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Max von Sydow

Swedish and French actor known for his extensive and diverse roles in film, television, and theatre.

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Max von Sydow is best known for Renowned for his versatile acting career spanning over 70 years in European and American cinema, including iconic roles in 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Pelle the Conqueror'. On Dead or Alive, Max von Sydow is listed in the Swedish Icons category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Max von Sydow is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Renowned for his versatile acting career spanning over 70 years in European and American cinema, including iconic roles in 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Pelle the Conqueror'.
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About Max von Sydow

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). He appeared in eleven films directed by Bergman, including Wild Strawberries (1957), The Virgin Spring (1960), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Winter Light (1963), Shame (1968), and The Touch (1971). Von Sydow made his American film debut as Jesus Christ in the Biblical epic film The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and went on to star in films such as Hawaii (1966), The Exorcist (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Flash Gordon (1980), Conan the Barbarian (1982) and the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again (1983). He also appeared in supporting roles in Dune (1984), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Awakenings (1990), Minority Report (2002), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), Shutter Island (2010), Robin Hood (2010), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).

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Max von Sydow is known for Renowned for his versatile acting career spanning over 70 years in European and American cinema, including iconic roles in 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Pelle the Conqueror'.

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