Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow Movies and TV Shows

Max von Sydow (10 April 1929 – 8 March 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).

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 10/04/1929 (95 years old)
Place of birth: Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
nationality: French
height: 1.94 m
Net worth: $16,000,000

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the UK

Moonage Daydream

Moonage Daydream (2022)

7.6

78%

role:
Self (archive footage)

2022

Documentary

Music

7.6

78%

Echoes of the Past

Echoes of the Past (2021)

6.4

66%

role:
Nikolas Andreou (Aged)

2021

Drama

6.4

66%

Kursk

6.6

67%

role:
Admiral Vladimir Petrenko

2018

Action

Drama

History

Thriller

War & Politics

6.6

67%

The First, the Last

The First, the Last (2016)

6.3

65%

role:
Le croque-mort

2016

Comedy

Crime

Drama

6.3

65%

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

7.8

73%

role:
Lor San Tekka

2015

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8

73%

The Letters

The Letters (2015)

6.2

58%

role:
Celeste van Exem

2015

Drama

6.2

58%

Branded

4.6

48%

role:
Marketing Guru

2012

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.6

48%

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

6.9

70%

role:
The Renter

2011

Drama

6.9

70%

Robin Hood

Robin Hood (2010)

6.6

64%

role:
Sir Walter Loxley

2010

Action

Adventure

Drama

6.6

64%

Shutter Island

Shutter Island (2010)

8.2

82%

role:
Dr. Naehring

2010

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

8.2

82%

The Wolfman

The Wolfman (2010)

5.8

59%

role:
Passenger on Train (Director's Cut) (uncredited)

2010

Drama

History

Horror

Thriller

5.8

59%

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

Oscar and the Lady in Pink (2009)

7.0

65%

role:
Le docteur Dusseldorf

2009

Drama

7.0

65%

Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane (2009)

6.1

59%

role:
Josiah Kane

2009

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1

59%

Emotional Arithmetic

Emotional Arithmetic (2008)

6.1

55%

role:
Jakob Bronski

2008

Drama

6.1

55%

Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3 (2007)

6.2

64%

role:
Varden Reynard

2007

Action

Comedy

Crime

6.2

64%

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

8.0

76%

role:
Papinou

2007

Drama

8.0

76%

Heidi

6.5

75%

role:
Uncle Alp

2005

Drama

Family

6.5

75%

Ring of the Nibelungs

Ring of the Nibelungs (2004)

6.6

63%

role:
Eyvind

2004

Action

6.6

63%

Minority Report

Minority Report (2002)

7.6

73%

role:
Director Lamar Burgess

2002

Action

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6

73%

Intacto

6.8

65%

role:
Samuel

2001

Action

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8

65%

Sleepless

Sleepless (2001)

6.2

62%

role:
Moretti

2001

Crime

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.2

62%

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2000)

6.7

53%

role:
Freud

Not available

2000

Action

Adventure

Drama

Family

TV Movie

6.7

53%

Not available

Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)

6.7

61%

role:
Nels Gudmundsson

1999

Drama

Romance

6.7

61%

What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come (1998)

7.0

72%

role:
The Tracker

1998

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0

72%

Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd (1995)

5.6

58%

role:
Chief Justice Fargo

1995

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6

58%

Citizen X

Citizen X (1995)

7.4

73%

role:
Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky

1995

Crime

Drama

7.4

73%

Needful Things

Needful Things (1993)

6.3

62%

role:
Leland Gaunt

1993

Drama

Horror

6.3

62%

Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World (1991)

6.8

68%

role:
Henry Farber

1991

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8

68%

Europa

7.5

74%

role:
Narrator (voice)

1991

Drama

7.5

74%

A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying (1991)

5.7

57%

role:
Thor Carlsson

1991

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

5.7

57%

Awakenings

Awakenings (1990)

7.8

78%

role:
Peter Ingham

1990

Drama

7.8

78%

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II (1989)

6.6

66%

role:
Vigo (voice) (uncredited)

1989

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6

66%

Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror (1987)

7.7

72%

role:
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand

1987

Drama

7.7

72%

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

7.8

76%

role:
Frederick

1986

Comedy

Drama

7.8

76%

Dune

6.3

62%

role:
Doctor Kynes

1984

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3

62%

Dreamscape

Dreamscape (1984)

6.3

62%

role:
Doctor Paul Novotny

1984

Adventure

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3

62%

The Ice Pirates

The Ice Pirates (1984)

5.6

57%

role:
(uncredited)

1984

Action

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6

57%

Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again (1983)

6.1

60%

role:
Ernst Stavro Blofeld

1983

Action

Adventure

Thriller

6.1

60%

Strange Brew

Strange Brew (1983)

6.6

62%

role:
Brewmeister Smith

1983

Comedy

6.6

62%

Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

6.9

68%

role:
King Osric

1982

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9

68%

Escape to Victory

Escape to Victory (1981)

6.6

68%

role:
Major Karl von Steiner

1981

Drama

War & Politics

6.6

68%

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon (1980)

6.5

62%

role:
The Emperor Ming

1980

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5

62%

Death Watch

Death Watch (1980)

6.6

65%

role:
Gerald Mortenhoe

1980

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6

65%

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

3.8

46%

role:
Father Lancaster Merrin

1977

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

3.8

46%

Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor (1975)

7.4

73%

role:
G. Joubert

1975

Thriller

7.4

73%

The Exorcist

The Exorcist (1973)

8.1

77%

role:
Father Lankester Merrin

1973

Horror

8.1

77%

The New Land

The New Land (1972)

8.0

77%

role:
Karl-Oskar

1972

Drama

Western

8.0

77%

The Apple War

The Apple War (1971)

6.6

62%

role:
Roy Lindberg

1971

Comedy

6.6

62%

The Emigrants

The Emigrants (1971)

8.0

74%

role:
Karl Oskar

1971

Drama

History

8.0

74%

The Passion of Anna

The Passion of Anna (1969)

7.6

76%

role:
Andreas Winkelman

1969

Drama

7.6

76%

Shame

8.0

76%

role:
Jan Rosenberg

1968

Drama

War & Politics

8.0

76%

Hour of the Wolf

Hour of the Wolf (1968)

7.5

75%

role:
Johan Borg

1968

Drama

Horror

7.5

75%

Here Is Your Life

Here Is Your Life (1966)

7.3

71%

role:
Smålands-Pelle

1966

Drama

History

7.3

71%

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

6.6

64%

role:
Jesus

1965

Drama

History

6.6

64%

Winter Light

Winter Light (1963)

8.0

79%

role:
Jonas Persson

1963

Drama

8.0

79%

Through a Glass Darkly

Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

7.9

78%

role:
Martin

1961

Drama

7.9

78%

The Virgin Spring

The Virgin Spring (1960)

8.0

78%

role:
Töre

1960

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.0

78%

The Magician

The Magician (1958)

7.5

74%

role:
Albert Emanuel Vogler

1958

Drama

7.5

74%

Brink of Life

Brink of Life (1958)

7.3

74%

role:
Harry Andersson, Stinas man

1958

Drama

7.3

74%

Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries (1957)

8.1

81%

role:
Henrik Åkerman

1957

Drama

8.1

81%

The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal (1957)

8.1

82%

role:
Antonius Block

1957

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.1

82%

Only a Mother

Only a Mother (1949)

6.8

64%

role:
Nils

1949

Drama

6.8

64%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Max von Sydow are, for example, Moonage Daydream, Echoes of the Past and Kursk.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
: The best StreamFat ratings are The Seventh Seal (8.2), Shutter Island (8.2) and Wild Strawberries (8.1).