Franco-Swedish actor Max von Sydow, who filmed in a dozen of his compatriot Ingmar Bergman's films before embarking on a supporting career in Hollywood, has died at 90, his wife said in a statement on Monday. forwarded by his agent.
"It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain of announcing the departure of Max von Sydow on March 8, 2020," announced producer Catherine von Sydow, confirming information from Paris Match .
The priest in "The Exorcist"
Born in Sweden in 1929, the actor of almost two meters with piercing blue eyes first became known by collaborating with Ingmar Bergman who made him play a game of chess against Death in "The seventh seal" , released in 1957. Will follow a dozen other films including The wild strawberries (1957), The face (1958) or The link (1971).
From the end of the 1960s, he left the borders of Sweden and toured the four corners of the world. He embodies Jesus in The greatest story ever told (1965) alongside Charlton Heston in particular, and plays in Hawaii (1966) with Julie Andrews. His Hollywood career was marked by his role as a priest in William Friedkin's L'Exorciste (1973), a huge box office success.
"Star Wars"
Then he will play many villains on screen, filming under the direction of David Lynch ( Dune ), Steven Spielberg ( Minority report ), Martin Scorsese ( Shutter Island ). Tireless, he joined the Star Wars saga in 2014, with the role of Lor San Tekka, close to the Solo family, for the seventh episode The awakening of the force before playing the Three-Eyed Crow in the series with global success Game of Thrones .
Max von Sydow had acquired French nationality in 2002, he had been married since 1997 to French documentary filmmaker Catherine Brelet. For the former Cannes Festival president Gilles Jacob, “he was one of the greatest actors in the world. He could play spectral or disturbing roles, but Max was of a touching delicacy and humanity. "
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