Max von Sydow - Early life, Awards, Filmography

Actor, born in Lund, S Sweden. He studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School, Stockholm (1948–51). Following his film debut in 1949, he began a long professional association with the director Ingmar Bergman at the Municipal Theatre of Malmö. Sydow's aloof presence well suited the brooding characterizations portrayed in such Bergman films as The Seventh Seal (1957) and Through a Glass Darkly (1961). American film successes include his roles as Jesus Christ in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), the priest in The Exorcist (1973), Pelle, the Conqueror (1988), and Emperor Ming in Flash Gordon (1980). Later films include Awakenings (1991), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), Intacto (2003), and Heidi (2005).

Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow at the 2005 San Sebastian International Film Festival
Birth name	Max Carl Adolf von Sydow
Born	April 10, 1929 (age 77) Lund, Skåne, Sweden

Max Carl Adolf von Sydow (help·info), (born April 10, 1929) is an award-winning Swedish actor, known in particular for his collaboration with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.

Early life

Max von Sydow was born to a noble family in Lund, Skåne, Sweden. Von Sydow later would work with Bergman on films such as The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde inseglet, 1957), Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället, 1957) and The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan, 1960).

It was in these films that von Sydow perfected his craft and began to display the great talent that has spanned the 53 years of his screen career. After being seen in Bergman's Academy Award-winning films and having been first choice for the title role of Dr. No, Von Sydow finally set foot in America after agreeing to star in the film which was to lead to much greater recognition, the role of Jesus in George Stevens' grandly titled, all-star epic The Greatest Story Ever Told in 1965.

In the mid 1970s, von Sydow moved to Rome and appeared in a number of Italian films, becoming friendly with another screen legend, Marcello Mastroianni.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, von Sydow appeared in both serious films, such as Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and silly ones like the Mackenzie Brothers' Strange Brew (1983).

Since then Von Sydow has won The Australian Film Institute Best Actor Award for his title role in Father (1989), the Guldbagge Best Director Award for his only directorial foray Katinka (Ved vejen, 1988), based on a novel by Herman Bang, and the Best Actor Award at The Tokyo International Film Festival for The Silent Touch (Dotkniecie reki, 1993).

Awards

The Pasinetti Award at the Venice Film Festival for The Flight of the Eagle (Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd, 1982) In 1987 von Sydow celebrated his success in Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle erobreren), named after Martin Andersen Nexø's novel.

Filmography

Only a Mother (Bara en mor) (1949) Miss Julie (Fröken Julie) (1951) Ingen Mans Kvinna (1953) Rätten Att Älska (1956) Herr Sleeman Kommer (1957)(TV) Prästen i Uddarbo (1957) The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde inseglet) (1957) Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället) (1957) Brink of Life (Nära Livet) (1958) Spion 503 (1958) Rabies (film) (1958) (TV) The Magician (Ansiktet) (1958) The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) (1960) The Wedding Day (Bröllopsdagen) (1960) Through a Glass Darkly (Såsom i en Spegel) (1961) The Adventures of Nils Holgersson (Nils Holgerssons Underbara Resa) (1962) The Swedish Mistress (Älskarinnan) (1962) Winter Light (Nattvardsgästerna) (1963) 4 x 4 Kvist (segment "Uppehåll i myrlandet") (1965) The Reward (1965) The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) The Quiller Memorandum (1966) Hawaii (1966) Here's Your Life (Här Har Du Ditt Liv) (1966) The Diary of Anne Frank (1967)(TV) Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) (1968) Black Palm Trees (Svärta Palmkronor) (1968) Shame (Skammen) (1968) Made in Sweden (1969) A Passion (En Passion) (1969) The Kremlin Letter (1970) The Night Visitor (1971) The Emigrants (1971) The Apple War (1971) The Touch (Beröringen) (1971) I Havsbandet (1971) (Mini-series) Embassy (1972) The New Land (Nybyggarna) (1972) Kvartten Som Sprangdes (1973) (Mini-series) The Exorcist (1973) Steppenwolf (1974) Trompe-l'oeil (1975) The Softening of the Egg (1975) Dog's Heart (1975) (Cuore di Cane) The Ultimate Warrior (1975) Three Days of the Condor (1975) Voyage of the Damned (1976) The Desert of the Tartars (Il Deserto dei Tartari) (1976) Foxtrot (1976) The Context (Cadaveri eccellenti) (1976) March or Die (1977) Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) Black Journal (Gran bollito) (1977) Brass Target (1978) Hurricane (1979) Deathwatch (La Mort en direct) (1980) Footloose (Bugie bianche) (1980) Flash Gordon (1980) Escape to Victory (1981) Hit Man (Jugando con la muerte) (1982) The Flight of the Eagle (Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd) (1982) Conan the Barbarian (1982) Strange Brew (1983) Circle of Passions (Le Cercle des passions) (1983) Dernier civil, Le (1983) (TV) Never Say Never Again (1983) Dreamscape (1984) Samson and Delilah (1984) (TV) The Ice Pirates (1984) A Soldier's Tale (1984) Dune (1984) The Repenter (Il Pentito) (1985) Code Name: Emerald (1985) Christopher Colombus (1985) (mini) TV Series Kojak: The Belarus File (1985) (TV) The Last Place on Earth (1985) (mini) TV Series Quo Vadis? (1985) Duet for One (1986) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) The Wolf at the Door (Oviri) (1986) Gösta Berlings saga (1986) (mini) TV Series The Second Victory (1986) Pelle the Conqueror (1987) Red King, White Knight (1989) (TV) Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) (TV) A Violent Life (Una Vita scellerata) (1990) Father (1990) Awakenings (1990) Oxen (1991) Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt) (1991) Zentropa (1991) (voice) A Kiss Before Dying (1991) The Bachelor (Mio caro dottor Gräsler) (1991) The Best Intentions (Den Goda viljan) (1992) Grandpa's Journey (Morfars resa) (1993) Och ge oss skuggorna (1993) Needful Things (1993) The Silent Touch (Dotkniecie reki) (1993) Onkel Vanja (1994) (TV) Time Is Money (1994) Citizen X (1995) (TV) Depth Solitude (Dypets ensomhet) (1995) A che punto è la notte (1995) (TV) Judge Dredd (1995) Radetzky March (Radetzkymarsch) (1995) Private Confessions (Enskilda samtal) (1996) (TV) Samson and Delilah (1996) (TV) Jerusalem (1996) Hamsun (1996) Truck Stop (1996) Solomon (1997) (TV) The Princess and the Pauper (La Principessa e il povero) (1997) (TV) Hostile Waters (1997) What Dreams May Come (1998) Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) Nuremberg (2000) (mini) TV Series Intact (Intacto) (2001) Druids (Vercingétorix) (2001) Sleepless (Non ho sonno) (2001) Amants de Mogador, Les (2002) Minority Report (2002) Hidden Children (La Fuga degli innocenti) (2004) (mini) TV Series Heidi (2005) Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (2006) Rush Hour 3 (2007)