Max von Sydow, star of The Exorcist and The Seventh Seal, dies aged 90 The veteran actor, best known for his collaborations with Ingmar Bergman, as well as roles in Star Wars and Hannah and Her Sisters, has died Max von Sydow, the Swedish actor who made his name in a series of landmark films with Ingmar Bergman before progressing to international stardom, has died. He was 90. Sydow’s most iconic role was in Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), in which he plays chess with Death. He also appeared as Jesus Christ The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), as a doomed priest in William Friedkin‘s The Exorcist and a petulant artist in Woody Allen‘s Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). More recently he appeared in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and on Game of Thrones as the mystical Three-Eyed Raven. Born into a wealthy family in Lund, on the Swedish coast, von Sydow studied at the country’s national drama school before meeting Bergman in 1955. The pair initially worked together on theatrical productions, but rapidly made a series of cinematic landmarks which cemented both men’s careers. Philip French's screen legends Read more More to follow. https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...he-exorcist-and-the-seventh-seal-dies-aged-90
Yes, it does. Funny but just yesterday I was thinking about Strange Brew as well. An epic yet silly movie.
He did a great jon in Three Days of the Condor as an assassin And, of course, he was in Minority Report ...honestly, ervy time I've seen him in a role, I've enjoyed his work.
