Max von Sydow
Acting
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).
Born: April 10, 1929
Place of Birth: Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
Known For
Max von Sydow
One of the greatest actors of the twentieth century, von Sydow is best known for his long creative partnership with director Ingmar Bergman, whose psychologically probing dramas—including their most famous collaboration, THE SEVENTH SEAL—gave the actor freedom to bare his soul and showcase his unfailingly commanding screen presence. In addition to the string of masterpieces he made with the Swedish auteur, von Sydow embodied a wide range of characters in films by art-house titans such as Jan Troell, Lars von Trier, and Wim Wenders, leaving behind a body of work that spans more than six decades and a dozen different countries. He appeared in more than one hundred and fifty films and television series in multiple languages. Max von Sydow received his French citizenship in 2002 and lived in France for the last two decades of his life.
Gösta Berlings saga
Och ge oss skuggorna
It is the 61st birthday of the American author Eugene O'Neill. He is sick, old and his name has started to fade from the public consciousness. His wife Carlotta Monterey is far from supporting, in fact she constantly reminds him of his shortcomings and unfulfilled dreams. Their sons, Eugene Jr. and Shane come to congratulate him (and perhaps expecting to get some money). But they are unable to help their father, since they have their own problems: Eugene Jr. is an alcoholic, Shane is doing drugs.
Game of Thrones
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
Shutter Island
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
The Seventh Seal
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
Wild Strawberries
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
The Simpsons
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
The Emigrants
Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.
Ring of the Nibelungs
The young blacksmith Siegfried, who, not knowing that he is heir to a conquered kingdom, becomes popular with the Burgunds by slaying their bane, the dragon Fafnir. When the reward seems to be a huge treasure, Siegfried ignores the curse that lies on the hoard - which now seems to endanger his love to beautiful Norse warrior queen Brunhild.
Filmography
as Self - (archive footage)
as Nikolas Andreou (Aged)
as Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
as Self (archive footage)
as Le croque-mort
as Lor San Tekka
as Celeste van Exem
as Dr. Alistair Conis
as Self (archive footage)
as Marketing Guru
as The Renter
as Three-Eyed Raven
as The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)
as Sir Walter Loxley
as Dr. Naehring
as Passenger on Train (Director's Cut) (uncredited)
as Josiah Kane
as Le docteur Dusseldorf
as Le commandant
as Jakob Bronski
as Varden Reynard
as Papinou
as Tiberius
as Tiberio
as Cardinal Von Waldburg
as Uncle Alp
as Eyvind
as Eyvind
as Valobra
as Director Lamar Burgess
as Samuel
as Guttuart
as Moretti
as Self
as Samuel Rosenman
as Nels Gudmundsson
as The Tracker
as Self - Father Merrin
as Psicoanalista dell’aldilà
as Davide
as David
as Epos
as Epos
as Admiral Chernavin
as S.A. Andrée (voice)
as Jacob
as Vicar
as Knut Hamsun
as Narrator (voice)
as Baron Franz von Trotta und Sipolje
as Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")
as (archive footage)
as Chief Justice Fargo
as Narrator (voice)
as Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
as Narrator (voice)
as The Professor
as Arcivescovo di Torino
as Joe Kaufman
as (archive footage)
as Leland Gaunt
as Simon S.L. Fromm
as Eugene O'Neill
as Henry Kesdi
as Johan Åkerblom
as Sigmund Freud
as Vicar
as Henry Farber
as Narrator (voice)
as Thor Carlsson
as Peter Ingham
as Joe Mueller
as Father Siemes
as Pope Clement VII
as Von Schleheim
as Klaus Ziegler (voice)
as Szaz
as Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
as Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
as Dr. Huber
as Dr. Louis Feldman
as August Strindberg
as Melchior Sinclaire
as Frederick
as Spinola
as Jürgen Brausch
as Re Giovanni del Portogallo
as Petrus
as Fridtjof Nansen
as Peter Barak
as Doctor Kynes
as Gérard Bauerle
as Paul Novotny
as Sidka
as The Devil (voice)
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
as Brewmeister Smith
as Carlo di Vilalfratti
as Self
as Coronel O'Donnell
as Salomon August Andrée
as King Osric
as Self - Co-Host
as Self - Best Director winner
as Self - Host
as Self - Best Actor winner
as Marcello Herrighe
as Major Karl von Steiner
as Nijinsky (voice)
as The Emperor Ming
as Gerald Mortenhoe
as Dr. Danielsson
as Shelley Martin Webber
as Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal
as François Marneau
as Father Lankester Merrin
as Captain Schroeder
as Cap. Ortiz
as Larsen
as Supreme Court President
as Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski
as Baron
as G. Joubert
as Matthew Lawrence
as The Father
as Harry Haller
as Karl Oskar
as Father Lankester Merrin
as Self
as Gorenko
as Karl Oskar
as Roy Lindberg
as Andreas Vergerus
as Karl Oskar
as Salem
as Colonel Kosnov
as Andreas Winkelman
as Magnus Rud
as Jan Rosenberg
as Gustav Olofsson
as Johan Borg
as Otto Frank
as Smålands-Pelle
as Oktober
as Abner Hale
as Scott Swenson
as Jesus
as Kvist
as Alex Kvist
as Self
as Jonas Persson
as The Father
as The Man
as Martin
as Anders Frost
as Töre
as Albert Emanuel Vogler
as Bo Stensson Svenningson
as Horst, Gestapo-mand
as Harry Andersson
as Gustaf Ömark
as Åkerman
as Hunter
as Antonius Block
as Bergman
as Olof
as Groom
as Nils
as Self - Nominee / Presenter