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Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Acting

Born: April 10, 1929Lund, 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).

Known For
Filmography
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2025
Echoes of the Past

Echoes of the Past

Nikolas Andreou (Aged)

2021
Kursk

Kursk

Admiral Vladimir Petrenko

2018
Tuschinski's Dream

Tuschinski's Dream

2017
Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Self (archive footage)

2017
The First, the Last

The First, the Last

Le croque-mort

2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Lor San Tekka

2015
The Letters

The Letters

Celeste van Exem

2014
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

Dr. Alistair Conis

2013

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012
Palme

Palme

Self (archive footage)

2012
Branded

Branded

Marketing Guru

2012
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

Self

2012
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Renter

2011
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

Self

2011
The Last Norwegian Troll

The Last Norwegian Troll

The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)

2010
Behind the Moomins

Behind the Moomins

Narrator (voice)

2010
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Sir Walter Loxley

2010
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

Dr. Naehring

2010
The Wolfman

The Wolfman

Passenger on Train (Director's Cut) (uncredited)

2010
Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

Josiah Kane

2009
Oscar and the Lady in Pink

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

Le docteur Dusseldorf

2009
A Man and His Dog

A Man and His Dog

Le commandant

2009
Emotional Arithmetic

Emotional Arithmetic

Jakob Bronski

2008
Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3

Varden Reynard

2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Papinou

2007
The Final Inquiry

The Final Inquiry

Tiberius

2007
Heidi

Heidi

Uncle Alp

2005
Ring of the Nibelungs

Ring of the Nibelungs

Eyvind

2004
Hidden Children

Hidden Children

Valobra

2004
Minority Report

Minority Report

Director Lamar Burgess

2002
Intacto

Intacto

Samuel

2001
Druids

Druids

Guttuart

2001
Sleepless

Sleepless

Moretti

2001
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

Freud

2000
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company

Self

2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Self

2000
Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

Nels Gudmundsson

1999
What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come

The Tracker

1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

Self - Father Merrin

1998
Solomon

Solomon

Davide

1997
The Princess and the Pauper

The Princess and the Pauper

Epos

1997
Hostile Waters

Hostile Waters

Admiral Chernavin

1997
Their Frozen Dream

Their Frozen Dream

S.A. Andrée (voice)

1997
Private Confessions

Private Confessions

Jacob

1996
Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Vicar

1996
Hamsun

Hamsun

Knut Hamsun

1996
Delblanc

Delblanc

Narrator (voice)

1996
Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")

1995

Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

Narrator (voice)

1995
Stjärnbilder

Stjärnbilder

(archive footage)

1995
Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

Chief Justice Fargo

1995
The Atlantic

The Atlantic

Narrator (voice)

1995
Citizen X

Citizen X

Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky

1995
Depth Solitude

Depth Solitude

Narrator (voice)

1995
Onkel Vanja

Onkel Vanja

The Professor

1994
Time is Money

Time is Money

Joe Kaufman

1994
Minns ni?

Minns ni?

(archive footage)

1993
Needful Things

Needful Things

Leland Gaunt

1993
Morfars resa

Morfars resa

Simon S.L. Fromm

1993
Och ge oss skuggorna

Och ge oss skuggorna

Eugene O'Neill

1993
The Silent Touch

The Silent Touch

Henry Kesdi

1992
The Best Intentions

The Best Intentions

Johan Åkerblom

1992
The Ox

The Ox

Vicar

1991
Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World

Henry Farber

1991

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Narrator (voice)

1991
Europa

Europa

Narrator (voice)

1991
A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

Thor Carlsson

1991
Awakenings

Awakenings

Peter Ingham

1990
Father

Father

Joe Mueller

1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Father Siemes

1990
Cellini: A Violent Life

Cellini: A Violent Life

Pope Clement VII

1990
The Bachelor

The Bachelor

Von Schleheim

1990
Red King, White Knight

Red King, White Knight

Szaz

1989
Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

Vigo (voice) (uncredited)

1989

Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

Self

1989
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

Voice

1988

The Human Factor

1988
Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror

Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand

1987
The Second Victory

The Second Victory

Dr. Huber

1987
Duet for One

Duet for One

Dr. Louis Feldman

1986
The Wolf at the Door

The Wolf at the Door

August Strindberg

1986
Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

Frederick

1986
The Repenter

The Repenter

Spinola

1985
Code Name: Emerald

Code Name: Emerald

Jürgen Brausch

1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Self

1985
Kojak The Belarus File

Kojak The Belarus File

Peter Barak

1985
Dune

Dune

Doctor Kynes

1984
The Soldier's Tale

The Soldier's Tale

The Devil (voice)

1984
Le dernier civil

Le dernier civil

Gérard Bauerle

1984
Dreamscape

Dreamscape

Paul Novotny

1984
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

Sidka

1984
Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

1983
Strange Brew

Strange Brew

Brewmeister Smith

1983
Circle of Passions

Circle of Passions

Carlo di Vilalfratti

1983
Destination Dune

Destination Dune

Self

1983
Target Eagle

Target Eagle

Coronel O'Donnell

1982
The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

Salomon August Andrée

1982
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

1982
Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

King Osric

1982
Let Poland Be Poland

Let Poland Be Poland

Self - Co-Host

1982
Venetian Lies

Venetian Lies

Marcello Herrighe

1981
Escape to Victory

Escape to Victory

Major Karl von Steiner

1981
She Dances Alone

She Dances Alone

Nijinsky (voice)

1981
Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

The Emperor Ming

1980
Death Watch

Death Watch

Gerald Mortenhoe

1980
Hurricane

Hurricane

Dr. Danielsson

1979
A Look at Liv

A Look at Liv

Self

1979
Brass Target

Brass Target

Shelley Martin Webber

1978
Black Journal

Black Journal

Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal

1977
March or Die

March or Die

François Marneau

1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Father Lankester Merrin

1977
Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

Captain Schroeder

1976
The Desert of the Tartars

The Desert of the Tartars

Cap. Ortiz

1976
Foxtrot

Foxtrot

Larsen

1976
Illustrious Corpses

Illustrious Corpses

Supreme Court President

1976
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski

1976
The Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior

Baron

1975
Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor

G. Joubert

1975
The Broken Mirror

The Broken Mirror

Matthew Lawrence

1975
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

The Father

1975
Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf

Harry Haller

1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Self (archive footage)

1974
The Exorcist

The Exorcist

Father Lankester Merrin

1973
Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Self

1972
Embassy

Embassy

Gorenko

1972
The New Land

The New Land

Karl Oskar

1972
The Apple War

The Apple War

Roy Lindberg

1971
The Touch

The Touch

Andreas Vergerus

1971
The Emigrants

The Emigrants

Karl Oskar

1971
The Night Visitor

The Night Visitor

Salem

1971
The Kremlin Letter

The Kremlin Letter

Colonel Kosnov

1970
The Passion of Anna

The Passion of Anna

Andreas Winkelman

1969
Made in Sweden

Made in Sweden

Magnus Rud

1969
Shame

Shame

Jan Rosenberg

1968
Black Palm Trees

Black Palm Trees

Gustav Olofsson

1968
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

Self

1968
Hour of the Wolf

Hour of the Wolf

Johan Borg

1968
The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

Otto Frank

1967
Here Is Your Life

Here Is Your Life

Smålands-Pelle

1966
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

Oktober

1966
Hawaii

Hawaii

Abner Hale

1966
The Reward

The Reward

Scott Swenson

1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Jesus

1965
4 x 4

4 x 4

Kvist

1965
Interlude in the Marshland

Interlude in the Marshland

Alex Kvist

1965
Dance Around the Guldbaggen

Dance Around the Guldbaggen

Self

1964
Winter Light

Winter Light

Jonas Persson

1963
Wonderful Adventures of Nils

Wonderful Adventures of Nils

The Father

1962
The Mistress

The Mistress

The Man

1962
Through a Glass Darkly

Through a Glass Darkly

Martin

1961
The Wedding Day

The Wedding Day

Anders Frost

1960
The Virgin Spring

The Virgin Spring

Töre

1960
The Magician

The Magician

Albert Emanuel Vogler

1958
Rabies

Rabies

Bo Stensson Svenningson

1958
Spion 503

Spion 503

Horst, Gestapo-mand

1958
Brink of Life

Brink of Life

Harry Andersson

1958
The Minister of Uddarbo

The Minister of Uddarbo

Gustaf Ömark

1957
Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

Åkerman

1957
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

Hunter

1957
The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal

Antonius Block

1957
The Right to Love

The Right to Love

Bergman

1956
No Man's Woman

No Man's Woman

Olof

1953
Miss Julie

Miss Julie

Groom

1951
Only a Mother

Only a Mother

Nils

1949