Max von Sydow stars in "The Tudors" on Showtime as as Cardinal Von Waldburg. He also stars in Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" (2010), opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, as Dr. Naehring.
An internationally recognized screen star, Max von Sydow studied acting at the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theater School. He made his film debut in Alf Sjöberg's 1949 "Bara En Mor," but it was his devotion to the theatre during the 1950s that earned him a reputation as a fine classical stage actor. At that time he met
In 1960, von Sydow became a member of the Royal Dramatic Theater of Stockholm, and he has continued his ties to the stage to this day. In the mid-1960s, von Sydow was drawn to Hollywood, debuting as Christ in George Stevens' mammoth "The Greatest Story Ever Told." His additional screen credits include "The Quiller Memorandum," "Hawaii," William Friedkin's "The Exorcist," John Huston's "The Kremlin Letter," "Hour of the Wolf," "Shame," Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters," David Lynch's "Dune," "The Passion of Anna" and "The Touch." von Sydow also appeared in "Steppenwolf," Sydney Pollack's "Three Days of The Condor," "The Hurricane," "Death Watch" and "Voyage of the Damned." More recently, he starred in the stage and screen productions of "Duet For One" and his Oscar-nominated role in "Pelle the Conqueror."
Von Sydow was also recently seen in Scott Hicks' "Snow Falling on Cedars," Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" and Paul Marcus's "Heidi" and received worldwide acclaim for his performance as a grieving father in Julian Schnabel's film "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."
He was born in Lund, Sweden and attended the Acting Academy at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm, Sweden from 1948 through 1951, when he appeared on stage in Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt." Among his other appearances are Swedish productions of Luigi Pirandello's "Henry IV," Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," Jean Anouilh's "Waltz of the Toreadors," Moliere's "The Mistanthrope," Jean-Paul Sartre's "The Condemned of Altona," Ibsen's "The Wild Duck" and many others.
He appeared on Broadway in "Night of the Tribades" and "Duet for One," and at London's Old Vic in the role of Prospero in Shakespeare's "The Tempest," which he had played in Sweden.
In 1988, he directed the film "Katinka," based on Herman Bang's novel "Along the Highway."
He currently lives in Paris with his wife, Catherine, a filmmaker.
An internationally recognized screen star, Max von Sydow studied acting at the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theater School. He made his film debut in Alf Sjöberg's 1949 "Bara En Mor," but it was his devotion to the theatre during the 1950s that earned him a reputation as a fine classical stage actor. At that time he met
director Ingmar Bergman, with whom he would collaborate on some of his soon-to-be best known and most memorable work. The two began a long professional relationship with the 1957 film "The Seventh Seal" and von Sydow soon became the cornerstone of Bergman's group of performers. Their early collaborations included "Wild Strawberries," "Brink of Life," "The Magician," "The Virgin Spring," "Through a Glass," "Darkly" and "Winter Light."
In 1960, von Sydow became a member of the Royal Dramatic Theater of Stockholm, and he has continued his ties to the stage to this day. In the mid-1960s, von Sydow was drawn to Hollywood, debuting as Christ in George Stevens' mammoth "The Greatest Story Ever Told." His additional screen credits include "The Quiller Memorandum," "Hawaii," William Friedkin's "The Exorcist," John Huston's "The Kremlin Letter," "Hour of the Wolf," "Shame," Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters," David Lynch's "Dune," "The Passion of Anna" and "The Touch." von Sydow also appeared in "Steppenwolf," Sydney Pollack's "Three Days of The Condor," "The Hurricane," "Death Watch" and "Voyage of the Damned." More recently, he starred in the stage and screen productions of "Duet For One" and his Oscar-nominated role in "Pelle the Conqueror."
Von Sydow was also recently seen in Scott Hicks' "Snow Falling on Cedars," Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" and Paul Marcus's "Heidi" and received worldwide acclaim for his performance as a grieving father in Julian Schnabel's film "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."
He was born in Lund, Sweden and attended the Acting Academy at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm, Sweden from 1948 through 1951, when he appeared on stage in Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt." Among his other appearances are Swedish productions of Luigi Pirandello's "Henry IV," Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," Jean Anouilh's "Waltz of the Toreadors," Moliere's "The Mistanthrope," Jean-Paul Sartre's "The Condemned of Altona," Ibsen's "The Wild Duck" and many others.
He appeared on Broadway in "Night of the Tribades" and "Duet for One," and at London's Old Vic in the role of Prospero in Shakespeare's "The Tempest," which he had played in Sweden.
In 1988, he directed the film "Katinka," based on Herman Bang's novel "Along the Highway."
He currently lives in Paris with his wife, Catherine, a filmmaker.
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