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Overview
Mini Biography:
He was born in a middle-class family in Lund, where his father was an... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 19 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Ingmar Bergman: 1918-2007 (From IMDb News. 30 July 2007)
Mel Gibson: Cinema Savior (From WENN. 7 August 2002)
Alternate Names:
Max Von SydowUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. July 19 | 8:30 AM | HBO | Rush Hour 3 | |||
| Sat. July 19 | 4:45 PM | HBO | Rush Hour 3 | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- Truth & Treason (2008) (pre-production) .... Franz Fikeis
- Shutter Island (2009) (post-production) .... Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
- Un homme et son chien (2009) (post-production)
- Solomon Kane (2008) (post-production) .... Josiah Kane
- Emotional Arithmetic (2007) .... Jakob Bronski
... aka Autumn Hearts: A New Beginning (USA: DVD title) - Rush Hour 3 (2007) .... Reynard
- Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007) .... Papinou
... aka Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (France)
... aka The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (International: English title) - Inchiesta, L' (2006) .... Tiberius
... aka En busca de la tumba de Cristo (Spain)
... aka The Final Inquiry (USA: new title)
... aka The Inquiry (International: English title) - Heidi (2005/I) .... Uncle Alp
- Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) (TV) .... Eyvind
... aka Curse of the Ring (Australia: DVD title) (International: English title) (USA: DVD title)
... aka Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (USA: DVD title)
... aka Nibelungen - Der Fluch des Drachen, Die (Germany: DVD title)
... aka Nibelungen, Die (Germany)
... aka Saga dei Nibelunghi, La (Italy)
... aka Sword of Xanten (UK: theatrical title) - "Fuga degli innocenti, La" (2004) TV mini-series .... Valobra
... aka Hidden Children (International: English title)
... aka Hidden Children: The Flight of the Innocents - Minority Report (2002) .... Director Lamar Burgess
- Amants de Mogador, Les (2002)
- Intacto (2001) .... Samuel
... aka Intact (International: English title) - Vercingétorix (2001) .... Guttuart
... aka Druids (Canada: English title)
... aka Vercingétorix, la légende du druide roi (France) - Non ho sonno (2001) .... Ulisse Moretti
... aka Sleepless (Europe: English title) (USA)
... aka I Can't Sleep (promotional title) - Nuremberg (2000) (TV) .... Samuel Rosenman
- Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) .... Nels Gudmundsson
- What Dreams May Come (1998) .... The Tracker
- "Professione fantasma" .... Other World's psychoanalyst (1 episode, 1998)
- Fantasma per caso (1998) TV episode .... Other World's psychoanalyst - Solomon (1997) (TV) .... David
... aka Bibel - Salomon, Die (Germany)
... aka Salomone (Italy) - Principessa e il povero, La (1997) (TV) .... Epos
... aka Falsche Prinzessin, Die (Germany)
... aka The Princess and the Pauper (Europe: English title) - Hostile Waters (1997) (TV) .... Admiral Chernavin
... aka Hostile Waters - Fahrwasser des Todes (Germany: rerun title)
... aka Im Fahrwasser des Todes (Germany)
... aka Péril en mer (France) - Enskilda samtal (1996) (TV) .... Jacob
... aka Private Confessions (USA)
... aka Private Conversations - Samson and Delilah (1996) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narratore
... aka Bibel: Samson und Delila, Die (Germany)
... aka Sansone e Dalila - Jerusalem (1996) .... Vicar
- Hamsun (1996) .... Knut Hamsun
- Truck Stop (1996)
- "Radetzkymarsch" (1995) TV mini-series .... Baron Franz von Trotta und Cipolje
... aka Marche de Radetzky, La (France)
... aka Radetzky March - Judge Dredd (1995) .... Chief Justice Fargo
- Citizen X (1995) (TV) .... Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
- Dypets ensomhet (1995) .... Narrator
... aka Depth Solitude (USA)
... aka Loneliness of the Deep - A che punto è la notte (1995) (TV)
- Onkel Vanja (1994) (TV) .... Professor Serebrejakov
- Time Is Money (1994) .... Joe Kaufman
- Needful Things (1993) (as Max Von Sydow) .... Leland Gaunt
- "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" .... Sigmund Freud (1 episode, 1993)
- Vienna, November 1908 (1993) TV episode .... Sigmund Freud - Morfars resa (1993) .... Simon S.L. Fromm
... aka Grandpa's Journey - Och ge oss skuggorna (1993) (TV) .... Eugene O'Neill
- Dotkniecie reki (1992) .... Henry Kesdi
... aka The Silent Touch (UK) - Goda viljan, Den (1992) .... Johan Åkerblom, Anna's father
... aka Besten Absichten, Die (Germany)
... aka Con le migliori intenzioni (Italy)
... aka Gode vilje, Den (Denmark)
... aka Hyvä tahto (Finland)
... aka Meilleures intentions, Les (France)
... aka The Best Intentions (UK) - "Goda viljan, Den" (1991) TV mini-series .... Johan Åkerblom
- Oxen (1991) .... Vicar
... aka The Ox - Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) .... Henry Farber
... aka Until the End of the World (UK) (USA)
... aka Jusqu'au bout du monde (France) - Europa (1991) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Europa (Sweden)
... aka Zentropa - A Kiss Before Dying (1991) .... Thor Carlsson
- Mio caro dottor Gräsler (1991) .... Von Schleheim
... aka The Bachelor (USA) - Awakenings (1990) (as Max Von Sydow) .... Dr. Peter Ingham
- Father (1990) .... Joe Mueller
- Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) (TV) .... Father Siemes
- Vita scellerata, Una (1990) .... Pope Clement VII
... aka A Violent Life
... aka Cellini, l'or et le sang (France)
... aka Cellini: A Violent Life (Australia: TV title) - Red King, White Knight (1989) (TV) .... Szaz
- Pelle erobreren (1987) .... Lassefar
... aka Pelle erövraren (Sweden)
... aka Pelle the Conqueror (USA) - Duet for One (1986) .... Dr. Louis Feldman
- Oviri (1986) .... August Strindberg
... aka Gauguin, le loup dans le soleil (France)
... aka The Wolf at the Door - "Gösta Berlings saga" (1986) TV mini-series .... Melchior Sinclaire (segments 1-3)
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) .... Frederick
- The Second Victory (1986) .... Dr. Huber
... aka Narbe, die (West Germany)
... aka Zweite Sieg, Der (West Germany) - Pentito, Il (1985) .... Spinola
... aka The Repenter (International: English title) - Code Name: Emerald (1985) .... Jurgen Brausch
... aka Deep Cover (USA: TV title)
... aka Emerald - "Christopher Columbus" (1985) TV mini-series .... King John of Portugal
... aka Cristoforo Colombo (Italy) - "Quo Vadis?" (1985) TV mini-series .... The Apostle Peter
- Kojak: The Belarus File (1985) (TV) (as Max Von Sydow) .... Peter Barak
... aka The Belarus File - "The Last Place on Earth" (1985) TV mini-series .... Fridtjof Nansen
- Dune (1984) .... Dr. Kynes
- Dreamscape (1984) .... Doctor Paul Novotny
- Samson and Delilah (1984) (TV) (as Max Von Sydow) .... Sidka
- The Ice Pirates (1984)
- The Soldier's Tale (1984) .... The devil
- Never Say Never Again (1983) (as Max Von Sydow) .... Ernst Stavro Blofeld
... aka James Bond 007 - Sag niemals nie (West Germany) - The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) (as Max Von Sydow) .... Brewmeister Smith
... aka Strange Brew (USA: short title)
... aka The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie - Cercle des passions, Le (1983) .... Carlo di Vilalfratti
... aka Círculo de pasiones (Spain)
... aka Circle of Passions (International: English title: informal literal title) - Dernier civil, Le (1983) (TV)
- Jugando con la muerte (1982) .... Colonel O'Donnell
... aka Asesino a sueldo (Mexico: subtitle)
... aka Hit Man (USA)
... aka Mercenario, El (Mexico: video title)
... aka Target Eagle - Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (1982) .... Salomon August Andrée
... aka Flug des Adlers, Der (West Germany: TV title)
... aka Ingeniør Anrées luftferd (Norway)
... aka The Flight of the Eagle - Conan the Barbarian (1982) .... King Osric
- Victory (1981) (as Max Von Sydow) .... Major Karl Von Steiner - The Germans
... aka Escape to Victory (UK) - Flash Gordon (1980) (as Max Von Sydow) .... The Emperor Ming / Ming's Floating Servant
- Mort en direct, La (1980) (as Max Von Sydow) .... Gerald Mortenhoe
... aka Death Watch (UK) (USA)
... aka Death Watch - Der gekaufte Tod (West Germany)
... aka Death in Full View
... aka Deathwatch (USA)
... aka Gekaufte Tod, Der (West Germany) - Bugie bianche (1980) .... Marcello Herrighe
... aka Bugie veneziane (Italy)
... aka Footloose (UK)
... aka Venetian Lies (UK) - Hurricane (1979) .... Dr. Danielsson
... aka Forbidden Paradise (TV title) - Brass Target (1978) .... Shelley/Webber
- March or Die (1977) .... François Marneau
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) .... Father Merrin
... aka The Exorcist 2 (International: English title: informal alternative title) - Gran bollito (1977) .... Lisa Carpi/Police Chief
... aka Black Journal
... aka Signora degli orrori, La - Voyage of the Damned (1976) (as Max Von Sydow) .... Capt. Schroeder
- Deserto dei Tartari, Il (1976) .... Hortiz
... aka Désert des Tartares, Le (France)
... aka Desert des Tartars, Le
... aka Tartarenwüste, Die (West Germany)
... aka The Desert of the Tartars - Foxtrot (1976) .... Larsen
... aka The Far Side of Paradise (UK)
... aka The Other Side of Paradise (USA: reissue title) - Cadaveri eccellenti (1976) .... Supreme Court's president
... aka Cadavres exquis (France)
... aka Illustrious Corpses
... aka The Context - Cuore di cane (1976) .... Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski
... aka Dog's Heart (International: English title)
... aka Warum bellt Herr Bobikow? (West Germany) - The Ultimate Warrior (1975) .... Baron
... aka The Barony (International: English title)
... aka The Last Warrior - Three Days of the Condor (1975) (as Max Von Sydow) .... G. Joubert
... aka 3 Days of the Condor (Australia) - Trompe-l'oeil (1975) .... Matthew Lawrence
... aka Miroir éclate, Le (France) - Ägget är löst! (1975) .... The Father
... aka Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story (UK)
... aka The Softening of the Egg (International: English title) - Steppenwolf (1974) .... Harry Haller
... aka Lupo della steppa, Il (Italy) - The Exorcist (1973) .... Father Merrin
... aka The Exorcist 2000 (Australia: cable TV title)
... aka The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet (USA: recut version)
... aka The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (USA: promotional title)
... aka William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist (USA: reissue title) - "Kvartetten som sprängdes" (1973) TV mini-series .... Engineer Planertz
- Nybyggarna (1972) .... Karl-Oskar
... aka The New Land - Embassy (1972) .... Gorenko
... aka Target: Embassy - "I havsbandet" (1971) TV series .... Narrator
- Äppelkriget (1971) .... Roy Lindberg
... aka The Apple War (USA) - Beröringen (1971) .... Andreas Vergerus
... aka The Touch (USA) - Utvandrarna (1971) .... Karl Oskar
... aka The Emigrants (USA) - The Night Visitor (1971) .... Salem
... aka Lunatic (USA: reissue title)
... aka Papegojan (Sweden)
... aka Salem Come to Supper - The Kremlin Letter (1970) .... Colonel Kosnov
- Passion, En (1969) .... Andreas Winkelman
... aka A Passion (UK)
... aka The Passion of Anna (USA) - Made in Sweden (1969) .... Magnus Rud
- Skammen (1968) .... Jan Rosenberg
... aka Shame (USA) - Svarta palmkronor (1968) .... Gustav Olofsson
... aka Black Palm Trees (USA) - Vargtimmen (1968) .... Johan Borg
... aka Hour of the Wolf (USA) - The Diary of Anne Frank (1967) (TV) .... Otto Frank
- Här har du ditt liv (1966) .... Smålands-Pelle
... aka Here's Your Life (USA)
... aka This Is Your Life - The Quiller Memorandum (1966) .... Oktober
- Hawaii (1966) .... Rev. Abner Hale
- The Reward (1965) .... Scott Swenson
- 4 x 4 (1965) .... Kvist (segment "Uppehåll i myrlandet")
... aka 4 x 4 (Finland)
... aka 4 x 4 - Pike med hvit ball (Norway: promotional title)
... aka Nordisk kvadrille (Denmark) - The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) .... Jesus
... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title) - Nattvardsgästerna (1962) .... Jonas Persson
... aka Winter Light (International: English title) - Älskarinnan (1962) .... Married Man
... aka The Mistress (UK)
... aka The Swedish Mistress - Nils Holgerssons underbara resa (1962) .... The Father
... aka Adventures of Nils Holgersson
... aka Wonderful Adventures of Nils (International: English title) - Såsom i en spegel (1961) .... Martin
... aka Through a Glass Darkly (USA) - Bröllopsdagen (1960) .... Anders Frost
... aka The Wedding Day (International: English title: literal title) - Jungfrukällan (1960) .... Töre
... aka The Virgin Spring - Ansiktet (1958) .... Albert Emanuel Vogler
... aka The Face (UK)
... aka The Magician (USA) - Rabies (1958) (TV) .... Bo Stensson Svenningson
- Spion 503 (1958) .... Tysk topagent Horst
- Nära livet (1958) .... Harry Andersson
... aka Brink of Life (USA)
... aka So Close to Life (UK) - Smultronstället (1957) .... Henrik Åkerman
... aka Wild Strawberries (UK) (USA) - Prästen i Uddarbo (1957) .... Gustaf Ömark
... aka The Minister of Uddarbo (International: English title) - Herr Sleeman kommer (1957) (TV) .... The hunter
... aka Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (International: English title) - Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) .... Antonius Block
... aka The Seventh Seal (USA) - Rätten att älska (1956) .... Bergman
- Ingen mans kvinna (1953) .... Olof
- Fröken Julie (1951) .... Hand
... aka Miss Julie (USA) - Bara en mor (1949) .... Nils
... aka Only a Mother
Soundtrack:
- Äppelkriget (1971) (performer: "Calle Schewens vals")
... aka The Apple War (USA)
Self:
- Diálogos de cine (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "Nuit des Césars, La" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- La 33ème nuit des Césars (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (2006) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself - Honoree
- Deleted 'Dune' (2006) (V) (uncredited) .... Doctor Kynes
- 'Minority Report': The Players (2002) (V) .... Himself
- "Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Filmen 'Minority Report' (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000) (V) .... Himself
... aka Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan the Barbarian' (USA) - Ljuset håller mig sällskap (2000) .... Himself - Interviewee
... aka Light Keeps Me Company (Europe: English title)
... aka Sven Nykvist: Light Keeps Me Company (USA: DVD title) - Spotlight on Location: Snow Falling on Cedars (2000) (TV) .... Himself/Interviewee
- The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) (TV) .... Himself - 'Fr. Merrin'
- Frusen dröm, En (1997) (voice) .... S.A. Andrée
... aka A Frozen Dream - Lumière et compagnie (1995) (uncredited) .... Jacob Åkerblom
... aka Lumière and Company (International: English title)
... aka Lumiere y compañía (Spain) - Atlanten (1995) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka The Atlantic - The European Film Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress
- Piedra del sol (1990) .... Narrator
- The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role/Co-Presenter: Best Documentary Feature
- "Carl Jung: Wisdom of the Dream" (1989) TV mini-series (voice) .... Carl Jung
- The European Film Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) (also archive footage) .... Himself
- "Good Morning America" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
- Episode dated 17 May 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- She Dances Alone (1981) .... Himself/Voice of Nijinsky
- A Look at Liv (1979) .... Himself
- "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
- Episode dated 1 February 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2007) (V) .... Freud
-
"Tele de tu vida, La"
- Episode #1.13 (2007) TV episode .... Apostle Peter - San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... Thor Carlsson
-
"Corazón de..."
- Episode dated 25 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself -
"Cinema mil"
- Episode #1.7 (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - Queen: Greatest Video Hits 1 (2002) (V) .... The Emperor Ming (segment "Flash")
- He Walks in Beauty: The George Stevens Production 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (2001) (V) .... Himself - Actor
- Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000) (TV) .... Ulisse Moretti
-
"Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater"
- Viki Williamson Night (1995) TV episode .... Leland Gaunt
- Femme Fatale Month: Part 3 (1993) TV episode .... Thor Carlsson
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1962): The Stranger in August Strindberg's play 'Brända Tomten' for the Swedish Radio Theatre, aired on 5 April. morePublicity Listings:
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