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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).
Acted in 156
2020s
- 2026
The Resurrection of Christ
Movie
- 2021
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
Tuschinski's Dream
Movie
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
The Letters
Celeste van Exem
- 2013
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
Dr. Alistair Conis
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
The Last Norwegian Troll
The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)
2000s
- 2009
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Le docteur Dusseldorf
- 2008
Emotional Arithmetic
Jakob Bronski
- 2007
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
Tiberio · 2 episodes
- 2005
- 2004
Ring of the Nibelungs
Eyvind · 2 episodes
Hidden Children
Valobra
- 2002
- 2001
Druids
Guttuart
- 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Freud
1990s
- 1999
Snow Falling on Cedars
Nels Gudmundsson
- 1998
Professione fantasma
Psicoanalista dell’aldilà · 11 episodes
- 1997
Solomon
David · 2 episodes
The Princess and the Pauper
Epos
La principessa e il povero
Epos · 2 episodes
Their Frozen Dream
S.A. Andrée (voice)
- 1996
Private Confessions
Jacob
Jerusalem
Vicar
Hamsun
Knut Hamsun
- 1995
Radetzky March
Baron Franz von Trotta und Sipolje · 3 episodes
Lumière & Company
Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")
Stjärnbilder
(archive footage)
- 1994
Onkel Vanja
The Professor
A che punto è la notte
Arcivescovo di Torino · 2 episodes
Time is Money
Joe Kaufman
- 1993
Minns ni?
(archive footage)
Morfars resa
Simon S.L. Fromm
Och ge oss skuggorna
Eugene O'Neill
- 1992
The Silent Touch
Henry Kesdi
- 1991
The Ox
Vicar
A Kiss Before Dying
Thor Carlsson
- 1990
Father
Joe Mueller
Cellini: A Violent Life
Pope Clement VII
The Bachelor
Von Schleheim
1980s
- 1989
Red King, White Knight
Szaz
- 1988
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern
Voice
- 1987
Pelle the Conqueror
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
The Second Victory
Dr. Huber
- 1986
Duet for One
Dr. Louis Feldman
Gösta Berlings saga
Melchior Sinclaire · 6 episodes
- 1985
The Repenter
Spinola
Code Name: Emerald
Jürgen Brausch
Quo Vadis?
Petrus · 6 episodes
The Last Place on Earth
Fridtjof Nansen · 7 episodes
Kojak: The Belarus File
Peter Barak
- 1984
The Soldier's Tale
The Devil (voice)
Le dernier civil
Gérard Bauerle
- 1983
Circle of Passions
Carlo di Vilalfratti
- 1982
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer
Movie
- 1981
Venetian Lies
Marcello Herrighe
She Dances Alone
Nijinsky (voice)
- 1980
Death Watch
Gerald Mortenhoe
1970s
- 1979
Hurricane
Dr. Danielsson
- 1978
Brass Target
Shelley Martin Webber
- 1977
- 1976
The Desert of the Tartars
Cap. Ortiz
Foxtrot
Larsen
- 1975
The Broken Mirror
Matthew Lawrence
- 1974
Steppenwolf
Harry Haller
The Emigrants
Karl Oskar · 8 episodes
- 1973
- 1972
Embassy
Gorenko
The New Land
Karl Oskar
- 1971
The Touch
Andreas Vergerus
The Night Visitor
Salem
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
The Passion of Anna
Andreas Winkelman
Made in Sweden
Magnus Rud
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
The Quiller Memorandum
Oktober
- 1965
The Reward
Scott Swenson
4 x 4
Kvist
Interlude in the Marshland
Alex Kvist
- 1963
- 1962
Wonderful Adventures of Nils
The Father
The Mistress
The Man
- 1961
- 1960
The Wedding Day
Anders Frost
1950s
- 1958
Rabies
Bo Stensson Svenningson
Spion 503
Horst, Gestapo-mand
- 1957
The Minister of Uddarbo
Gustaf Ömark
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
Hunter
- 1956
- 1953
No Man's Woman
Olof
- 1951
1940s
- 1949
Directed 1
1980s
- 1988
Katinka
Director
Appearances21
2010s
- 2017
The Making of the Greatest Story Ever Told
Self
Max von Sydow
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
- 2012
Palme
Self (archive footage)
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
Self
- 2011
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self
2000s
- 2000
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Self
1990s
- 1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Self - Father Merrin
- 1996
Delblanc
Narrator (voice)
- 1995
Depth Solitude
Narrator (voice)
- 1991
1980s
- 1985
- 1983
Destination Dune
Self
- 1982
Let Poland Be Poland
Self - Co-Host
- 1981
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Best Actor winner, Self - Host, Self - Best Director winner · 2 episodes
1970s
- 1972
1960s
- 1968
- 1964
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
Self
