#Max von sydow series
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He appeared in a total of eleven films directed by Bergman, among which were The Virgin Spring (1960) and Through a Glass Darkly (1961), both winners of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He became a French citizen in 2002 and lived in France for the last two decades of his life.Ĭapable in roles ranging from stolid, contemplative protagonists to sardonic artists and menacing, often gleeful villains, von Sydow was first noticed internationally for playing the 14th-century knight Antonius Block in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957), which features iconic scenes of his character challenging Death to a game of chess.

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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. To subscribe, visit SUBSCRIBE or call us at (206) 784-4617.Max von Sydow ( / v ɒ n ˈ s iː d oʊ/ Swedish: ( listen) born Carl Adolf von Sydow 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish-French actor. This article originally appeared in the March 20, 2020, issue of The Norwegian American. He became a French national, but Max von Sydow was truly a citizen of the world and will be missed by his fans everywhere. Von Sydow spent the last year of his life in Paris together with his French wife, Catherine Brelet.

It has been said by many that he was the only Swede who could successfully portray Norway’s national author Knut Hamsun, and he will be remembered there for his acting mastery in the pan-Nordic production Hamsun (1996).

Von Sydow’s accomplishments earned him numerous awards-too many to list-and as recently as last year, he was honored for a lifetime of achievement at the prestigious Stockholm Film Festival.

#Max von sydow tv

Von Sydow was a master of many genres and delighted newer audiences with his performances in the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and the popular TV series “Game of Thrones” (2016). For fans worldwide, his roles in The Exorcist (1973) and Pelle the Conqueror (1987) stand out, and for Scandinavian Americans, his role in The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972) together with Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann are unforgettable. His international breakthrough came with his portrayal of Jesus in the epic film The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). Shortly thereafter, he entered into a long collaboration with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, with a series of leading roles in his films, including the classic The Seventh Seal in 1957, setting the stage for his international career.ĭuring his lifetime, von Sydow made 119 films and appeared in numerous television and stage productions. He began his career in at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm already in 1948. Max von Sydow was born in Lund in southern Sweden on April 10, 1929. Photo: Gunnar Lier / NTB scanpix A portrait of Swedish actor Max von Sydow taken in 1995, when it was announced he had been awarded the role of Knut Hamsun.