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).
Acting credits 54 titles
Echoes of the Past
as Nikolas Andreou (Aged)
Film
2021
6.6
Kursk
as Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
Film
2018
6.6
Max von Sydow
as Self (archive footage)
Film
2017
10.0
The First, the Last
as Le croque-mort
Film
2016
6.4
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Lor San Tekka
Film
2015
7.2
Branded
as Marketing Guru
Film
2012
4.7
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
as The Renter
Film
2011
7.0
Robin Hood
as Sir Walter Loxley
Film
2010
6.4
Shutter Island
as Dr. Naehring
Film
2010
8.2
Solomon Kane
as Josiah Kane
Film
2009
6.0
Rush Hour 3
as Varden Reynard
Film
2007
6.5
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Papinou
Film
2007
7.6
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
as Tiberio
Series
2007
5.0
Ring of the Nibelungs
as Eyvind
Series
2004
8.0
Ring of the Nibelungs
as Eyvind
Film
2004
6.3
Minority Report
as Director Lamar Burgess
Film
2002
7.4
Nuremberg
as Samuel Rosenman
Series
2000
7.4
What Dreams May Come
as The Tracker
Film
1998
7.2
Professione fantasma
as Psicoanalista dell’aldilà
Series
1998
7.0
Radetzky March
as Baron Franz von Trotta und Sipolje
Series
1995
5.9
Judge Dredd
as Chief Justice Fargo
Film
1995
5.9
Citizen X
as Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
Film
1995
7.2
A che punto è la notte
as Arcivescovo di Torino
Series
1994
8.0
Needful Things
as Leland Gaunt
Film
1993
6.3
Until the End of the World
as Henry Farber
Film
1991
6.7
A Kiss Before Dying
as Thor Carlsson
Film
1991
5.6
Awakenings
as Peter Ingham
Film
1990
7.8
Gösta Berlings saga
as Melchior Sinclaire
Series
1986
9.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Frederick
Film
1986
7.5
Christopher Columbus
as Re Giovanni del Portogallo
Series
1985
6.2
Quo Vadis?
as Petrus
Series
1985
5.9
The Last Place on Earth
as Fridtjof Nansen
Series
1985
7.4
Dune
as Doctor Kynes
Film
1984
6.2
Dreamscape
as Paul Novotny
Film
1984
6.1
Never Say Never Again
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Film
1983
6.1
Conan the Barbarian
as King Osric
Film
1982
6.8
Let Poland Be Poland
as Self - Co-Host
Film
1982
Escape to Victory
as Major Karl von Steiner
Film
1981
6.9
Flash Gordon
as The Emperor Ming
Film
1980
6.3
March or Die
as François Marneau
Film
1977
5.8
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Father Lankester Merrin
Film
1977
4.5
Voyage of the Damned
as Captain Schroeder
Film
1976
6.0
Three Days of the Condor
as G. Joubert
Film
1975
7.3
The Emigrants
as Karl Oskar
Series
1974–1975
8.0
The Exorcist
as Father Lankester Merrin
Film
1973
7.7
The Kremlin Letter
as Colonel Kosnov
Film
1970
5.9
Shame
as Jan Rosenberg
Film
1968
7.5
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
as Self
Film
1968
Hour of the Wolf
as Johan Borg
Film
1968
7.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Jesus
Film
1965
6.4
The Virgin Spring
as Töre
Film
1960
7.8
The Magician
as Albert Emanuel Vogler
Film
1958
7.4
Wild Strawberries
as Åkerman
Film
1957
8.1
The Seventh Seal
as Antonius Block
Film
1957
8.1
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Connu(e) pour
8.2
Film
Shutter Island
Dr. Naehring
2010
6.5
Film
Rush Hour 3
Varden Reynard
2007
7.2
Film
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Lor San Tekka
2015
7.7
Film
The Exorcist
Father Lankester Merrin
1973
7.4
Film
Minority Report
Director Lamar Burgess
2002
7.8
Film
Awakenings
Peter Ingham
1990
4.5
Film
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Father Lankester Merrin
1977
6.2
Film
Dune
Doctor Kynes
1984
6.8
Film
Conan the Barbarian
King Osric
1982
6.4
Film
Robin Hood
Sir Walter Loxley
2010
5.9
Film
Judge Dredd
Chief Justice Fargo
1995
8.1
Film
The Seventh Seal
Antonius Block
1957
6.0
Film
Solomon Kane
Josiah Kane
2009
6.1
Film
Never Say Never Again
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1983
7.4
Series
Nuremberg
Samuel Rosenman
2000
6.3
Film
Flash Gordon
The Emperor Ming
1980
7.8
Film
The Virgin Spring
Töre
1960
0.0
Film
Let Poland Be Poland
Self - Co-Host
1982
7.4
Film
Hour of the Wolf
Johan Borg
1968
6.3
Film
Needful Things
Leland Gaunt
1993
5.9
Film
The Kremlin Letter
Colonel Kosnov
1970
7.2
Film
Citizen X
Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
1995
0.0
Film
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
Self
1968
6.3
Film
Ring of the Nibelungs
Eyvind
2004
6.1
Film
Dreamscape
Paul Novotny
1984
7.5
Film
Shame
Jan Rosenberg
1968
5.6
Film
A Kiss Before Dying
Thor Carlsson
1991
7.6
Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Papinou
2007
7.2
Film
What Dreams May Come
The Tracker
1998
7.3
Film
Three Days of the Condor
G. Joubert
1975
6.7
Film
Until the End of the World
Henry Farber
1991
6.9
Film
Escape to Victory
Major Karl von Steiner
1981
5.8
Film
March or Die
François Marneau
1977
7.0
Film
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Renter
2011
7.4
Film
The Magician
Albert Emanuel Vogler
1958
8.1
Film
Wild Strawberries
Åkerman
1957
6.2
Series
Christopher Columbus
Re Giovanni del Portogallo
1985
4.7
Film
Branded
Marketing Guru
2012
7.4
Series
The Last Place on Earth
Fridtjof Nansen
1985
7.5
Film
Hannah and Her Sisters
Frederick
1986
6.4
Film
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Jesus
1965
6.6
Film
Kursk
Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
2018
5.9
Series
Quo Vadis?
Petrus
1985
6.0
Film
Voyage of the Damned
Captain Schroeder
1976
8.0
Series
Ring of the Nibelungs
Eyvind
2004
5.9
Series
Radetzky March
Baron Franz von Trotta und Sipolje
1995
5.0
Series
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
Tiberio
2007
9.5
Series
Gösta Berlings saga
Melchior Sinclaire
1986
8.0
Series
The Emigrants
Karl Oskar
1974–1975
8.0
Series
A che punto è la notte
Arcivescovo di Torino
1994
7.0
Series
Professione fantasma
Psicoanalista dell’aldilà
1998
6.6
Film
Echoes of the Past
Nikolas Andreou (Aged)
2021
6.4
Film
The First, the Last
Le croque-mort
2016
10.0
Film
Max von Sydow
Self (archive footage)
2017