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Max von Sydow

1929 - 2020

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Max von Sydow (; born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish and French actor. 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 and Incredibly Close (2011). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max von Sydow is the 187th most popular actor (down from 172nd in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 54th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Actor.

Max von Sydow is most famous for his role as Father Merrin in The Exorcist.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Max von Sydow ranks 187 out of 13,578. Before him are Pierce Brosnan, Russell Crowe, Martin Sheen, Jack Lemmon, Bette Davis, and Anouk Aimée. After him are Anna Magnani, Nancy Reagan, Leslie Caron, Eli Wallach, Laurence Olivier, and Giulietta Masina.

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Among people born in 1929, Max von Sydow ranks 26. Before him are Yayoi Kusama, Irene Papas, Michael Ende, Jean Baudrillard, Frank Gehry, and Tigran Petrosian. After him are Rudolf Mössbauer, Sándor Kocsis, James Hong, Babrak Karmal, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Djalma Santos. Among people deceased in 2020, Max von Sydow ranks 12. Before him are Kirk Douglas, Betty Williams, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Qaboos bin Said al Said, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, and Pierre Cardin. After him are Tabaré Vázquez, David Prowse, John Saxon, Katherine Johnson, Paolo Rossi, and Olivia de Havilland.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Max von Sydow ranks 58 out of 1,879. Before him are Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Anders Jonas Ångström (1814), Eyvind Johnson (1900), Hilma af Klint (1862), and Gideon Sundback (1880). After him are Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Harry Martinson (1904), Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), Björn Borg (1956), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), and Anita Ekberg (1931).

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Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Max von Sydow ranks 3. Before him are Ingrid Bergman (1915), and Greta Garbo (1905). After him are Anita Ekberg (1931), Dolph Lundgren (1957), Stellan Skarsgård (1951), Bibi Andersson (1935), Peter Stormare (1953), Ingrid Thulin (1926), Erland Josephson (1923), Rebecca Ferguson (1983), and Harriet Andersson (1932).

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