Acting
Max von Sydow
Born Apr 10, 1929 · Lund, Skåne län, Sweden · Died Mar 8, 2020
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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The Resurrection of Christ
2026
Documentary
Echoes of the Past
2021
Drama
Kursk
2018
Drama · History · Thriller
The Making of the Greatest Story Ever Told
2017
Documentary
Tuschinski's Dream
2017
Documentary
Max von Sydow
2017
Documentary
The First, the Last
2016
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
I Am Divine
2014
Documentary
The Letters
2014
Drama
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
2013
Fantasy · Mystery
Palme
2012
Documentary
Branded
2012
Science Fiction · Thriller
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
2012
Documentary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011
Drama
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
2011
TV Movie · Documentary
Game of Thrones
2011
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
The Last Norwegian Troll
2010
Family · Animation
Robin Hood
2010
Action · Adventure · History
Shutter Island
2010
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Solomon Kane
2009
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
2009
Drama · Family
A Man and His Dog
2009
Drama
Emotional Arithmetic
2008
Drama
Rush Hour 3
2007
Action · Comedy · Crime
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
Drama · History
The Final Inquiry
2007
Drama · History
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
2007
Action & Adventure · War & Politics
The Tudors
2007
Drama
Heidi
2005
Drama · Family
Ring of the Nibelungs
2004
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Ring of the Nibelungs
2004
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Hidden Children
2004
Drama
Minority Report
2002
Science Fiction · Action · Thriller
Intacto
2001
Action · Comedy · Drama
Druids
2001
Action
Sleepless
2001
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
2000
Action · Adventure · Family
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
Documentary
Nuremberg
2000
Drama · War & Politics
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
Documentary
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
Drama · Romance
What Dreams May Come
1998
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998
Documentary · TV Movie · Horror
Professione fantasma
1998
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Solomon
1997
Adventure · Drama · TV Movie
Solomon
1997
Drama
The Princess and the Pauper
1997
Fantasy · Romance · Drama
La principessa e il povero
1997
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Hostile Waters
1997
TV Movie · Drama · Thriller
Their Frozen Dream
1997
Documentary
Private Confessions
1996
Drama
Jerusalem
1996
Drama
Hamsun
1996
Drama
Delblanc
1996
Documentary
Radetzky March
1995
Drama
Lumière & Company
1995
Drama · Documentary
Stjärnbilder
1995
Documentary
Judge Dredd
1995
Science Fiction · Action
The Atlantic
1995
Documentary · History
Citizen X
1995
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Depth Solitude
1995
Fantasy · Drama
Onkel Vanja
1994
Drama · TV Movie
A che punto è la notte
1994
Mystery
Time is Money
1994
Comedy
Minns ni?
1993
Documentary
Needful Things
1993
Drama · Horror
Morfars resa
1993
Drama
Och ge oss skuggorna
1993
Drama
The Silent Touch
1992
Drama
The Best Intentions
1992
Drama · Romance
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Ox
1991
Drama
Until the End of the World
1991
Drama · Science Fiction · Adventure
Europa
1991
Crime · Drama · Thriller
A Kiss Before Dying
1991
Mystery · Thriller · Crime
Awakenings
1990
Drama
Father
1990
Drama
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
TV Movie · Drama · War
Cellini: A Violent Life
1990
Drama · TV Movie
The Bachelor
1990
Drama · Romance
The Simpsons
1989
Animation · Comedy
Red King, White Knight
1989
Drama · Romance · Thriller
Ghostbusters II
1989
Comedy · Fantasy
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern
1988
Documentary
Pelle the Conqueror
1987
Drama
The Second Victory
1987
Drama
Duet for One
1986
Drama
The Wolf at the Door
1986
Drama
Gösta Berlings saga
1986
Drama
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
Comedy · Drama
The Repenter
1985
Crime
Code Name: Emerald
1985
Action · Drama · War
Christopher Columbus
1985
Drama · Action & Adventure
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
Documentary
Quo Vadis?
1985
Drama
The Last Place on Earth
1985
Drama
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Dune
1984
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
The Soldier's Tale
1984
Animation
Le dernier civil
1984
Drama
Dreamscape
1984
Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller
Samson and Delilah
1984
TV Movie · Action · Adventure
Never Say Never Again
1983
Adventure · Action · Thriller
Strange Brew
1983
Comedy · Crime · Science Fiction
Circle of Passions
1983
Drama
Destination Dune
1983
Documentary
Target Eagle
1982
Action · Adventure · Crime
The Flight of the Eagle
1982
Drama · Adventure
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer
1982
Documentary · TV Movie
Conan the Barbarian
1982
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
Let Poland Be Poland
1982
Documentary
Venetian Lies
1981
Comedy · Drama
Escape to Victory
1981
Drama · War
She Dances Alone
1981
Drama
Flash Gordon
1980
Science Fiction · Adventure · Action
Death Watch
1980
Drama · Science Fiction
Hurricane
1979
Drama · Action · Romance
Brass Target
1978
Action
Black Journal
1977
Drama · Thriller · Horror
March or Die
1977
Drama · Adventure · War
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
Horror
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Drama · War
The Desert of the Tartars
1976
History · Drama
Foxtrot
1976
Drama
Illustrious Corpses
1976
Thriller
Heart of a Dog
1976
Comedy · Science Fiction
The Ultimate Warrior
1975
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
Three Days of the Condor
1975
Thriller · Mystery
The Broken Mirror
1975
Drama
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story
1975
Comedy
Steppenwolf
1974
Drama
The Emigrants
1974
Drama
The Exorcist
1973
Horror
Ingmar Bergman
1972
Documentary
Embassy
1972
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The New Land
1972
Drama · Western · History
The Apple War
1971
Comedy · Fantasy
The Touch
1971
Drama · Romance
The Emigrants
1971
Drama · History · Western
The Night Visitor
1971
Thriller · Mystery · Horror
The Kremlin Letter
1970
Thriller · Action
The Passion of Anna
1969
Drama
Made in Sweden
1969
Drama
Shame
1968
War · Drama
Black Palm Trees
1968
Comedy · Drama
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
1968
Documentary
Hour of the Wolf
1968
Drama · Horror
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967
Drama · TV Movie
Here Is Your Life
1966
Drama · Adventure · History
The Quiller Memorandum
1966
Thriller · Drama · Crime
Hawaii
1966
Drama · Adventure · Romance
The Reward
1965
Drama · Western
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Drama · History
4 x 4
1965
Drama · Comedy
Interlude in the Marshland
1965
Drama
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
1964
Documentary
Winter Light
1963
Drama
Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1962
Adventure · Family
The Mistress
1962
Drama
Through a Glass Darkly
1961
Drama
The Wedding Day
1960
Romance · Comedy
The Virgin Spring
1960
Drama · History
The Magician
1958
Drama
Rabies
1958
Drama · TV Movie
Spion 503
1958
War · Drama
Brink of Life
1958
Drama
The Minister of Uddarbo
1957
Drama
Wild Strawberries
1957
Drama
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
1957
Drama · TV Movie
The Seventh Seal
1957
Fantasy · Drama
The Right to Love
1956
Drama
No Man's Woman
1953
Drama
Miss Julie
1951
Drama · Romance
Only a Mother
1949
Drama
Directed
Katinka
1988
Romance · Drama