Max von Sydow

The Exorcist

1973 · 2h 2m · Horror

See the performance as Father Lankester Merrin.

Minority Report

2002 · 2h 25m · Action · Science Fiction

See the performance as Director Lamar Burgess.

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About Max von Sydow

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).

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The Resurrection of Christ
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2021
Echoes of the Past
Nikolas Andreou (Aged)
2018
Kursk
Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
2017
Tuschinski's Dream
Actor
2017
Max von Sydow
Self (archive footage)
2016
The First, the Last
Le croque-mort
2014
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
2014
The Letters
Celeste van Exem
2013
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
Dr. Alistair Conis
2012
Starring Sigmund Freud
Actor
2012
Palme
Self (archive footage)
2012
Branded
Marketing Guru
2012
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
Self
2011
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Renter
2011
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self
2010
The Last Norwegian Troll
The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)
2010
Behind the Moomins
Narrator (voice)
2010
Robin Hood
Sir Walter Loxley
2009
Solomon Kane
Josiah Kane
2009
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Le docteur Dusseldorf
2009
A Man and His Dog
Le commandant
2008
Emotional Arithmetic
Jakob Bronski
2007
Rush Hour 3
Varden Reynard
2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Papinou
2007
The Final Inquiry
Tiberius
2005
Heidi
Uncle Alp
2004
Ring of the Nibelungs
Eyvind
2004
Hidden Children
Valobra
2001
Intacto
Samuel
2001
Druids
Guttuart
2001
Sleepless
Moretti
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Freud
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Self
1999
Snow Falling on Cedars
Nels Gudmundsson
1998
What Dreams May Come
The Tracker
1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Self - Father Merrin
1997
Solomon
Davide
1997
The Princess and the Pauper
Epos
1997
Hostile Waters
Admiral Chernavin
1997
Their Frozen Dream
S.A. Andrée (voice)
1996
Private Confessions
Jacob
1996
Jerusalem
Vicar
1996
Hamsun
Knut Hamsun
1996
Delblanc
Narrator (voice)
1995
Lumière & Company
Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")
1995
Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer
Narrator (voice)
1995
Stjärnbilder
(archive footage)
1995
Judge Dredd
Chief Justice Fargo
1995
The Atlantic
Narrator (voice)
1995
Citizen X
Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
1995
Anders Zorn - Med egna ord
Narrator (voice)
1995
Depth Solitude
Narrator (voice)
1994
Onkel Vanja
The Professor
1994
Time is Money
Joe Kaufman
1993
Minns ni?
(archive footage)
1993
Needful Things
Leland Gaunt
1993
Morfars resa
Simon S.L. Fromm
1993
Och ge oss skuggorna
Eugene O'Neill
1992
The Silent Touch
Henry Kesdi
1992
The Best Intentions
Johan Åkerblom
1991
The Ox
Vicar
1991
Until the End of the World
Henry Farber
1991
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Narrator (voice)
1991
Europa
Narrator (voice)
1991
A Kiss Before Dying
Thor Carlsson
1990
Father
Joe Mueller
1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Father Siemes
1990
Cellini: A Violent Life
Pope Clement VII
1990
The Bachelor
Von Schleheim
1989
Red King, White Knight
Szaz
1989
Ghostbusters II
Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
1989
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood
Self
1988
Katinka
Director
1988
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern
Voice
1988
The Human Factor
Actor
1987
Pelle the Conqueror
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
1987
The Second Victory
Dr. Huber
1986
Duet for One
Dr. Louis Feldman
1986
The Wolf at the Door
August Strindberg
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
Frederick
1985
The Repenter
Spinola
1985
Code Name: Emerald
Jürgen Brausch
1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
1985
Kojak: The Belarus File
Peter Barak
1984
Dune
Doctor Kynes
1984
The Soldier's Tale
The Devil (voice)
1984
Le dernier civil
Gérard Bauerle
1984
Dreamscape
Paul Novotny
1984
Samson and Delilah
Sidka
1983
Never Say Never Again
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1983
Strange Brew
Brewmeister Smith
1983
Circle of Passions
Carlo di Vilalfratti
1983
Destination Dune
Self
1982
Target Eagle
Coronel O'Donnell
1982
The Flight of the Eagle
Salomon August Andrée

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Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow’s screen credits include Dr. Naehring in Shutter Island, Father Lankester Merrin in The Exorcist, and Director Lamar Burgess in Minority Report.

Born April 10, 1929† March 8, 2020 Lund, Skåne län, Sweden5 movies on MoviHero

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Shutter Island

2010 · 2h 18m · Drama · Mystery

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The Exorcist

1973 · 2h 2m · Horror

See the performance as Father Lankester Merrin.

Minority Report

2002 · 2h 25m · Action · Science Fiction

See the performance as Director Lamar Burgess.

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2026
The Resurrection of Christ
Actor
2021
Echoes of the Past
Nikolas Andreou (Aged)
2018
Kursk
Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
2017
Tuschinski's Dream
Actor
2017
Max von Sydow
Self (archive footage)
2016
The First, the Last
Le croque-mort
2014
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
2014
The Letters
Celeste van Exem
2013
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
Dr. Alistair Conis
2012
Starring Sigmund Freud
Actor
2012
Palme
Self (archive footage)
2012
Branded
Marketing Guru
2012
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
Self
2011
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Renter
2011
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self
2010
The Last Norwegian Troll
The Last Norweigian Troll (voice)
2010
Behind the Moomins
Narrator (voice)
2010
Robin Hood
Sir Walter Loxley
2009
Solomon Kane
Josiah Kane
2009
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Le docteur Dusseldorf
2009
A Man and His Dog
Le commandant
2008
Emotional Arithmetic
Jakob Bronski
2007
Rush Hour 3
Varden Reynard
2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Papinou
2007
The Final Inquiry
Tiberius
2005
Heidi
Uncle Alp
2004
Ring of the Nibelungs
Eyvind
2004
Hidden Children
Valobra
2001
Intacto
Samuel
2001
Druids
Guttuart
2001
Sleepless
Moretti
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Freud
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Self
1999
Snow Falling on Cedars
Nels Gudmundsson
1998
What Dreams May Come
The Tracker
1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Self - Father Merrin
1997
Solomon
Davide
1997
The Princess and the Pauper
Epos
1997
Hostile Waters
Admiral Chernavin
1997
Their Frozen Dream
S.A. Andrée (voice)
1996
Private Confessions
Jacob
1996
Jerusalem
Vicar
1996
Hamsun
Knut Hamsun
1996
Delblanc
Narrator (voice)
1995
Lumière & Company
Jacob (segment "Liv Ullman")
1995
Captured: Meet Robert A. Robinson Photographer
Narrator (voice)
1995
Stjärnbilder
(archive footage)
1995
Judge Dredd
Chief Justice Fargo
1995
The Atlantic
Narrator (voice)
1995
Citizen X
Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
1995
Anders Zorn - Med egna ord
Narrator (voice)
1995
Depth Solitude
Narrator (voice)
1994
Onkel Vanja
The Professor
1994
Time is Money
Joe Kaufman
1993
Minns ni?
(archive footage)
1993
Needful Things
Leland Gaunt
1993
Morfars resa
Simon S.L. Fromm
1993
Och ge oss skuggorna
Eugene O'Neill
1992
The Silent Touch
Henry Kesdi
1992
The Best Intentions
Johan Åkerblom
1991
The Ox
Vicar
1991
Until the End of the World
Henry Farber
1991
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Narrator (voice)
1991
Europa
Narrator (voice)
1991
A Kiss Before Dying
Thor Carlsson
1990
Father
Joe Mueller
1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Father Siemes
1990
Cellini: A Violent Life
Pope Clement VII
1990
The Bachelor
Von Schleheim
1989
Red King, White Knight
Szaz
1989
Ghostbusters II
Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
1989
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood
Self
1988
Katinka
Director
1988
Ingmar Bergman: The Magic Lantern
Voice
1988
The Human Factor
Actor
1987
Pelle the Conqueror
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
1987
The Second Victory
Dr. Huber
1986
Duet for One
Dr. Louis Feldman
1986
The Wolf at the Door
August Strindberg
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
Frederick
1985
The Repenter
Spinola
1985
Code Name: Emerald
Jürgen Brausch
1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
1985
Kojak: The Belarus File
Peter Barak
1984
Dune
Doctor Kynes
1984
The Soldier's Tale
The Devil (voice)
1984
Le dernier civil
Gérard Bauerle
1984
Dreamscape
Paul Novotny
1984
Samson and Delilah
Sidka
1983
Never Say Never Again
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1983
Strange Brew
Brewmeister Smith
1983
Circle of Passions
Carlo di Vilalfratti
1983
Destination Dune
Self
1982
Target Eagle
Coronel O'Donnell
1982
The Flight of the Eagle
Salomon August Andrée

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Dr. Naehring

Shutter Island

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Adam Driver

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Anne Meara

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