Max Carl Adolf von Sydow
| Sign | Aries |
| Born | Apr 10, 1929 Lund, Sweden |
| Died | Mar 8, 2020 Provence, France |
| Age | Died at 90 |
Max von Sydow | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1949-present |
| Top Roles | Antonius Block, Johan Borg, Henrik Åkerman, Rev. Abner Hale, The Emperor Ming |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Biographical, Crime, Horror, Mystery |
| Top Topics | Spies, Period Piece, Book-Based |
| Top Collaborators | Ingmar Bergman (Director), Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, John Huston (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | George Arliss, Omar Sharif, Harry Morgan see more.. |
Max von Sydow Overview:
Legendary actor, Max von Sydow, was born Max Carl Adolf von Sydow on Apr 10, 1929 in Lund, Sweden. von Sydow died at the age of 90 on Mar 8, 2020 in Provence, France .
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although von Sydow was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1988 | Best Actor | Pelle the Conqueror (1987) | Lasse Karlsson | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | The Renter | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Classic Music Legend Tribute:
By minooallen on Apr 10, 2013 From Classic Movie Hub BlogHappy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend , born April 10th, 1929! Fate has an interesting way of creating legends. One way (although I am in no way advocating this) is to go out while you?re on top — as in ‘live fast, die young, and leave a beautiful corpse’ for us all t... Read full article
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Max von Sydow Quotes:
Antonius Block:
I want knowledge! Not faith, not assumptions, but knowledge. I want God to stretch out His hand, uncover His face and speak to me.
Death: But He remains silent.
Antonius Block: I call out to Him in the darkness. But it's as if no one was there.
Death: Perhaps there isn't anyone.
Antonius Block: Then life is a preposterous horror. No man can live faced with Death, knowing everything's nothingness.
Death: Most people think neither of death nor nothingness.
Antonius Block: But one day you stand at the edge of life and face darkness.
Death: That day.
Antonius Block: I understand what you mean.
Antonius Block: Is it so terribly inconceivable to comprehend God with one's senses? Why does he hide in a cloud of half-promises and unseen miracles? How can we believe in the faithful when we lack faith? What will happen to us who want to believe, but can not? What about those who neither want to nor can believe? Why can't I kill God in me? Why does He live on in me in a humiliating way - despite my wanting to evict Him from my heart? Why is He, despite all, a mocking reality I can't be rid of?
Martin: You're empty but capable. And now you're trying to fill your void with Karin's extinction. But how will God fit into that? It must make him more inscrutable than ever!
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Death: But He remains silent.
Antonius Block: I call out to Him in the darkness. But it's as if no one was there.
Death: Perhaps there isn't anyone.
Antonius Block: Then life is a preposterous horror. No man can live faced with Death, knowing everything's nothingness.
Death: Most people think neither of death nor nothingness.
Antonius Block: But one day you stand at the edge of life and face darkness.
Death: That day.
Antonius Block: I understand what you mean.
Antonius Block: Is it so terribly inconceivable to comprehend God with one's senses? Why does he hide in a cloud of half-promises and unseen miracles? How can we believe in the faithful when we lack faith? What will happen to us who want to believe, but can not? What about those who neither want to nor can believe? Why can't I kill God in me? Why does He live on in me in a humiliating way - despite my wanting to evict Him from my heart? Why is He, despite all, a mocking reality I can't be rid of?
Martin: You're empty but capable. And now you're trying to fill your void with Karin's extinction. But how will God fit into that? It must make him more inscrutable than ever!
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