
Film · 1995
Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer
Film · 1995
Lumière & Company
Film · 1995
Anders Zorn - Med egna ord
Film · 1995
Radetzky March
Series · 1995
Onkel Vanja
Film · 1994
Time is Money
Film · 1994
A che punto è la notte
Series · 1994
Needful Things
Film · 1993
Minns ni?
Film · 1993
Och ge oss skuggorna
Film · 1993
Morfars resa
Film · 1993
The Best Intentions
Film · 1992
The Silent Touch
Film · 1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Series · 1992
Until the End of the World
Film · 1991
A Kiss Before Dying
Film · 1991
Europa
Film · 1991
The Ox
Film · 1991
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Film · 1991
Awakenings
Film · 1990
The Bachelor
Film · 1990
Father
Film · 1990
Cellini: A Violent Life
Film · 1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Film · 1990
Ghostbusters II
Film · 1989
Red King, White Knight
Film · 1989
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood
Film · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
The Human Factor
Film · 1988
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern
Film · 1988
Pelle the Conqueror
Film · 1987
The Second Victory
Film · 1987
Hannah and Her Sisters
Film · 1986
Duet for One
Film · 1986
The Wolf at the Door
Film · 1986
Gösta Berlings saga
Series · 1986
Code Name: Emerald
Film · 1985
Kojak: The Belarus File
Film · 1985
The Repenter
Film · 1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Film · 1985
The Last Place on Earth
Series · 1985
Quo Vadis?
Series · 1985
Christopher Columbus
Series · 1985
Dune
Film · 1984
Dreamscape
Film · 1984
The Soldier's Tale
Film · 1984
Samson and Delilah
Film · 1984
Le dernier civil
Film · 1984
Strange Brew
Film · 1983
Never Say Never Again
Film · 1983
Circle of Passions
Film · 1983
Destination Dune
Film · 1983
Conan the Barbarian
Film · 1982
The Flight of the Eagle
Film · 1982
Target Eagle
Film · 1982
Let Poland Be Poland
Film · 1982
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer
Film · 1982
Escape to Victory
Film · 1981
Venetian Lies
Film · 1981
She Dances Alone
Film · 1981
The Guldbagge Awards
Series · 1981
The Guldbagge Awards
Series · 1981
The Guldbagge Awards
Series · 1981
Flash Gordon
Film · 1980
Death Watch
Film · 1980
A Look at Liv
Film · 1979
Hurricane
Film · 1979
Brass Target
Film · 1978
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Film · 1977
March or Die
Film · 1977
Black Journal
Film · 1977
Illustrious Corpses
Film · 1976
The Desert of the Tartars
Film · 1976
Voyage of the Damned
Film · 1976
Heart of a Dog
Film · 1976
Foxtrot
Film · 1976
Three Days of the Condor
Film · 1975
The Ultimate Warrior
Film · 1975
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story
Film · 1975
The Broken Mirror
Film · 1975
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Film · 1974
Steppenwolf
Film · 1974
The Emigrants
Series · 1974
The Exorcist
Film · 1973
The New Land
Film · 1972
Ingmar Bergman
Film · 1972
Embassy
Film · 1972
The Emigrants
Film · 1971
The Apple War
Film · 1971
The Night Visitor
Film · 1971
The Touch
Film · 1971
The Kremlin Letter
Film · 1970
The Passion of Anna
Film · 1969
Made in Sweden
Film · 1969
Shame
Film · 1968
Hour of the Wolf
Film · 1968
Black Palm Trees
Film · 1968
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
Film · 1968
The Diary of Anne Frank
Film · 1967
Hawaii
Film · 1966
The Quiller Memorandum
Film · 1966
Here Is Your Life
Film · 1966
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Film · 1965
The Reward
Film · 1965
Interlude in the Marshland
Film · 1965
4 x 4
Film · 1965
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
Film · 1964
Grimme Award
Series · 1964
Winter Light
Film · 1963
The Mistress
Film · 1962
Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Film · 1962
Through a Glass Darkly
Film · 1961
The Virgin Spring
Film · 1960
The Wedding Day
Film · 1960
The Magician
Film · 1958
Brink of Life
Film · 1958
Spion 503
Film · 1958
Rabies
Film · 1958
The Seventh Seal
Film · 1957
Wild Strawberries
Film · 1957
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
Film · 1957
The Minister of Uddarbo
Film · 1957
The Right to Love
Film · 1956
No Man's Woman
Film · 1953
Miss Julie
Film · 1951
Only a Mother
Film · 1949
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
The Making of the Greatest Story Ever Told
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