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Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Acting·1929–2020·158 films

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.…

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As Actor

Shutter Island
Shutter Island (2010)Dr. Naehring
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)Lor San Tekka
Minority Report
Minority Report (2002)Director Lamar Burgess
The Exorcist
The Exorcist (1973)Father Lankester Merrin
Robin Hood
Robin Hood (2010)Sir Walter Loxley
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II (1989)Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
Rush Hour 3
Rush Hour 3 (2007)Varden Reynard
Dune
Dune (1984)Doctor Kynes
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal (1957)Antonius Block
Awakenings
Awakenings (1990)Peter Ingham
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian (1982)King Osric
Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd (1995)Chief Justice Fargo
What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come (1998)The Tracker
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)The Renter
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries (1957)Åkerman
Never Say Never Again
Never Say Never Again (1983)Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane (2009)Josiah Kane
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor (1975)G. Joubert
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)Papinou
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)Frederick
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon (1980)The Emperor Ming
Escape to Victory
Escape to Victory (1981)Major Karl von Steiner
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)Father Lankester Merrin
Kursk
Kursk (2018)Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
The Virgin Spring
The Virgin Spring (1960)Töre
Needful Things
Needful Things (1993)Leland Gaunt
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf (1968)Johan Borg
Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)Martin
Winter Light
Winter Light (1963)Jonas Persson
Citizen X
Citizen X (1995)Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
Europa
Europa (1991)Narrator (voice)
Dreamscape
Dreamscape (1984)Paul Novotny
Sleepless
Sleepless (2001)Moretti
The Magician
The Magician (1958)Albert Emanuel Vogler
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World (1991)Henry Farber
Shame
Shame (1968)Jan Rosenberg
Strange Brew
Strange Brew (1983)Brewmeister Smith
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)Jesus
Intacto
Intacto (2001)Samuel
The Passion of Anna
The Passion of Anna (1969)Andreas Winkelman
Branded
Branded (2012)Marketing Guru
Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
Ring of the Nibelungs
Ring of the Nibelungs (2004)Eyvind
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)Nels Gudmundsson
Heidi
Heidi (2005)Uncle Alp
A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying (1991)Thor Carlsson
The Emigrants
The Emigrants (1971)Karl Oskar
Death Watch
Death Watch (1980)Gerald Mortenhoe
The New Land
The New Land (1972)Karl Oskar
Illustrious Corpses
Illustrious Corpses (1976)Supreme Court President
Brink of Life
Brink of Life (1958)Harry Andersson
The Desert of the Tartars
The Desert of the Tartars (1976)Cap. Ortiz
I Am Divine
I Am Divine (2014)Self (archive)
March or Die
March or Die (1977)François Marneau
The Quiller Memorandum
The Quiller Memorandum (1966)Oktober
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Oscar and the Lady in Pink (2009)Le docteur Dusseldorf
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned (1976)Captain Schroeder
The Best Intentions
The Best Intentions (1992)Johan Åkerblom
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")
The First, the Last
The First, the Last (2016)Le croque-mort
The Ultimate Warrior
The Ultimate Warrior (1975)Baron
Druids
Druids (2001)Guttuart
The Touch
The Touch (1971)Andreas Vergerus
Miss Julie
Miss Julie (1951)Groom
The Night Visitor
The Night Visitor (1971)Salem
Hawaii
Hawaii (1966)Abner Hale
The Princess and the Pauper
The Princess and the Pauper (1997)Epos
The Apple War
The Apple War (1971)Roy Lindberg
The Kremlin Letter
The Kremlin Letter (1970)Colonel Kosnov
The Final Inquiry
The Final Inquiry (2007)Tiberius
Brass Target
Brass Target (1978)Shelley Martin Webber
Hostile Waters
Hostile Waters (1997)Admiral Chernavin
Solomon
Solomon (1997)Davide
Palme
Palme (2012)Self (archive footage)
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story (1975)The Father
The Flight of the Eagle
The Flight of the Eagle (1982)Salomon August Andrée
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf (1974)Harry Haller
Here Is Your Life
Here Is Your Life (1966)Smålands-Pelle
The Letters
The Letters (2014)Celeste van Exem
A Man and His Dog
A Man and His Dog (2009)Le commandant
Hamsun
Hamsun (1996)Knut Hamsun
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998)Self - Father Merrin
Echoes of the Past
Echoes of the Past (2021)Nikolas Andreou (Aged)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2000)Freud
Black Journal
Black Journal (1977)Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal
Duet for One
Duet for One (1986)Dr. Louis Feldman
Code Name: Emerald
Code Name: Emerald (1985)Jürgen Brausch
Foxtrot
Foxtrot (1976)Larsen
Emotional Arithmetic
Emotional Arithmetic (2008)Jakob Bronski
Hurricane
Hurricane (1979)Dr. Danielsson
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog (1976)Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski
The Ox
The Ox (1991)Vicar
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (1996)Vicar
Private Confessions
Private Confessions (1996)Jacob
The Wolf at the Door
The Wolf at the Door (1986)August Strindberg
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000)Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)Self
The Silent Touch
The Silent Touch (1992)Henry Kesdi
Only a Mother
Only a Mother (1949)Nils
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957)Hunter
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1984)Sidka
The Mistress
The Mistress (1962)The Man
Light Keeps Me Company
Light Keeps Me Company (2000)Self
The Broken Mirror
The Broken Mirror (1975)Matthew Lawrence
The Soldier's Tale
The Soldier's Tale (1984)The Devil (voice)
Target Eagle
Target Eagle (1982)Coronel O'Donnell
Their Frozen Dream
Their Frozen Dream (1997)S.A. Andrée (voice)
Interlude in the Marshland
Interlude in the Marshland (1965)Alex Kvist
The Right to Love
The Right to Love (1956)Bergman
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990)Father Siemes
Cellini: A Violent Life
Cellini: A Violent Life (1990)Pope Clement VII
Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962)The Father
Father
Father (1990)Joe Mueller
The Repenter
The Repenter (1985)Spinola
Rabies
Rabies (1958)Bo Stensson Svenningson
4 x 4
4 x 4 (1965)Kvist
Red King, White Knight
Red King, White Knight (1989)Szaz
Hidden Children
Hidden Children (2004)Valobra
Depth Solitude
Depth Solitude (1995)Narrator (voice)
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer (1982)
The Second Victory
The Second Victory (1987)Dr. Huber
The Reward
The Reward (1965)Scott Swenson
Kojak: The Belarus File
Kojak: The Belarus File (1985)Peter Barak
Circle of Passions
Circle of Passions (1983)Carlo di Vilalfratti
Venetian Lies
Venetian Lies (1981)Marcello Herrighe
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman (1972)Self
Spion 503
Spion 503 (1958)Horst, Gestapo-mand
Black Palm Trees
Black Palm Trees (1968)Gustav Olofsson
The Last Norwegian Troll
The Last Norwegian Troll (2010)The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)
Destination Dune
Destination Dune (1983)Self
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (1967)Otto Frank
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures (2013)Dr. Alistair Conis
Time is Money
Time is Money (1994)Joe Kaufman
Embassy
Embassy (1972)Gorenko
Och ge oss skuggorna
Och ge oss skuggorna (1993)Eugene O'Neill
No Man's Woman
No Man's Woman (1953)Olof
The Atlantic
The Atlantic (1995)Narrator (voice)
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow (2017)Self (archive footage)
Onkel Vanja
Onkel Vanja (1994)The Professor
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011)Self
The Bachelor
The Bachelor (1990)Von Schleheim
Stjärnbilder
Stjärnbilder (1995)(archive footage)
The Minister of Uddarbo
The Minister of Uddarbo (1957)Gustaf Ömark
Morfars resa
Morfars resa (1993)Simon S.L. Fromm
The Wedding Day
The Wedding Day (1960)Anders Frost
She Dances Alone
She Dances Alone (1981)Nijinsky (voice)
Made in Sweden
Made in Sweden (1969)Magnus Rud
Le dernier civil
Le dernier civil (1984)Gérard Bauerle
The Resurrection of Christ
The Resurrection of Christ (2026)
Minns ni?
Minns ni? (1993)(archive footage)
Let Poland Be Poland
Let Poland Be Poland (1982)Self - Co-Host
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter (2012)Self
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman (1968)Self
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
Dance Around the Guldbaggen (1964)Self
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern (1988)Voice
Tuschinski's Dream
Tuschinski's Dream (2017)
Delblanc
Delblanc (1996)Narrator (voice)

As Director

Katinka
Katinka (1988)