Actor
Max von Sydow
April 10, 1929 · Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
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 - Bes
Notable work
8.5Game of Thrones (2011)
as Three-Eyed Raven
8.2Shutter Island (2010)
as Dr. Naehring
7.2Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
as Lor San Tekka
8The Simpsons (1989)
as Klaus Ziegler (voice)
7.4Minority Report (2002)
as Director Lamar Burgess
7.7The Exorcist (1973)
as Father Lankester Merrin
6.4Robin Hood (2010)
as Sir Walter Loxley
6.6Ghostbusters II (1989)
as Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
6.5Rush Hour 3 (2007)
as Varden Reynard
6.2Dune (1984)
as Doctor Kynes
8.1The Seventh Seal (1957)
as Antonius Block
7.8Awakenings (1990)
as Peter Ingham
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