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Max von Sydow

Actor
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).

Personal Info

Occupation Actor
Place of Birth Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
Birthday 1929-04-10

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Filmography by Year

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2022
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2021
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2004
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1992
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1990
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1986
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1984
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1983
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1977
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1966
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1963
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1962
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1961
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1960
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1958
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1957
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1956
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1953
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1951
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1949

Filmography by Genre

Drama
85
Thriller
23
Action
21
Adventure
17
TV Movie
13
History
12
Science Fiction
11
Crime
11
Comedy
11
Romance
10
Fantasy
9
Horror
9
War
7
Documentary
7
Mystery
6
Family
3
Western
2
Animation
1
Music
1
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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