Job Actor
Years active 1949-present
Top Roles Henrik Åkerman, Antonius Block, Johan Borg, Rev. Abner Hale, The Emperor Ming
Top GenresDrama, Film Adaptation, Biographical, Crime, Horror, Mystery
Top TopicsSpies, Period Piece, Book-Based
Top Collaborators (Director), , , (Director)
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Wild Strawberries

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Hour of the Wolf

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Hawaii

Hawaii

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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:

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Although von Sydow was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1988Best ActorPelle the Conqueror (1987)Lasse KarlssonNominated
2011Best Supporting ActorExtremely Loud & Incredibly CloseThe RenterNominated
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By minooallen on Apr 10, 2013 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Happy 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:

Martin: You're hunting for themes. Your own daughter's mental illness. What a great bloody idea!

Antonius Block: Faith is a torment. It is like loving someone who is out there in the darkness but never appears, no matter how loudly you call.

David: Virility means more than health.
Martin: If Hemingway could, we can. Let's go!

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Best Actor Oscar 1988
WINNER
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(as Raymond Babbitt)
in Rain Man
Nominee
Gene Hackman
(as Anderson)
in Mississippi Burning
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(as Josh)
in Big
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(as Jaime Escalante)
in Stand and Deliver
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(as Lasse Karlsson)
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Max von Sydow Facts
Was offered the title role in Dr. No (1962).
One of very few actors to be nominated for an Oscar for a role in a foreign language film, for his performance in Pelle the Conqueror (1987).
Has four sons, Clas S. von Sydow and Henrik von Sydow with his first wife; and Cédric and Yvan with his second wife. In 1951, Von Sydow married actress Olin with whom he had two sons, Claes and Henrik. His children appeared with him in the film Hawaii (1966), playing his son at different ages. He was divorced in 1996 and subsequently married French filmmaker Catherine Brelet in April 1997 in the Provence, France. He has two sons, Yvan and Cedric, with his second wife. Von Sydow lives in Paris with his wife.
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