Personal Info

Known For Acting

Known Credits 163

Gender Male

Birthday 1929-04-10

Day of Death 2020-03-08

Place of Birth Lund, Skåne län, Sweden

Also Known As

  • Max Carl Adolf von Sydow
  • Max Von Sydow

Biography

Max von Sydow (10 April 1929-8 March 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).

Acting (164)

  • 1985 Code Name: Emerald
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    An adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller set on the eve of World War 2.

  • 1984 Dune
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    An adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller set on the eve of World War 2.

  • 1984 Dreamscape
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    An adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller set on the eve of World War 2.

  • 1980 Flash Gordon
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    An adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller set on the eve of World War 2.

  • 1980 Death Watch
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    An adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller set on the eve of World War 2.

  • 1975 The Ultimate Warrior
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    An adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller set on the eve of World War 2.

  • 1972 Embassy
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    An adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller set on the eve of World War 2.

  • 1971 The Night Visitor
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    An adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller set on the eve of World War 2.

  • 1960 The Virgin Spring
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    An adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller set on the eve of World War 2.

Directing (1)