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Max von Sydow

Known for: Acting

Born: April 10, 1929 in 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 ...

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Max von Sydow

Also known as: Max Carl Adolf von Sydow, Max Von Sydow, Макс фон Сюдов, Carl Adolf von Sydow

Max von Sydow
Birthday

April 10, 1929

Died at age 90

Place of Birth

Lund, Skåne län, Sweden

Known For
Acting
Popularity

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Known For
Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

as Self (archive footage)

A Look at Liv

A Look at Liv

as Self

Stjärnbilder

Stjärnbilder

as (archive footage)

She Dances Alone

She Dances Alone

as Nijinsky (voice)

Gösta Berlings saga

Gösta Berlings saga

as Melchior Sinclaire

The Bachelor

The Bachelor

as Von Schleheim

Och ge oss skuggorna

Och ge oss skuggorna

as Eugene O'Neill

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

as Three-Eyed Raven

Shutter Island

Shutter Island

as Dr. Naehring

The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal

as Antonius Block

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).

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When was Max von Sydow born?

April 10, 1929

Where was Max von Sydow born?

Lund, Skåne län, Sweden

What is Max von Sydow known for?

Acting

How many movies has Max von Sydow been in?

164