Max von Sydow
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
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 | Druids | Guttuart | Film |
| 2001 | Sleepless | Moretti | Film |
| 2001 | Intacto | Samuel | 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 | The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist | Self - Father Merrin | Film |
| 1998 | What Dreams May Come | The Tracker | 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 | Jerusalem | Vicar | Film |
| 1996 | Private Confessions | Jacob | Film |
| 1995 | Anders Zorn - Med egna ord | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1995 | Lumière & Company | Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman") | Film |
| 1995 | Depth Solitude | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1995 | Citizen X | Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky | 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 | The Ox | Vicar | Film |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Henry Farber | Film |
| 1991 | Europa | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | Thor Carlsson | Film |
| 1990 | The Bachelor | Von Schleheim | Film |
| 1990 | Awakenings | Peter Ingham | Film |
| 1987 | The Second Victory | Dr. Huber | Film |
| 1987 | Pelle the Conqueror | Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand | 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 | The Soldier's Tale | The Devil (voice) | Film |
| 1984 | Dune | Doctor Kynes | Film |
| 1983 | Strange Brew | Brewmeister Smith | Film |
| 1983 | Never Say Never Again | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | Film |
| 1982 | The Flight of the Eagle | Salomon August Andrée | Film |
| 1982 | Conan the Barbarian | King Osric | Film |
| 1980 | Flash Gordon | The Emperor Ming | Film |
| 1980 | Death Watch | Gerald Mortenhoe | 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 | Black Journal | Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal | Film |
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic | Father Lankester Merrin | Film |
| 1976 | Illustrious Corpses | Supreme Court President | Film |
| 1976 | The Desert of the Tartars | Cap. Ortiz | Film |
| 1976 | Foxtrot | Larsen | Film |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damned | Captain Schroeder | 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 |
Community Curation
This page is community-maintained. Know something we don't?
← All person · Wikidata Q203215