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Max von Sydow, a Swedish actor of regal gravitas, traversed the international film landscape with a career spanning myriad languages and genres. From the existential chess match with Death in Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal” to his portrayal of Jesus in “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” von Sydow imbued each role with an austere majesty. His versatility shone in diverse projects, from the demonic exorcism of “The Exorcist” to the pulpy sci-fi of “Flash Gordon.” Twice nominated for Academy Awards—once for leading and once for supporting roles—von Sydow’s nuanced performances in “Pelle the Conqueror” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” cemented his status as a cinematic titan.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Lor San Tekka | Film |
| 2014 | The Letters | Celeste van Exem | Film |
| 2012 | Branded | Marketing Guru | Film |
| 2011 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | The Renter | Film |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Sir Walter Loxley | Film |
| 2010 | Shutter Island | Dr. Naehring | Film |
| 2009 | Oscar and the Lady in Pink | Le docteur Dusseldorf | Film |
| 2009 | A Man and His Dog | Le commandant | Film |
| 2009 | Solomon Kane | Josiah Kane | Film |
| 2008 | Emotional Arithmetic | Jakob Bronski | Film |
| 2007 | The Final Inquiry | Tiberius | Film |
| 2007 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Papinou | Film |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Varden Reynard | Film |
| 2005 | Heidi | Uncle Alp | Film |
| 2004 | Hidden Children | Valobra | Film |
| 2004 | Ring of the Nibelungs | Eyvind | Film |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Director Lamar Burgess | Film |
| 2001 | Intacto | Samuel | Film |
| 2001 | Druids | Guttuart | Film |
| 2001 | Sleepless | Moretti | Film |
| 2000 | Light Keeps Me Company | Self | Film |
| 2000 | Nuremberg | Samuel Rosenman | TV |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid | Freud | Film |
| 2000 | Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' | Self | Film |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Nels Gudmundsson | Film |
| 1998 | What Dreams May Come | The Tracker | Film |
| 1998 | The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist | Self - Father Merrin | Film |
| 1997 | Solomon | Davide | Film |
| 1997 | Hostile Waters | Admiral Chernavin | Film |
| 1997 | The Princess and the Pauper | Epos | Film |
| 1996 | Hamsun | Knut Hamsun | Film |
| 1996 | Private Confessions | Jacob | Film |
| 1995 | Lumière & Company | Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman") | Film |
| 1995 | Depth Solitude | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Chief Justice Fargo | Film |
| 1994 | A che punto è la notte | Arcivescovo di Torino | TV |
| 1993 | Needful Things | Leland Gaunt | Film |
| 1992 | The Silent Touch | Henry Kesdi | Film |
| 1992 | The Best Intentions | Johan Åkerblom | Film |
| 1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | Thor Carlsson | Film |
| 1991 | The Ox | Vicar | Film |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Henry Farber | Film |
| 1991 | Europa | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1990 | The Bachelor | Von Schleheim | Film |
| 1990 | Awakenings | Peter Ingham | Film |
| 1987 | Pelle the Conqueror | Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand | Film |
| 1987 | The Second Victory | Dr. Huber | Film |
| 1986 | Duet for One | Dr. Louis Feldman | Film |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Frederick | Film |
| 1986 | The Wolf at the Door | August Strindberg | Film |
| 1985 | Code Name: Emerald | Jürgen Brausch | Film |
| 1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | Film |
| 1984 | Dreamscape | Paul Novotny | Film |
| 1984 | Dune | Doctor Kynes | Film |
| 1984 | The Soldier's Tale | The Devil (voice) | Film |
| 1983 | Never Say Never Again | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | Film |
| 1983 | Strange Brew | Brewmeister Smith | Film |
| 1982 | The Flight of the Eagle | Salomon August Andrée | Film |
| 1982 | Conan the Barbarian | King Osric | Film |
| 1980 | Death Watch | Gerald Mortenhoe | Film |
| 1980 | Flash Gordon | The Emperor Ming | Film |
| 1979 | Hurricane | Dr. Danielsson | Film |
| 1979 | A Look at Liv | Self | Film |
| 1978 | Brass Target | Shelley Martin Webber | Film |
| 1977 | March or Die | François Marneau | Film |
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic | Father Lankester Merrin | Film |
| 1977 | Black Journal | Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal | Film |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damned | Captain Schroeder | Film |
| 1976 | Illustrious Corpses | Supreme Court President | Film |
| 1976 | The Desert of the Tartars | Cap. Ortiz | Film |
| 1976 | Foxtrot | Larsen | Film |
| 1976 | Heart of a Dog | Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski | Film |
| 1975 | The Ultimate Warrior | Baron | Film |
| 1975 | Three Days of the Condor | G. Joubert | Film |
| 1975 | Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story | The Father | Film |
| 1974 | Steppenwolf | Harry Haller | Film |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1973 | The Exorcist | Father Lankester Merrin | Film |
| 1972 | The New Land | Karl Oskar | Film |
| 1971 | The Night Visitor | Salem | Film |
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