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Max Von Sydow

Max Von Sydow

Actor 84 · 1957 – 2026 · 🎬 81 📺 3 · 🇸🇪 Sweden

Max von Sydow was a Swedish and French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages. Capable in roles ranging from stolid, contemplative protagonists to sardonic artists and menacing, often gleeful villains, von Sydow received numerous accolades including honors from the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. He was nominated for two Academy Awards: for Best Actor for Pelle the Conqueror (1987) and for Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011).

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The Resurrection of Christ

The Resurrection of Christ

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2026

Kursk

Kursk

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2018

The First, the Last

The First, the Last

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2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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2015

The Letters

The Letters

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2014

Branded

Branded

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2012

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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2011

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

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2010

Shutter Island

Shutter Island

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2010

Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

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2009

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

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2009

Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3

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2007

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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2007

The Final Inquiry

The Final Inquiry

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2007

Heidi

Heidi

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2005

Ring of the Nibelungs

Ring of the Nibelungs

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2004

Minority Report

Minority Report

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2002

Intacto

Intacto

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2001

Druids

Druids

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2001

Sleepless

Sleepless

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2001

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

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2000

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

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2000

Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

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1999

What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come

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1998

Solomon

Solomon

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1997

Hostile Waters

Hostile Waters

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1997

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

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1996

Hamsun

Hamsun

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1996

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

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1995

Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

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1995

Citizen X

Citizen X

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1995

Needful Things

Needful Things

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1993

Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World

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1991

Europa

Europa

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1991

A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

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1991

Awakenings

Awakenings

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1990

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

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1990

Red King, White Knight

Red King, White Knight

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1989

Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror

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1987

Duet for One

Duet for One

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1986

The Wolf at the Door

The Wolf at the Door

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1986

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

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1986

The Repenter

The Repenter

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1985

Code Name: Emerald

Code Name: Emerald

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1985

Dune

Dune

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1984

The Soldier's Tale

The Soldier's Tale

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1984

Dreamscape

Dreamscape

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1984

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

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1984

Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again

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1983

Strange Brew

Strange Brew

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1983

Circle of Passions

Circle of Passions

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1983

The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

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1982

Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

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1982

Escape to Victory

Escape to Victory

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1981

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

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1980

Death Watch

Death Watch

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1980

Brass Target

Brass Target

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1978

Black Journal

Black Journal

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1977

March or Die

March or Die

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1977

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

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1977

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

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1976

The Desert of the Tartars

The Desert of the Tartars

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1976

Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor

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1975

Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf

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1974

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

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1973

The Touch

The Touch

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1971

The Emigrants

The Emigrants

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1971

The Kremlin Letter

The Kremlin Letter

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1970

The Passion of Anna

The Passion of Anna

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1969

Shame

Shame

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1968

Hour of the Wolf

Hour of the Wolf

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1968

The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

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1966

Hawaii

Hawaii

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1966

The Reward

The Reward

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1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

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1965

4 x 4

4 x 4

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1965

Winter Light

Winter Light

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1963

The Virgin Spring

The Virgin Spring

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1960

The Magician

The Magician

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1958

Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

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1957

The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal

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1957

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