Max Von Sydow

Max Carl Adolf von Sydow
1929 -
Swedish born Lund

Height 6' 3½" (1.92 m) . He was born in a middle-class family in Lund, where his father was an ethnologist. When he was in high school, he and a few fellow students, including Yvonne Lombard, started a theatre club which encouraged his interest in acting. After conscription he began to study at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (1948-1951), together with Lars Ekborg, Margaretha Krook and Ingrid Thulin. His first role was as Nils the crofter in Alf Sjöberg's Bara en mor (1949). After graduation he worked at the city theatres in Norrkoeping and Malmö. His work in the movies by Ingmar Bergman made him well-known internationally, and he started to get offers from abroad. His career abroad began with The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and Hawaii (1966). Since then, his career includes very different kind of characters, like Emperor Ming in Flash Gordon (1980) or the artist Frederick in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). In 1987 he made his directing debut with Ved vejen (1988). He has become one of Sweden's most admired and professional actors. Spouse Cathrine Brelet (30 April 1997 - present), Christina Olin (1 August 1951 - 1996) (divorced).

Rush Hour 3 (2007) , Emotional Arithmetic (2007) , Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2008) , Inchiesta, L' (2006) , Heidi (2005/I) , Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) , "Fuga degli innocenti, La" (2004) , Minority Report (2002) , Amants de Mogador, Les (2002) , Intacto (2001) , Vercingétorix (2001) , What Dreams May Come (1998) , "Professione fantasma" (1998) , Solomon (1997) , Principessa e il povero, La (1997) , Hostile Waters (1997) , Enskilda samtal (1996) , Samson and Delilah (1996) , Jerusalem (1996) , Hamsun (1996) , Truck Stop (1996) , "Radetzkymarsch" (1995), Judge Dredd (1995) , Citizen X (1995) , Dypets ensomhet (1995) , A che punto è la notte (1995) , Onkel Vanja (1994) , Time Is Money (1994) , "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (1993) , Needful Things (1993) , Morfars resa (1993) , Och ge oss skuggorna (1993) , Dotkniecie reki (1992) , Goda viljan, Den (1992) , "Goda viljan, Den" (1991) , Oxen (1991) , Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) , Europa (1991) , A Kiss Before Dying (1991) , Mio caro dottor Gräsler (1991) , Awakenings (1990) , Father (1990) , Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) , Vita scellerata, Una (1990) , Red King, White Knight (1989) , Pelle erobreren (1987) , Duet for One (1986) , Oviri (1986) , "Gösta Berlings saga" (1986) , Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) , The Second Victory (1986) , Pentito, Il (1985) , Code Name: Emerald (1985) , "Christopher Columbus" (1985) , "Quo Vadis?" (1985) , Kojak: The Belarus File (1985) , "The Last Place on Earth" (1985) , Dune (1984) , Dreamscape (1984) , Samson and Delilah (1984) , The Ice Pirates (1984) , A Soldier's Tale (1984) , Never Say Never Again (1983) , The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) , Cercle des passions, Le (1983) , Dernier civil, Le (1983), Jugando con la muerte (1982) , Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (1982) , Conan the Barbarian (1982) , Victory (1981) , Flash Gordon (1980) , Mort en direct, La (1980) , Bugie bianche (1980) , Hurricane (1979) , Brass Target (1978) , March or Die (1977) , Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) , Gran bollito (1977) , Voyage of the Damned (1976) , Deserto dei Tartari, Il (1976) , Foxtrot (1976) , Cadaveri eccellenti (1976) , The Ultimate Warrior (1975) , Three Days of the Condor (1975) , Trompe-l'oeil (1975) , Ägget är löst! (1975) , Cuore di cane (1975) , Steppenwolf (1974) , The Exorcist (1973) , "Kvartetten som sprängdes" (1973), Nybyggarna (1972) , Embassy (1972) , "I havsbandet" (1971) , Äppelkriget (1971) , Beröringen (1971) , Utvandrarna (1971) , The Night Visitor (1971) , The Kremlin Letter (1970) , Passion, En (1969) , Made in Sweden (1969) , Skammen (1968) , Svarta palmkronor (1968) , Vargtimmen (1968) , The Diary of Anne Frank (1967) , Här har du ditt liv (1966) , The Quiller Memorandum (1966) , Hawaii (1966) , The Reward (1965) , 4 x 4 (1965) , The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) ,
Nattvardsgästerna (1962) , Älskarinnan (1962) , Nils Holgerssons underbara resa (1962) , Såsom i en spegel (1961) , Bröllopsdagen (1960) , Jungfrukällan (1960) , Ansiktet (1958) , Rabies (1958) , Spion 503 (1958) , Nära livet (1958) , Smultronstället (1957) , Prästen i Uddarbo (1957) , Herr Sleeman kommer (1957) , Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) , Rätten att älska (1956) , Ingen mans kvinna (1953) , Fröken Julie (1951) , Bara en mor (1949)