Max von Sydow (/ fɒn ˈsiːdoʊ /; [1] born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish actor who lived in France for the last 20 years of his life and became a French citizen in 2002.

Max von Sydow. Actor: Flash Gordon. Max von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skåne, Sweden, to a middle-class family. He was the son of Baroness Maria Margareta (Rappe), a teacher, and Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, an ethnologist and folklore professor. His surname traces back to his partial German ancestry.

Max von Sydow (1929–2020) was a Swedish-French actor, active in both European and American cinema.

Apr 6, 2025 · Max von Sydow (born April 10, 1929, Lund, Sweden—died March 8, 2020) was a Swedish actor who was perhaps best known for his dour brooding characterizations in the films of the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.

Mar 9, 2020 · Actor Max Von Sydow, who appeared in films and TV series including The Exorcist, Flash Gordon and Game of Thrones, has died at the age of 90. His family announced "with a broken heart...

Max von Sydow was a Swedish-born French actor who has appeared in many European and American films during his seven decades long career. Read this biography to know about his childhood, achievements, family life and fun facts about him.

Mar 9, 2020 · Swedish actor Max von Sydow, the stately import whose theater roots laid the groundwork for a vast onscreen career in nearly a dozen Ingmar Bergman productions, has died.

Mar 9, 2020 · Max von Sydow, the tall, blond Swedish actor who cut a striking figure in American movies but was most identified with the signature work of a fellow Swede, the director Ingmar Bergman, died on...

Mar 9, 2020 · COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he played the priest in the horror classic “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 90.

Mar 9, 2020 · Actor Max von Sydow, whose career stretched across seven decades, died Sunday at the age of 90. The imposing Swedish star played the title character in The Exorcist and more than 100 other roles....