Max von Sydow

Acting

Apr 10, 1929 – Mar 8, 2020 · Lund, 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).

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Shutter Island2010
as ⁨Dr. Naehring⁩
Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015
as ⁨Lor San Tekka⁩
Minority Report2002
as ⁨Director Lamar Burgess⁩
The Exorcist1973
as ⁨Father Lankester Merrin⁩
Robin Hood2010
as ⁨Sir Walter Loxley⁩
Ghostbusters II1989
as ⁨Vigo (voice) (uncredited)⁩
Rush Hour 32007
as ⁨Varden Reynard⁩
Dune1984
as ⁨Doctor Kynes⁩
as ⁨Antonius Block⁩
as ⁨Peter Ingham⁩
as ⁨King Osric⁩
as ⁨Chief Justice Fargo⁩
as ⁨The Tracker⁩
as ⁨The Renter⁩
as ⁨Åkerman⁩
as ⁨Ernst Stavro Blofeld⁩
as ⁨Josiah Kane⁩
as ⁨G. Joubert⁩
as ⁨Papinou⁩
as ⁨Frederick⁩
as ⁨The Emperor Ming⁩
as ⁨Major Karl von Steiner⁩
as ⁨Father Lankester Merrin⁩
as ⁨Admiral Vladimir Petrenko⁩
as ⁨Töre⁩
as ⁨Leland Gaunt⁩
as ⁨Johan Borg⁩
as ⁨Martin⁩
as ⁨Jonas Persson⁩
as ⁨Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Paul Novotny⁩
as ⁨Moretti⁩
as ⁨Henry Farber⁩
as ⁨Albert Emanuel Vogler⁩
as ⁨Jan Rosenberg⁩
as ⁨Brewmeister Smith⁩
as ⁨Jesus⁩
as ⁨Samuel⁩
as ⁨Andreas Winkelman⁩
as ⁨Marketing Guru⁩
as ⁨Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand⁩
as ⁨Eyvind⁩
as ⁨Nels Gudmundsson⁩
as ⁨Uncle Alp⁩
as ⁨Thor Carlsson⁩
as ⁨Karl Oskar⁩
as ⁨Gerald Mortenhoe⁩
as ⁨Supreme Court President⁩
as ⁨Karl Oskar⁩
as ⁨Harry Andersson⁩
as ⁨Cap. Ortiz⁩
as ⁨François Marneau⁩
as ⁨Oktober⁩
as ⁨Le docteur Dusseldorf⁩
as ⁨Captain Schroeder⁩
as ⁨Johan Åkerblom⁩
as ⁨Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")⁩
as ⁨Baron⁩
as ⁨Le croque-mort⁩
as ⁨Guttuart⁩
as ⁨Andreas Vergerus⁩
as ⁨Salem⁩
as ⁨Abner Hale⁩
as ⁨Groom⁩
as ⁨Colonel Kosnov⁩
as ⁨Epos⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Shutter Island2010
as ⁨Dr. Naehring⁩
Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015
as ⁨Lor San Tekka⁩
Minority Report2002
as ⁨Director Lamar Burgess⁩
The Exorcist1973
as ⁨Father Lankester Merrin⁩
Robin Hood2010
as ⁨Sir Walter Loxley⁩
Ghostbusters II1989
as ⁨Vigo (voice) (uncredited)⁩
Rush Hour 32007
as ⁨Varden Reynard⁩
Dune1984
as ⁨Doctor Kynes⁩
as ⁨Antonius Block⁩
as ⁨Peter Ingham⁩
as ⁨King Osric⁩
as ⁨Chief Justice Fargo⁩
as ⁨The Tracker⁩
as ⁨The Renter⁩
as ⁨Åkerman⁩
as ⁨Ernst Stavro Blofeld⁩
as ⁨Josiah Kane⁩
as ⁨G. Joubert⁩
as ⁨Papinou⁩
as ⁨Frederick⁩
as ⁨The Emperor Ming⁩
as ⁨Major Karl von Steiner⁩
as ⁨Father Lankester Merrin⁩
as ⁨Admiral Vladimir Petrenko⁩
as ⁨Töre⁩
as ⁨Leland Gaunt⁩
as ⁨Johan Borg⁩
as ⁨Martin⁩
as ⁨Jonas Persson⁩
as ⁨Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Paul Novotny⁩
as ⁨Moretti⁩
as ⁨Henry Farber⁩
as ⁨Albert Emanuel Vogler⁩
as ⁨Jan Rosenberg⁩
as ⁨Brewmeister Smith⁩
as ⁨Jesus⁩
as ⁨Samuel⁩
as ⁨Andreas Winkelman⁩
as ⁨Marketing Guru⁩
as ⁨Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand⁩
as ⁨Eyvind⁩
as ⁨Nels Gudmundsson⁩
as ⁨Uncle Alp⁩
as ⁨Thor Carlsson⁩
as ⁨Karl Oskar⁩
as ⁨Gerald Mortenhoe⁩
as ⁨Supreme Court President⁩
as ⁨Karl Oskar⁩
as ⁨Harry Andersson⁩
as ⁨Cap. Ortiz⁩
as ⁨François Marneau⁩
as ⁨Oktober⁩
as ⁨Le docteur Dusseldorf⁩
as ⁨Captain Schroeder⁩
as ⁨Johan Åkerblom⁩
as ⁨Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")⁩
as ⁨Baron⁩
as ⁨Le croque-mort⁩
as ⁨Guttuart⁩
as ⁨Andreas Vergerus⁩
as ⁨Salem⁩
as ⁨Abner Hale⁩
as ⁨Groom⁩
as ⁨Colonel Kosnov⁩
as ⁨Epos⁩