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| + | '''Max Carl Adolf von Sydow''', (born 10 April 1929 in [[Lund]]) is a [[Swedish people|Swedish]] actor (also [[French people|French]], since obtaining citizenship in 2002), known in particular for his collaboration with filmmaker [[Ingmar Bergman]]. He has been nominated for the [[Academy Award]], the [[Emmy]], and the [[Golden Globe]], and has won the Pasinetti Award, the [[European Film Award]], and the Honorary [[Cannes]] Award. | ||
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
| + | ===Early life=== | ||
| + | Von Sydow was born '''Carl Adolf von Sydow''' to a wealthy family in [[Lund]], [[Scania|Skåne]], Sweden. His father, Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, was an [[ethnologist]] and professor of Irish, Scandinavian, and comparative folklore at the [[Lund University|University of Lund]]. His mother, Baroness Greta ([[married and maiden names|née]] Rappe), was a school teacher. Von Sydow was raised [[Lutheran]] and later became an [[agnostic]]. Little material is available on his childhood, except that he was apparently a shy, quiet child with no siblings. | ||
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| + | He attended the [[Katedralskolan (Lund)|Cathedral School]] of Lund, and learned German and English starting at the age of nine. At school, he and some friends founded an amateur theatre company, where his acting career began. He completed National Service before going on to study at The [[Royal Dramatic Theatre]] ("Dramaten") in Stockholm, where he trained between 1948 and 1951 with the likes of [[Lars Ekborg]], [[Margaretha Krook]] and [[Ingrid Thulin]]. During his time at Dramaten, he made his screen debut in [[Alf Sjöberg]]'s films ''Only a Mother'' (''Bara en mor'', 1949), and ''[[Miss Julie]]'' (''Fröken Julie'', 1951), a screen version of Swedish playwright [[August Strindberg]]'s well known play. | ||
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| + | ===Career=== | ||
| + | In 1955, von Sydow moved to [[Malmö]], where he met his mentor [[Ingmar Bergman]]. His first work with Bergman occurred on stage at the Malmö Municipal Theatre. Von Sydow later would work with Bergman on films such as ''[[The Seventh Seal]]'' (''Det sjunde inseglet'', 1957), ''[[Wild Strawberries (movie)|Wild Strawberries]]'' (''Smultronstället'', 1957) and ''[[The Virgin Spring]]'' (''Jungfrukällan'', 1960). In ''[[The Seventh Seal]]'', von Sydow is the knight who plays a [[chess]] game with Death to buy time for his companions -- a scene and a film which were both breakthroughs for the director. | ||
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| + | It was in these [[films]] that von Sydow perfected his craft, beginning to display the great talent that enabled a 53-year screen career. Von Sydow came to dominate the screen as he did on stage, becoming an idol of the international arthouse. Critical recognition came as early as 1954 when he was awarded the Royal Foundation Culture Award. Von Sydow worked profusely on stage and screen in [[Scandinavia]] and resisted increasing calls from the United States to go to [[Hollywood]]. After being seen in Bergman's [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning films and having been first choice for the title role of ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'', von Sydow finally went to America after agreeing to star in the film which was to lead to much greater recognition, in the role of [[Jesus]] in [[George Stevens]]' grandly titled, all-star epic ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]'' (1965). Because his talents were soon in demand in other American productions, von Sydow and his family eventually moved to Los Angeles. | ||
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| + | From 1965, von Sydow became a regular on the American screen while maintaining a presence in his native Sweden. In 1969 he appeared in [[John Huston]]'s ''[[The Kremlin Letter]]''. Though perhaps typecast as a villain, he was rewarded in the United States with two [[Golden Globe]] nominations for ''[[Hawaii (film)|Hawaii]]'' and ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]'' in 1973. In the mid 1970s, von Sydow moved to Rome and appeared in a number of Italian films, becoming friendly with another screen legend, [[Marcello Mastroianni]]. In the U.S., he played a memorably professional [[Alsace|Alsatia]]n assassin in ''[[Three Days of the Condor]]'' (1975). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, von Sydow appeared in both serious films, such as [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' (1986) and [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[Dune (film)|Dune]]'' (1984), and less serious ones, like ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'' (1980) and ''[[Strange Brew]]'' (1983). | ||
| + | [[Image:Max Sydow 1992.jpg|thumb|200 years to the day since King [[Gustav III]] who founded [[Dramaten]] was assassinated, von Sydow attended a meeting there commemorating the date, March 16, 1992; this photo was taken in the stage entrance]] | ||
| + | Von Sydow has since won The [[Australian Film Institute]] Best Actor Award for his title role in ''[[Father (film)|Father]]'' (1989), the Guldbagge Best Director Award for his only directorial foray ''Katinka'' (''Ved vejen'', 1988), based on a novel by [[Herman Bang]], and the Best Actor Award at The Tokyo International Film Festival for ''The Silent Touch'' (''Dotknięcie ręki'', 1993). | ||
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| + | He received international acclaim for his performance as [[Nobel Prize]]-winning novelist [[Knut Hamsun]] in [[Jan Troell]]'s biopic ''[[Hamsun (film)|Hamsun]]''. He received his third Swedish Guldbagge and his second Danish Bodil for his depiction of a character often described as his [[King Lear]]. In 1996, von Sydow starred in [[Liv Ullmann]]'s ''Private Confessions'' (''Enskilda samtal''). Back in Hollywood, he appeared in ''[[What Dreams May Come (film)|What Dreams May Come]]'' in a role which was something of a tip of the hat to his performance in ''The Exorcist''. | ||
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| + | He was acclaimed for his role as an elderly lawyer in [[Scott Hicks]]' [[Snow Falling on Cedars (film)|''Snow Falling on Cedars'']]. In 2002, von Sydow had one of his largest commercial successes, co-starring with [[Tom Cruise]] in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s widely popular [[science fiction|sci-fi]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] ''[[Minority Report (movie)|Minority Report]]''. In 2003, he played mentor character ''Eyvind'' in the European TV adaptation of the [[Der Ring des Nibelungen|Ring of the Nibelung]] saga. The show set ratings records and was released in the USA as ''[[Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King]]''. In 2007, von Sydow starred in the box-office hit ''[[Rush Hour 3]]''. He followed that with [[Julian Schnabel]]'s award-winning foreign film ''[[The Diving Bell and the Butterfly]]'', based on the memoir by [[Jean-Dominique Bauby]]. | ||
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| + | Von Sydow will next star in ''[[Truth & Treason]]'', opposite [[Haley Joel Osment]]. The film will be based on [[Helmuth Hübener]]'s life during [[World War II]]. He has also been recently cast as Josiah Kane in ''[[Soloman Kane]]'', based on the story and characters by [[Robert E. Howard]]. In February 2008, von Sydow was cast in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s film adaptation of ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]''. | ||
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| + | Von Sydow has recently joined the the third season of [[Showtime]]'s drama series ''[[The Tudors]]''. Sydow will portray Cardinal Von Waldburg, a German-born clergyman who tries to organize the defeat of [[King Henry VIII]]. Von Sydow is due to appear in four of the eight episodes. | ||
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| + | ===Personal life=== | ||
| + | In 1 Aug 1951, von Sydow married actress [[Kerstin Olin]], with whom he had two sons, Clas S. von Sydow and Henrik von Sydow. His children appeared with him in the film ''[[Hawaii (film)|Hawaii]]'', playing his son at different ages. | ||
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| + | Von Sydow was divorced in 1996 and married French filmmaker [[Catherine Brelet]] in 30 April 1997 in [[Provence]], France. He has two sons, Yvan and Cedric, with his second wife. Von Sydow currently lives with his wife in Paris, where he enjoys reading, listening to music and gardening. He has stated that he has no intentions of retiring as long as he gets decent roles. | ||
| + | He received French citizenship in 2002. | ||
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| + | ==Filmography== | ||
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| + | *''[[Only a Mother]]'' (''Bara en mor'') (1949) | ||
| + | *''[[Miss Julie (1951 film)|Miss Julie]]'' (''Fröken Julie'') (1951) | ||
| + | *''[[Ingen mans kvinna]]'' (1953) | ||
| + | *''[[Rätten att älska]]'' (1956) | ||
| + | *''[[Herr Sleeman kommer]]'' (1957)(TV) | ||
| + | *''[[Prästen i Uddarbo]]'' (1957) | ||
| + | *''[[The Seventh Seal]]'' (''Det sjunde inseglet'') (1957) | ||
| + | *''[[Wild Strawberries (film)|Wild Strawberries]]'' (Smultronstället) (1957) | ||
| + | *''[[Brink of Life]]'' (''Nära livet'') (1958) | ||
| + | *''[[Spion 503]]'' (1958) | ||
| + | *''[[Rabies (film)]]'' (1958) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[The Magician (1958 film)|The Magician]]'' (''Ansiktet'') (1958) | ||
| + | *''[[The Virgin Spring]]'' (''Jungfrukällan'') (1960) | ||
| + | *''[[The Wedding Day]]'' (''Bröllopsdagen'') (1960) | ||
| + | *''[[Through a Glass Darkly (film)|Through a Glass Darkly]]'' (''Såsom i en spegel'') (1961) | ||
| + | *''[[The Adventures of Nils Holgersson]]'' (''Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige'') (1962) | ||
| + | *''[[The Swedish Mistress]]'' (''Älskarinnan'') (1962) | ||
| + | *''[[Winter Light]]'' (''Nattvardsgästerna'') (1963) | ||
| + | *''[[4 x 4]]'' (segment "''Uppehåll i myrlandet''") (1965) | ||
| + | *''[[The Reward]]'' (1965) | ||
| + | *''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]'' (1965) | ||
| + | *''[[The Quiller Memorandum]]'' (1966) | ||
| + | *''[[Hawaii (film)|Hawaii]]'' (1966) | ||
| + | *''[[Here's Your Life]]'' (''Här har du ditt liv'') (1966) | ||
| + | *''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (film)|The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' (1967)(TV) | ||
| + | *''[[Hour of the Wolf]]'' (''Vargtimmen'') (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[Black Palm Trees]]'' (''Svarta palmkronor'') (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[Shame (film)|Shame]]'' (''Skammen'') (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[Made in Sweden]]'' (1969) | ||
| + | *''[[The Passion of Anna|A Passion/The Passion of Anna]]'' (''En passion'') (1969) | ||
| + | *''[[The Kremlin Letter]]'' (1970) | ||
| + | *''[[The Night Visitor]]'' (1971) | ||
| + | *''[[The Emigrants (film)|The Emigrants]]'' (''Utvandrarna'') (1971) | ||
| + | *''[[The Apple War]]'' (1971) | ||
| + | *''[[The Touch (1971 film)|The Touch]]'' (''Beröringen'') (1971) | ||
| + | *''[[I havsbandet]]'' (1971) (Mini-series) | ||
| + | *''[[Embassy (film)|Embassy]]'' (1972) | ||
| + | *''[[The New Land]]'' (''Nybyggarna'') (1972) | ||
| + | *''[[Kvartetten som sprängdes]]'' (1973) (Mini-series) | ||
| + | *''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]'' (1973) | ||
| + | *''[[Steppenwolf (film)|Steppenwolf]]'' (1974) | ||
| + | *''[[Trompe-l'oeil (film)|Trompe-l'oeil]]'' (1975) | ||
| + | *''[[The Softening of the Egg]]'' (1975) | ||
| + | *''[[Heart of a Dog]]'' (1975) (''Cuore di cane'') | ||
| + | *''[[The Ultimate Warrior (film)|The Ultimate Warrior]]'' (1975) | ||
| + | *''[[Three Days of the Condor]]'' (1975) | ||
| + | *''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'' (1976) | ||
| + | *''[[The Desert of the Tartars]]'' (''Il deserto dei tartari'') (1976) | ||
| + | *''[[Foxtrot (film)|Foxtrot]]'' (1976) | ||
| + | *''[[The Context]]'' (''Cadaveri eccellenti'') (1976) | ||
| + | *''[[March or Die (film)|March or Die]] (1977) | ||
| + | *''[[Exorcist II: The Heretic]]'' (1977) | ||
| + | *''[[Black Journal]]'' (''Gran bollito'') (1977) | ||
| + | *''[[Brass Target]]'' (1978) | ||
| + | *''[[Hurricane (1979 film)|Hurricane]]'' (1979) | ||
| + | *''[[Death Watch|Deathwatch]]'' (''La mort en direct'') (1980) | ||
| + | *''[[Venetian Lies]]'' (''Bugie bianche'') (1980) | ||
| + | *''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'' (1980) | ||
| + | *''[[Escape to Victory]]'' (1981) | ||
| + | *''[[Hit Man (1982 film)|Hit Man]]'' (''Jugando con la muerte'') (1982) | ||
| + | *''[[Flight of the Eagle|The Flight of the Eagle]]'' (''Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd'') (1982) | ||
| + | *''[[Conan the Barbarian (film)|Conan the Barbarian]]'' (1982) | ||
| + | *''[[Strange Brew]]'' (1983) | ||
| + | *''[[Circle of Passions]]'' (''Le cercle des passions'') (1983) | ||
| + | *''[[Dernier civil, Le]]'' (1983) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[Never Say Never Again]]'' (1983) | ||
| + | *''[[Dreamscape (film)|Dreamscape]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | *''[[Samson and Delilah (1984 film)|Samson and Delilah]]'' (1984) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[The Ice Pirates]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | *''[[A Soldier's Tale]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | *''[[Dune (film)|Dune]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | *''[[The Repenter]]'' (''Il pentito'') (1985) | ||
| + | *''[[Code Name: Emerald]]'' (1985) | ||
| + | *''[[Christopher Columbus (1985 film)|Christopher Colombus]]'' (1985) (Mini-series) | ||
| + | *''[[Kojak: The Belarus File]]'' (1985) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[The Last Place on Earth]]'' (1985) (Mini-series) | ||
| + | *''[[Quo Vadis (1985 film)|Quo Vadis?]]'' (1985) | ||
| + | *''[[Duet for One]]'' (1986) | ||
| + | *''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' (1986) | ||
| + | *''[[The Wolf at the Door (movie)|The Wolf at the Door]]'' (Oviri) (1986) | ||
| + | *''[[Gösta Berlings saga]]'' (1986) (mini) TV Series | ||
| + | *''[[The Second Victory]]'' (1986) | ||
| + | *''[[Pelle the Conqueror]]'' (1987) | ||
| + | *''[[Red King, White Knight]]'' (1989) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes]]'' (1990) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[A Violent Life]]'' (''Una vita scellerata'') (1990) | ||
| + | *''[[Father (film)|Father]]'' (1990) | ||
| + | *''[[Awakenings]]'' (1990) | ||
| + | *''[[Oxen (film)|Oxen]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | *''[[Until the End of the World]]'' (''Bis ans Ende der Welt'') (1991) | ||
| + | *''[[Europa (film)|Europa]]'' (1991) (voice) | ||
| + | *''[[A Kiss Before Dying]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | *''[[The Bachelor (1991 film)|The Bachelor]]'' (''Mio caro dottor Gräsler'') (1991) | ||
| + | *''[[The Best Intentions]]'' (''Den goda viljan'') (1992) | ||
| + | *''[[Grandpa's Journey]]'' (''Morfars resa'') (1993) | ||
| + | *''[[Och ge oss skuggorna]]'' (1993) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[Needful Things]]'' (1993) | ||
| + | *''[[The Silent Touch (film)|The Silent Touch]]'' (''Dotkniecie reki'') (1993) | ||
| + | *''[[Onkel Vanja]]'' (1994) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[Time Is Money (film)|Time Is Money]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | *''[[Citizen X]]'' (1995) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[A che punto è la notte]]'' (1995) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[Judge Dredd (film)|Judge Dredd]]'' (1995) | ||
| + | *''[[Radetzky March (film)|Radetzky March]]'' (''Radetzkymarsch'') (1995) | ||
| + | *''[[Private Confessions]]'' (''Enskilda samtal'') (1996) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[Samson and Delilah (1996 film)|Samson and Delilah]]'' (1996) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[Jerusalem (film)|Jerusalem]]'' (1996) | ||
| + | *''[[Hamsun (film)|Hamsun]]'' (1996) | ||
| + | *''[[Solomon (film)|Solomon]]'' (1997) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[The Princess and the Pauper]]'' (''La principessa e il povero'') (1997) (TV) | ||
| + | *''[[Hostile Waters (film)|Hostile Waters]]'' (1997) | ||
| + | *''[[What Dreams May Come (film)|What Dreams May Come]]'' (1998) | ||
| + | *''[[Snow Falling on Cedars (film)|Snow Falling on Cedars]]'' (1999) | ||
| + | *''[[Nuremberg (film)|Nuremberg]]'' (2000) (Mini-series) | ||
| + | *''[[Intact (film)|Intact]]'' (''Intacto'') (2001) | ||
| + | *''[[Druids (film)|Druids]]'' (''Vercingétorix'') (2001) | ||
| + | *''[[Sleepless (2001 film)|Sleepless]]'' (Non ho sonno) (2001) | ||
| + | *''[[Amants de Mogador, Les]]'' (2002) | ||
| + | *''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' (2002) | ||
| + | *''[[Hidden Children]]'' (''La Fuga degli innocenti'') (2004) (Mini-series) | ||
| + | *''[[Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King]]'' (2004) | ||
| + | *''[[Heidi]]'' (2005) | ||
| + | *''[[The Inquiry (film)|The Inquiry]]'' (2006) | ||
| + | *''[[Rush Hour 3]]'' (2007) | ||
| + | *''[[The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film)|The Diving Bell and the Butterfly]]'' (2007) | ||
| + | *''[[Emotional Arithmetic]]'' (2007) | ||
| + | *''[[Solomon Kane (film)|Solomon Kane]]'' (2009) | ||
| + | *''[[Truth & Treason]]'' (2009) | ||
| + | *''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2009) | ||
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Max Carl Adolf von Sydow, (born 10 April 1929 in Lund) is a Swedish actor (also French, since obtaining citizenship in 2002), known in particular for his collaboration with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. He has been nominated for the Academy Award, the Emmy, and the Golden Globe, and has won the Pasinetti Award, the European Film Award, and the Honorary Cannes Award.
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Biography
Early life
Von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow to a wealthy family in Lund, Skåne, Sweden. His father, Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, was an ethnologist and professor of Irish, Scandinavian, and comparative folklore at the University of Lund. His mother, Baroness Greta (née Rappe), was a school teacher. Von Sydow was raised Lutheran and later became an agnostic. Little material is available on his childhood, except that he was apparently a shy, quiet child with no siblings.
He attended the Cathedral School of Lund, and learned German and English starting at the age of nine. At school, he and some friends founded an amateur theatre company, where his acting career began. He completed National Service before going on to study at The Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") in Stockholm, where he trained between 1948 and 1951 with the likes of Lars Ekborg, Margaretha Krook and Ingrid Thulin. During his time at Dramaten, he made his screen debut in Alf Sjöberg's films Only a Mother (Bara en mor, 1949), and Miss Julie (Fröken Julie, 1951), a screen version of Swedish playwright August Strindberg's well known play.
Career
In 1955, von Sydow moved to Malmö, where he met his mentor Ingmar Bergman. His first work with Bergman occurred on stage at the Malmö Municipal Theatre. Von Sydow later would work with Bergman on films such as The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet, 1957), Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället, 1957) and The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan, 1960). In The Seventh Seal, von Sydow is the knight who plays a chess game with Death to buy time for his companions -- a scene and a film which were both breakthroughs for the director.
It was in these films that von Sydow perfected his craft, beginning to display the great talent that enabled a 53-year screen career. Von Sydow came to dominate the screen as he did on stage, becoming an idol of the international arthouse. Critical recognition came as early as 1954 when he was awarded the Royal Foundation Culture Award. Von Sydow worked profusely on stage and screen in Scandinavia and resisted increasing calls from the United States to go to Hollywood. After being seen in Bergman's Academy Award-winning films and having been first choice for the title role of Dr. No, von Sydow finally went to America after agreeing to star in the film which was to lead to much greater recognition, in the role of Jesus in George Stevens' grandly titled, all-star epic The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). Because his talents were soon in demand in other American productions, von Sydow and his family eventually moved to Los Angeles.
From 1965, von Sydow became a regular on the American screen while maintaining a presence in his native Sweden. In 1969 he appeared in John Huston's The Kremlin Letter. Though perhaps typecast as a villain, he was rewarded in the United States with two Golden Globe nominations for Hawaii and The Exorcist in 1973. In the mid 1970s, von Sydow moved to Rome and appeared in a number of Italian films, becoming friendly with another screen legend, Marcello Mastroianni. In the U.S., he played a memorably professional Alsatian assassin in Three Days of the Condor (1975). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, von Sydow appeared in both serious films, such as Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and David Lynch's Dune (1984), and less serious ones, like Flash Gordon (1980) and Strange Brew (1983).
Von Sydow has since won The Australian Film Institute Best Actor Award for his title role in Father (1989), the Guldbagge Best Director Award for his only directorial foray Katinka (Ved vejen, 1988), based on a novel by Herman Bang, and the Best Actor Award at The Tokyo International Film Festival for The Silent Touch (Dotknięcie ręki, 1993).
He received international acclaim for his performance as Nobel Prize-winning novelist Knut Hamsun in Jan Troell's biopic Hamsun. He received his third Swedish Guldbagge and his second Danish Bodil for his depiction of a character often described as his King Lear. In 1996, von Sydow starred in Liv Ullmann's Private Confessions (Enskilda samtal). Back in Hollywood, he appeared in What Dreams May Come in a role which was something of a tip of the hat to his performance in The Exorcist.
He was acclaimed for his role as an elderly lawyer in Scott Hicks' Snow Falling on Cedars. In 2002, von Sydow had one of his largest commercial successes, co-starring with Tom Cruise in Steven Spielberg's widely popular sci-fi thriller Minority Report. In 2003, he played mentor character Eyvind in the European TV adaptation of the Ring of the Nibelung saga. The show set ratings records and was released in the USA as Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King. In 2007, von Sydow starred in the box-office hit Rush Hour 3. He followed that with Julian Schnabel's award-winning foreign film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, based on the memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby.
Von Sydow will next star in Truth & Treason, opposite Haley Joel Osment. The film will be based on Helmuth Hübener's life during World War II. He has also been recently cast as Josiah Kane in Soloman Kane, based on the story and characters by Robert E. Howard. In February 2008, von Sydow was cast in Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of Shutter Island.
Von Sydow has recently joined the the third season of Showtime's drama series The Tudors. Sydow will portray Cardinal Von Waldburg, a German-born clergyman who tries to organize the defeat of King Henry VIII. Von Sydow is due to appear in four of the eight episodes.
Personal life
In 1 Aug 1951, von Sydow married actress Kerstin Olin, with whom he had two sons, Clas S. von Sydow and Henrik von Sydow. His children appeared with him in the film Hawaii, playing his son at different ages.
Von Sydow was divorced in 1996 and married French filmmaker Catherine Brelet in 30 April 1997 in Provence, France. He has two sons, Yvan and Cedric, with his second wife. Von Sydow currently lives with his wife in Paris, where he enjoys reading, listening to music and gardening. He has stated that he has no intentions of retiring as long as he gets decent roles. He received French citizenship in 2002.
Filmography
- Only a Mother (Bara en mor) (1949)
- Miss Julie (Fröken Julie) (1951)
- Ingen mans kvinna (1953)
- Rätten att älska (1956)
- Herr Sleeman kommer (1957)(TV)
- Prästen i Uddarbo (1957)
- The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) (1957)
- Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället) (1957)
- Brink of Life (Nära livet) (1958)
- Spion 503 (1958)
- Rabies (film) (1958) (TV)
- The Magician (Ansiktet) (1958)
- The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) (1960)
- The Wedding Day (Bröllopsdagen) (1960)
- Through a Glass Darkly (Såsom i en spegel) (1961)
- The Adventures of Nils Holgersson (Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige) (1962)
- The Swedish Mistress (Älskarinnan) (1962)
- Winter Light (Nattvardsgästerna) (1963)
- 4 x 4 (segment "Uppehåll i myrlandet") (1965)
- The Reward (1965)
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
- The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
- Hawaii (1966)
- Here's Your Life (Här har du ditt liv) (1966)
- The Diary of Anne Frank (1967)(TV)
- Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) (1968)
- Black Palm Trees (Svarta palmkronor) (1968)
- Shame (Skammen) (1968)
- Made in Sweden (1969)
- A Passion/The Passion of Anna (En passion) (1969)
- The Kremlin Letter (1970)
- The Night Visitor (1971)
- The Emigrants (Utvandrarna) (1971)
- The Apple War (1971)
- The Touch (Beröringen) (1971)
- I havsbandet (1971) (Mini-series)
- Embassy (1972)
- The New Land (Nybyggarna) (1972)
- Kvartetten som sprängdes (1973) (Mini-series)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- Steppenwolf (1974)
- Trompe-l'oeil (1975)
- The Softening of the Egg (1975)
- Heart of a Dog (1975) (Cuore di cane)
- The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
- Three Days of the Condor (1975)
- Voyage of the Damned (1976)
- The Desert of the Tartars (Il deserto dei tartari) (1976)
- Foxtrot (1976)
- The Context (Cadaveri eccellenti) (1976)
- March or Die (1977)
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
- Black Journal (Gran bollito) (1977)
- Brass Target (1978)
- Hurricane (1979)
- Deathwatch (La mort en direct) (1980)
- Venetian Lies (Bugie bianche) (1980)
- Flash Gordon (1980)
- Escape to Victory (1981)
- Hit Man (Jugando con la muerte) (1982)
- The Flight of the Eagle (Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd) (1982)
- Conan the Barbarian (1982)
- Strange Brew (1983)
- Circle of Passions (Le cercle des passions) (1983)
- Dernier civil, Le (1983) (TV)
- Never Say Never Again (1983)
- Dreamscape (1984)
- Samson and Delilah (1984) (TV)
- The Ice Pirates (1984)
- A Soldier's Tale (1984)
- Dune (1984)
- The Repenter (Il pentito) (1985)
- Code Name: Emerald (1985)
- Christopher Colombus (1985) (Mini-series)
- Kojak: The Belarus File (1985) (TV)
- The Last Place on Earth (1985) (Mini-series)
- Quo Vadis? (1985)
- Duet for One (1986)
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
- The Wolf at the Door (Oviri) (1986)
- Gösta Berlings saga (1986) (mini) TV Series
- The Second Victory (1986)
- Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
- Red King, White Knight (1989) (TV)
- Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) (TV)
- A Violent Life (Una vita scellerata) (1990)
- Father (1990)
- Awakenings (1990)
- Oxen (1991)
- Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt) (1991)
- Europa (1991) (voice)
- A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
- The Bachelor (Mio caro dottor Gräsler) (1991)
- The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan) (1992)
- Grandpa's Journey (Morfars resa) (1993)
- Och ge oss skuggorna (1993) (TV)
- Needful Things (1993)
- The Silent Touch (Dotkniecie reki) (1993)
- Onkel Vanja (1994) (TV)
- Time Is Money (1994)
- Citizen X (1995) (TV)
- A che punto è la notte (1995) (TV)
- Judge Dredd (1995)
- Radetzky March (Radetzkymarsch) (1995)
- Private Confessions (Enskilda samtal) (1996) (TV)
- Samson and Delilah (1996) (TV)
- Jerusalem (1996)
- Hamsun (1996)
- Solomon (1997) (TV)
- The Princess and the Pauper (La principessa e il povero) (1997) (TV)
- Hostile Waters (1997)
- What Dreams May Come (1998)
- Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
- Nuremberg (2000) (Mini-series)
- Intact (Intacto) (2001)
- Druids (Vercingétorix) (2001)
- Sleepless (Non ho sonno) (2001)
- Amants de Mogador, Les (2002)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Hidden Children (La Fuga degli innocenti) (2004) (Mini-series)
- Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (2004)
- Heidi (2005)
- The Inquiry (2006)
- Rush Hour 3 (2007)
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
- Emotional Arithmetic (2007)
- Solomon Kane (2009)
- Truth & Treason (2009)
- Shutter Island (2009)
