Personal Info
Known Credits
165
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1929-04-10 (96 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
Also Known For
Max Carl Adolf von SydowMax Von SydowМакс фон СюдовCarl Adolf von Sydow
Max von Sydow
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2023 --
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
| Self (archive footage)
2021 --
Echoes of the Past
| Nikolas Andreou (Aged)
2018 --
Kursk
| Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
2017 --
Tuschinski's Dream
|
2017 --
Max von Sydow
| Self (archive footage)
2016 --
The First, the Last
| Le croque-mort
2015 --
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
| Lor San Tekka
2014 --
The Letters
| Celeste van Exem
2013 --
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
| Dr. Alistair Conis
2012 --
Starring Sigmund Freud
|
2012 --
Branded
| Marketing Guru
2012 --
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
| Self
2011 --
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
| The Renter
2011 --
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
| Self
2010 --
The Last Norwegian Troll
| The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)
2010 --
Robin Hood
| Sir Walter Loxley
2010 --
Shutter Island
| Dr. Naehring
2010 --
The Wolfman
| Passenger on Train (Director's Cut) (uncredited)
2010 --
Behind the Moomins
| Narrator (voice)
2009 --
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
| Le docteur Dusseldorf
2009 --
Solomon Kane
| Josiah Kane
2009 --
A Man and His Dog
| Le commandant
2008 --
Emotional Arithmetic
| Jakob Bronski
2007 --
Rush Hour 3
| Varden Reynard
2007 --
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
| Papinou
2007 --
The Final Inquiry
| Tiberius
2005 --
Heidi
| Uncle Alp
2004 --
Ring of the Nibelungs
| Eyvind
2004 --
Hidden Children
| Valobra
2002 --
Minority Report
| Director Lamar Burgess [Pre-Crime]
2002 --
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
| Freud
2001 --
Intact
| Samuel
2001 --
Druids
| Guttuart
2001 --
Sleepless
| Moretti
2000 --
Light Keeps Me Company
| Self
2000 --
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
| Self
1999 --
Snow Falling on Cedars
| Nels Gudmundsson
1998 --
What Dreams May Come
| The Tracker
1998 --
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
| Self - Father Merrin
1997 --
Solomon
| Davide
1997 --
The Princess and the Pauper
| Epos
1997 --
Hostile Waters
| Admiral Chernavin
1997 --
Their Frozen Dream
| S.A. Andrée (voice)
1996 --
Private Confessions
| Jacob
1996 --
Samson and Delilah
| Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1996 --
Jerusalem
| Vicar
1996 --
Hamsun
| Knut Hamsun
1996 --
Delblanc
| Narrator (voice)
1995 --
Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer
| Narrator (voice)
1995 --
Stjärnbilder
| (archive footage)
1995 --
Judge Dredd
| Chief Justice Fargo
1995 --
The Atlantic
| Narrator (voice)
1995 --
Citizen X
| Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
1995 --
Depth Solitude
| Narrator (voice)
1994 --
Onkel Vanja
| The Professor
1994 --
Time is Money
| Joe Kaufman
1994 --
A che punto è la notte
| Arcivescovo di Torino
1993 --
Minns ni?
| (archive footage)
1993 --
Needful Things
| Leland Gaunt
1993 --
Morfars resa
| Simon S.L. Fromm
1993 --
Och ge oss skuggorna
| Eugene O'Neill
1992 --
The Silent Touch
| Henry Kesdi
1992 --
The Best Intentions
| Johan Åkerblom
1991 --
The Ox
| Vicar
1991 --
Until the End of the World
| Henry Farber
1991 --
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
| Narrator (voice)
1991 --
Europa
| Narrator (voice)
1991 --
A Kiss Before Dying
| Thor Carlsson
1990 --
Awakenings
| Peter Ingham
1990 --
Father
| Joe Mueller
1990 --
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
| Father Siemes
1990 --
Cellini: A Violent Life
| Papa Clemente VII
1990 --
The Bachelor
| Von Schleheim
1989 --
Red King, White Knight
| Szaz
1989 --
Ghostbusters II
| Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
1989 --
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood
| Self
1988 --
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern
| Voice
1988 --
The Human Factor
|
1987 --
Pelle the Conqueror
| Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
1987 --
The Second Victory
| Dr. Huber
1986 --
Duet for One
| Dr. Louis Feldman
1986 --
The Wolf at the Door
| August Strindberg
1986 --
Hannah and Her Sisters
| Frederick
1985 --
The Repenter
| Spinola
1985 --
Code Name: Emerald
| Jürgen Brausch
1985 --
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
| Self
1985 --
Kojak: The Belarus File
| Peter Barak
1985 --
The Fascination
|
1984 --
Dune
| Doctor Kynes
1984 --
Le dernier civil
| Gérard Bauerle
1984 --
Dreamscape
| Paul Novotny
1984 --
Samson and Delilah
| Sidka
1984 --
The Soldier's Tale
| The Devil
1983 --
Never Say Never Again
| Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1983 --
Strange Brew
| Brewmeister Smith
1983 --
Circle of Passions
| Carlo di Vilalfratti
1982 --
Target Eagle
| Coronel O'Donnell
1982 --
The Flight of the Eagle
| Salomon August Andrée
1982 --
The Cinema of Carl Th. Dreyer
|
1982 --
Conan the Barbarian
| King Osric
1982 --
Let Poland Be Poland
| Self - Co-Host
1981 --
She Dances Alone
| Nijinsky's voice
1981 --
Venetian Lies
| Marcello Herrighe
1981 --
Escape to Victory
| Major Karl von Steiner
1980 --
Flash Gordon
| The Emperor Ming
1980 --
Death Watch
| Gerald Mortenhoe
1979 --
Hurricane
| Dr. Danielsson
1979 --
A Look at Liv
| Self
1978 --
Brass Target
| Shelley Martin Webber
1977 --
Black Journal
| Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal
1977 --
March or Die
| François Marneau
1977 --
Exorcist II: The Heretic
| Father Lankester Merrin
1976 --
Voyage of the Damned
| Captain Schroeder
1976 --
The Desert of the Tartars
| Cap. Ortiz
1976 --
Foxtrot
| Larsen
1976 --
Illustrious Corpses
| Supreme Court President
1976 --
Heart of a Dog
| Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski
1975 --
The Ultimate Warrior
| Baron
1975 --
Three Days of the Condor
| G. Joubert
1975 --
The Broken Mirror
| Matthew Lawrence
1975 --
Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story
| The Father
1974 --
Steppenwolf
| Harry Haller
1974 --
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
| Self (archive footage)
1973 --
The Exorcist
| Father Lankester Merrin
1972 --
Ingmar Bergman
| Self
1972 --
Embassy
| Gorenko
1972 --
The New Land
| Karl Oskar
1971 --
The Apple War
| Roy Lindberg
1971 --
The Touch
| Andreas Vergerus
1971 --
The Emigrants
| Karl Oskar
1971 --
The Night Visitor
| Salem
1970 --
The Kremlin Letter
| Colonel Kosnov
1969 --
The Passion of Anna
| Andreas Winkelman
1969 --
Made in Sweden
| Magnus Rud
1968 --
Shame
| Jan Rosenberg
1968 --
Black Palm Trees
| Gustav Olofsson
1968 --
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
| Self
1968 --
Hour of the Wolf
| Johan Borg
1967 --
The Diary of Anne Frank
| Otto Frank
1966 --
Here Is Your Life
| Smålands-Pelle
1966 --
The Quiller Memorandum
| Oktober
1966 --
Hawaii
| Abner Hale
1965 --
The Reward
| Scott Swenson
1965 --
The Greatest Story Ever Told
| Jesus
1965 --
4 x 4
| Kvist
1965 --
Interlude in the Marshland
| Alex Kvist
1964 --
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
| Self
1963 --
Winter Light
| Jonas Persson
1962 --
Wonderful Adventures of Nils
| The Father
1962 --
The Mistress
| The Man
1961 --
Through a Glass Darkly
| Martin
1960 --
The Wedding Day
| Anders Frost
1960 --
The Virgin Spring
| Töre
1958 --
The Magician
| Albert Emanuel Vogler
1958 --
Rabies
| Bo Stensson Svenningson
1958 --
Spion 503
| Horst, Gestapo-mand
1958 --
Brink of Life
| Harry Andersson
1957 --
The Minister of Uddarbo
| Gustaf Ömark
1957 --
Wild Strawberries
| Henrik Åkerman
1957 --
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
| Hunter
1957 --
The Seventh Seal
| Antonius Block
1956 --
The Right to Love
| Bergman
1953 --
Ingen mans kvinna
| Olof
1951 --
Miss Julie
| Groom
1949 --
Only a Mother
| Nils