Stage and screen acting legend Max Von Sydow, who starred in The Seventh Seal and appeared in The Exorcist, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Flash Gordon, and Game of Thrones, died on March 8 at the age of 90, according to Variety.
“It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain of announcing the departure of Max von Sydow,” his wife, the producer Catherine Brelet, said in a statement.
Von Sydow made his Hollywood debut as Jesus in the 1965 Biblical epic The Greatest Story Ever Told. This gave him the authority to observe “if Jesus were alive today and saw what they are saying in his name, he would never stop throwing up” in Woody Allen’s 1986 film Hannah and Her Sisters. Von Sydow had the power to compel Satan as Father Merrin in William Friedkin’s 1973 horror classic The Exorcist and Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), directed by John Boorman.
“It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain of announcing the departure of Max von Sydow,” his wife, the producer Catherine Brelet, said in a statement.
Von Sydow made his Hollywood debut as Jesus in the 1965 Biblical epic The Greatest Story Ever Told. This gave him the authority to observe “if Jesus were alive today and saw what they are saying in his name, he would never stop throwing up” in Woody Allen’s 1986 film Hannah and Her Sisters. Von Sydow had the power to compel Satan as Father Merrin in William Friedkin’s 1973 horror classic The Exorcist and Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), directed by John Boorman.
- 3/9/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Max von Sydow, the Oscar-nominated actor best known for playing chess with Death in Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal and battling a demon in The Exorcist, died Sunday. He was 90.
His wife, Catherine Brelet, announced the news without citing a cause of death in Paris Match. “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 8 March 2020,” she said, according to The Guardian.
The Swedish actor became a breakout star in the late Fifties...
His wife, Catherine Brelet, announced the news without citing a cause of death in Paris Match. “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 8 March 2020,” she said, according to The Guardian.
The Swedish actor became a breakout star in the late Fifties...
- 3/9/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Max von Sydow in The Seventh Seal Photo: Criterion Collection Max von Sydow's French wife has said that the Swedish born star of The Seventh Seal and The Exorcist has died at the age of 90.
Documentarian Catherine Brelet announced that he had died yesterday "with a broken heart and with infinite sadness".
Von Sydow - whose final film Echoes Of The Past is currently in post-production - starred in more than 100 films and TV series. Although he began his career in theatre, he quickly carved out a career onscreen, working 11 times with Ingmar Bergman, including The Seventh Seal, Through A Glass Darkly and Wild Strawberries.
His career saw him span a range of genres and included roles as Jesus (The Greatest Story Ever Told), a priest (The Exorcist), the Devil (Needful Things) and Bond villain Blofeld (Never Say Never Again). He also featured as Lor San Tekka in Star Wars: The Force Awakens...
Documentarian Catherine Brelet announced that he had died yesterday "with a broken heart and with infinite sadness".
Von Sydow - whose final film Echoes Of The Past is currently in post-production - starred in more than 100 films and TV series. Although he began his career in theatre, he quickly carved out a career onscreen, working 11 times with Ingmar Bergman, including The Seventh Seal, Through A Glass Darkly and Wild Strawberries.
His career saw him span a range of genres and included roles as Jesus (The Greatest Story Ever Told), a priest (The Exorcist), the Devil (Needful Things) and Bond villain Blofeld (Never Say Never Again). He also featured as Lor San Tekka in Star Wars: The Force Awakens...
- 3/9/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Max von Sydow may play a man who refuses to speak in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" but in real-life he had a lot to say about this film and his Oscar nomination when we sat down to chat. Earlier in the day, he had attended the nominees luncheon where he was singled out for a standing ovation. "To get that recognition from my peers means so much," he admits. His only disappointment was that rival Supporting Actor nominee Christopher Plummer ("Beginners") was not there: "We made two films together ("Dreamscape" and "Emotional Arithmetic") and it would have been nice to see him." Von Sydow says he responded immediately to Eric Roth's script which he shared with his wife, French filmmaker Catherine Brelet: "We both read it and found it a very interesting, very compelling story." Fluent in three languages (Swedish, English, French) and conversant in two others (German,...
- 2/8/2012
- Gold Derby
Max von Sydow may play a man who refuses to speak in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" but in real-life he had a lot to say about this film and his Oscar nomination when we sat down to chat. Earlier in the day, he had attended the nominees luncheon where he was singled out for a standing ovation. "To get that recognition from my peers means so much," he admits. His only disappointment was that rival Supporting Actor nominee Christopher Plummer ("Beginners") was not there: "We made two films together ("Dreamscape" and "Emotional Arithmetic") and it would have been nice to see him." Von Sydow says he responded immediately to Eric Roth's script which he shared with his wife, French filmmaker Catherine Brelet: "We both read it and found it a very interesting, very compelling story." Fluent in three languages (Swedish, English, French) and conversant in two others (German,...
- 2/8/2012
- Gold Derby
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