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Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Carl Adolf von Sydow

Born April 10, 1929· Lund, Skåne län, Sweden

† Died March 8, 2020

87Roles★ 6.6Average rating

Born in Lund to a scholarly family, he trained at Stockholm’s Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1948 to 1951 after a brief military stint, then launched his stage career in provincial theatres before earning a cultural grant in 1954. International recognition arrived with Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), and he went on to appear in ten more Bergman films such as Wild Strawberries and Through a…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Game of ThronesSeries★ 8.5
Game of Thrones2011
Three-Eyed Raven
Shutter Island★ 8.2
Shutter Island2010
Dr. Naehring
The Seventh Seal★ 8.1
The Seventh Seal1957
Antonius Block
Wild Strawberries★ 8.1
Wild Strawberries1957
Åkerman
The SimpsonsSeries★ 8
The Simpsons1989
Klaus Ziegler (voice)
Winter Light★ 7.9
Winter Light1963
Jonas Persson
The TudorsSeries★ 7.8
The Tudors2007
Cardinal Von Waldburg
Awakenings★ 7.8
Awakenings1990
Peter Ingham
Through a Glass Darkly★ 7.8
Through a Glass Darkly1961
Martin
The Virgin Spring★ 7.8
The Virgin Spring1960
Töre
The Exorcist★ 7.7
The Exorcist1973
Father Lankester Merrin
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly★ 7.6
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly2007
Papinou
The New Land★ 7.5
The New Land1972
Karl Oskar
Shame★ 7.5
Shame1968
Jan Rosenberg
Brink of Life★ 7.5
Brink of Life1958
Harry Andersson
Minority Report★ 7.4
Minority Report2002
Director Lamar Burgess
The Emigrants★ 7.4
The Emigrants1971
Karl Oskar
The Passion of Anna★ 7.4
The Passion of Anna1969
Andreas Winkelman
Hour of the Wolf★ 7.4
Hour of the Wolf1968
Johan Borg
What Dreams May Come★ 7.3
What Dreams May Come1998
The Tracker
Europa★ 7.3
Europa1991
Narrator (voice)
Pelle the Conqueror★ 7.3
Pelle the Conqueror1987
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
Three Days of the Condor★ 7.3
Three Days of the Condor1975
G. Joubert
The Magician★ 7.3
The Magician1958
Albert Emanuel Vogler
Star Wars: The Force Awakens★ 7.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015
Lor San Tekka
The Best Intentions★ 7
The Best Intentions1992
Johan Åkerblom
Escape to Victory★ 6.9
Escape to Victory1981
Major Karl von Steiner
Conan the Barbarian★ 6.8
Conan the Barbarian1982
King Osric
Kursk★ 6.6
Kursk2018
Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
Ghostbusters II★ 6.6
Ghostbusters II1989
Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
Rush Hour 3★ 6.5
Rush Hour 32007
Varden Reynard
Robin Hood★ 6.4
Robin Hood2010
Sir Walter Loxley
Dune★ 6.2
Dune1984
Doctor Kynes
Never Say Never Again★ 6.1
Never Say Never Again1983
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Judge Dredd★ 5.9
Judge Dredd1995
Chief Justice Fargo
Exorcist II: The Heretic★ 4.5
Exorcist II: The Heretic1977
Father Lankester Merrin
Druids★ 3.1
Druids2001
Guttuart