Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

189

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-04-10

Day of Death

2020-03-08 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Lund, Skåne län, Sweden

Also Known As

Max Carl Adolf von Sydow

Max Von Sydow

Макс фон Сюдов

Carl Adolf von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Biography

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

Acting

Minority Report

2002

Minority Report

as

Director Lamar Burgess

The Seventh Seal

1957

The Seventh Seal

as

Antonius Block

Wild Strawberries

1957

Wild Strawberries

as

Åkerman

Hostile Waters

1997

Hostile Waters

as

Admiral Chernavin

Snow Falling on Cedars

1999

Snow Falling on Cedars

as

Nels Gudmundsson

Dune

1984

Dune

as

Doctor Kynes

Max von Sydow

2017

Max von Sydow

as

Self (archive footage)

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as

Jesus

Until the End of the World

1991

Until the End of the World

as

Henry Farber

Needful Things

1993

Needful Things

as

Leland Gaunt

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

as

Papinou

Flash Gordon

1980

Flash Gordon

as

The Emperor Ming

Intact

2001

Intact

as

Samuel

Awakenings

1990

Awakenings

as

Peter Ingham

Pelle the Conqueror

1987

Pelle the Conqueror

as

Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand

Ring of the Nibelungs

2004

Ring of the Nibelungs

as

Eyvind

Robin Hood

2010

Robin Hood

as

Sir Walter Loxley

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

Hannah and Her Sisters

as

Frederick

Rush Hour 3

2007

Rush Hour 3

as

Varden Reynard

Shutter Island

2010

Shutter Island

as

Dr. Naehring

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

Exorcist II: The Heretic

as

Father Lankester Merrin

Dance Around the Guldbaggen

1964

Dance Around the Guldbaggen

as

Self

Through a Glass Darkly

1961

Through a Glass Darkly

as

Martin

Dreamscape

1984

Dreamscape

as

Paul Novotny

A Look at Liv

1979

A Look at Liv

as

Self

The Virgin Spring

1960

The Virgin Spring

as

Töre

The Final Inquiry

2007

The Final Inquiry

as

Tiberius

Three Days of the Condor

1975

Three Days of the Condor

as

G. Joubert

A Kiss Before Dying

1991

A Kiss Before Dying

as

Thor Carlsson

The Ultimate Warrior

1975

The Ultimate Warrior

as

Baron

What Dreams May Come

1998

What Dreams May Come

as

The Tracker

March or Die

1977

March or Die

as

François Marneau

Citizen X

1995

Citizen X

as

Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky

Europa

1991

Europa

as

Narrator (voice)

Judge Dredd

1995

Judge Dredd

as

Chief Justice Fargo

Shame

1968

Shame

as

Jan Rosenberg

The Exorcist

1973

The Exorcist

as

Father Lankester Merrin

Druids

2001

Druids

as

Guttuart

Strange Brew

1983

Strange Brew

as

Brewmeister Smith

Conan the Barbarian

1982

Conan the Barbarian

as

King Osric

Solomon Kane

2009

Solomon Kane

as

Josiah Kane

Emotional Arithmetic

2008

Emotional Arithmetic

as

Jakob Bronski

The Emigrants

1971

The Emigrants

as

Karl Oskar

A Man and His Dog

2009

A Man and His Dog

as

Le commandant

The Best Intentions

1992

The Best Intentions

as

Johan Åkerblom

The Magician

1958

The Magician

as

Albert Emanuel Vogler

Winter Light

1963

Winter Light

as

Jonas Persson

Never Say Never Again

1983

Never Say Never Again

as

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Tuschinski's Dream

2017

Tuschinski's Dream

as

The New Land

1972

The New Land

as

Karl Oskar

The Passion of Anna

1969

The Passion of Anna

as

Andreas Winkelman

Hawaii

1966

Hawaii

as

Abner Hale

Brink of Life

1958

Brink of Life

as

Harry Andersson

Heidi

2005

Heidi

as

Uncle Alp

Illustrious Corpses

1976

Illustrious Corpses

as

Supreme Court President

Minns ni?

1993

Minns ni?

as

(archive footage)

The Fascination

1985

The Fascination

as

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

as

Self (archive footage)

Private Confessions

1996

Private Confessions

as

Jacob

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

2011

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

as

Self

The Kremlin Letter

1970

The Kremlin Letter

as

Colonel Kosnov

The Apple War

1971

The Apple War

as

Roy Lindberg

The Quiller Memorandum

1966

The Quiller Memorandum

as

Oktober

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

2011

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

as

The Renter

The Desert of the Tartars

1976

The Desert of the Tartars

as

Cap. Ortiz

Sleepless

2001

Sleepless

as

Moretti

Miss Julie

1951

Miss Julie

as

Groom

Escape to Victory

1981

Escape to Victory

as

Major Karl von Steiner

Hour of the Wolf

1968

Hour of the Wolf

as

Johan Borg

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

2009

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

as

Le docteur Dusseldorf

Delblanc

1996

Delblanc

as

Narrator (voice)

Duet for One

1986

Duet for One

as

Dr. Louis Feldman

The Night Visitor

1971

The Night Visitor

as

Salem

Brass Target

1978

Brass Target

as

Shelley Martin Webber

The Flight of the Eagle

1982

The Flight of the Eagle

as

Salomon August Andrée

Light Keeps Me Company

2000

Light Keeps Me Company

as

Self

Steppenwolf

1974

Steppenwolf

as

Harry Haller

Code Name: Emerald

1985

Code Name: Emerald

as

Jürgen Brausch

Hidden Children

2004

Hidden Children

as

Valobra

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Voyage of the Damned

as

Captain Schroeder

Och ge oss skuggorna

1993

Och ge oss skuggorna

as

Eugene O'Neill

Black Journal

1977

Black Journal

as

Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal

Solomon

1997

Solomon

as

Davide

Hamsun

1996

Hamsun

as

Knut Hamsun

Heart of a Dog

1976

Heart of a Dog

as

Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

1998

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

as

Self - Father Merrin

Ghostbusters II

1989

Ghostbusters II

as

Vigo (voice) (uncredited)

The Touch

1971

The Touch

as

Andreas Vergerus

The Reward

1965

The Reward

as

Scott Swenson

The Soldier's Tale

1984

The Soldier's Tale

as

The Devil (voice)

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

as

Self

Depth Solitude

1995

Depth Solitude

as

Narrator (voice)

Branded

2012

Branded

as

Marketing Guru

Foxtrot

1976

Foxtrot

as

Larsen

Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

1975

Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story

as

The Father

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

2023

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

as

Self (archive footage)

The Bachelor

1990

The Bachelor

as

Von Schleheim

The Wolf at the Door

1986

The Wolf at the Door

as

August Strindberg

The Silent Touch

1992

The Silent Touch

as

Henry Kesdi

Only a Mother

1949

Only a Mother

as

Nils

The Mistress

1962

The Mistress

as

The Man

Jerusalem

1996

Jerusalem

as

Vicar

Target Eagle

1982

Target Eagle

as

Coronel O'Donnell

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as

Lor San Tekka

Father

1990

Father

as

Joe Mueller

Red King, White Knight

1989

Red King, White Knight

as

Szaz

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

2012

Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter

as

Self

The Right to Love

1956

The Right to Love

as

Bergman

Ingen mans kvinna

1953

Ingen mans kvinna

as

Olof

Wonderful Adventures of Nils

1962

Wonderful Adventures of Nils

as

The Father

Stjärnbilder

1995

Stjärnbilder

as

(archive footage)

Samson and Delilah

1984

Samson and Delilah

as

Sidka

Here Is Your Life

1966

Here Is Your Life

as

Smålands-Pelle

The Ox

1991

The Ox

as

Vicar

Black Palm Trees

1968

Black Palm Trees

as

Gustav Olofsson

Venetian Lies

1981

Venetian Lies

as

Marcello Herrighe

Interlude in the Marshland

1965

Interlude in the Marshland

as

Alex Kvist

Let Poland Be Poland

1982

Let Poland Be Poland

as

Self - Co-Host

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

1957

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

as

Hunter

Spion 503

1958

Spion 503

as

Horst, Gestapo-mand

The Letters

2014

The Letters

as

Celeste van Exem

The Second Victory

1987

The Second Victory

as

Dr. Huber

Hurricane

1979

Hurricane

as

Dr. Danielsson

The First, the Last

2016

The First, the Last

as

Le croque-mort

Rabies

1958

Rabies

as

Bo Stensson Svenningson

The Human Factor

1988

The Human Factor

as

Le dernier civil

1984

Le dernier civil

as

Gérard Bauerle

Their Frozen Dream

1997

Their Frozen Dream

as

S.A. Andrée (voice)

She Dances Alone

1981

She Dances Alone

as

Nijinsky's voice

Cellini: A Violent Life

1990

Cellini: A Violent Life

as

Papa Clemente VII

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012

Starring Sigmund Freud

as

Kojak The Belarus File

1985

Kojak The Belarus File

as

Peter Barak

Made in Sweden

1969

Made in Sweden

as

Magnus Rud

The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

1982

The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer

as

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

as

Father Siemes

Kursk

2018

Kursk

as

Admiral Vladimir Petrenko

The Repenter

1985

The Repenter

as

Spinola

4 x 4

1965

4 x 4

as

Kvist

The Princess and the Pauper

1997

The Princess and the Pauper

as

Epos

Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

2013

Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

as

Dr. Alistair Conis

The Diary of Anne Frank

1967

The Diary of Anne Frank

as

Otto Frank

Morfars resa

1993

Morfars resa

as

Simon S.L. Fromm

Onkel Vanja

1994

Onkel Vanja

as

The Professor

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

as

Freud

The Last Norwegian Troll

2010

The Last Norwegian Troll

as

The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)

The Atlantic

1995

The Atlantic

as

Narrator (voice)

Ingmar Bergman

1972

Ingmar Bergman

as

Self

An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

1968

An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

as

Self

Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

1995

Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer

as

Narrator (voice)

Embassy

1972

Embassy

as

Gorenko

The Wolfman

2010

The Wolfman

as

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

Circle of Passions

1983

Circle of Passions

as

Carlo di Vilalfratti

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as

Self

The Wedding Day

1960

The Wedding Day

as

Anders Frost

Behind the Moomins

2010

Behind the Moomins

as

Narrator (voice)

Death Watch

1980

Death Watch

as

Gerald Mortenhoe

Time is Money

1994

Time is Money

as

Joe Kaufman

The Broken Mirror

1975

The Broken Mirror

as

Matthew Lawrence

Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

1989

Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

as

Self

Samson and Delilah

1996

Samson and Delilah

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Echoes of the Past

2021

Echoes of the Past

as

Nikolas Andreou (Aged)

Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

1988

Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern

as

Voice

The Minister of Uddarbo

1957

The Minister of Uddarbo

as

Gustaf Ömark

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

1991

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

as

Narrator (voice)

Destination Dune

1983

Destination Dune

as

Self

Palme

2012

Palme

as

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as

Sigmund Freud

The Tudors

The Tudors

as

Cardinal Von Waldburg

The Last Place on Earth

The Last Place on Earth

as

Fridtjof Nansen

Radetzky March

Radetzky March

as

Baron Franz von Trotta und Sipolje

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

as

Three-Eyed Raven

La principessa e il povero

La principessa e il povero

as

Epos

Quo Vadis?

Quo Vadis?

as

Petrus

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

as

Re Giovanni del Portogallo

Gösta Berlings saga

Gösta Berlings saga

as

Melchior Sinclaire

L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII

as

Tiberio

Professione fantasma

Professione fantasma

as

Psicoanalista dell’aldilà

Grimme Awards Ceremony

Grimme Awards Ceremony

as

Self

A che punto è la notte

A che punto è la notte

as

Arcivescovo di Torino

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Klaus Ziegler (voice)

The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards

as

Self - Best Director winner

The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards

as

Self - Host

The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards

as

Self - Best Actor winner

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

as

Samuel Rosenman

The Emigrants

The Emigrants

as

Karl Oskar

Ring of the Nibelungs

Ring of the Nibelungs

as

Eyvind

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee/Presenter

Solomon

Solomon

as

David

Production

Crew

Directing

Katinka

1988

Katinka

as