Max von Sydow

Biography

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).

Known For

Game of Thrones

as Three-Eyed Raven

Shutter Island

as Dr. Naehring

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Lor San Tekka

The Simpsons

as Klaus Ziegler (voice)

Minority Report

as Director Lamar Burgess [Pre-Crime]

The Exorcist

as Father Lankester Merrin

Robin Hood

as Sir Walter Loxley

Ghostbusters II

as Vigo (voice) (uncredited)

Rush Hour 3

as Varden Reynard

Dune

as Doctor Kynes