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).
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Max von Sydow filmography
The Resurrection of Christ
2026
Echoes of the Past
as Nikolas Andreou (Aged)
Kursk
as Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
Max von Sydow
as Self (archive footage)
Tuschinski's Dream
2017
The First, the Last
as Le croque-mort
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Lor San Tekka
The Letters
as Celeste van Exem
I Am Divine
as Self (archive)
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
as Dr. Alistair Conis
Branded
as Marketing Guru
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
as SelfStarring Sigmund Freud
2012
Palme
as Self (archive footage)
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
as The Renter
Robin Hood
as Sir Walter Loxley
Shutter Island
as Dr. Naehring
The Last Norwegian Troll
as The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)Behind the Moomins
as Narrator (voice)
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Who is Max von Sydow?+
Max von Sydow was a celebrated Swedish-French actor known for his extensive body of work in European arthouse cinema and global Hollywood productions.
What is Max von Sydow known for?+
He is widely recognized for his long-term partnership with director Ingmar Bergman in films such as The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries, as well as his roles in The Exorcist, Flash Gordon, and Minority Report.
What kind of work does Max von Sydow do?+
His career spanned from existential European drama to blockbuster science fiction and psychological thrillers, demonstrating his range as a character actor.
What were his major awards?+
He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in Pelle the Conqueror and Best Supporting Actor in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
