The actor Max von Sydow is dead. The born in Sweden, died on Sunday at the age of 90 years, as its Management announced on Monday the German press Agency.
“a broken heart and infinite sadness” will give you the farewell to Max von Sydow on 8. March 2020 known, said his wife, Catherine Brelet in the French magazine “Paris Match”.
Von Sydow was married since 1997, with the French documentary filmmaker and producer and lived with her for the most part in France. He had adopted in 2002, the French citizenship, and was appointed in 2011 to the knight of the national order of the Legion of honor.
From Sydows career came under the Swedish film Director Ingmar Bergman in journey, for he was, among other things, in “Det sjunde inseglet” (“The seventh seal” 1957) and “Vargtimmen” (“hour of The wolf”, 1968) in front of the camera. Later, the character actors of Hollywood, with its main captured roles in classics like “The Exorcist” (1973) and “Conan the Barbarian” (1982).
More than 100 movies and television series
In his more than a half-century-long career, played by von Sydow in more than a hundred films and television series with. As a supporting actor in the election was nominated Frenchman twice for an Oscar, the award remained to him but to the end denied. However, he also appeared in front of the camera, such as in the Star Wars movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (2015) and the U.S. cult series “Game of Thrones” (2016).
In Hollywood, they have worked Sydow with Directors such as Woody Allen (“Hannah and her Sisters”, 1986), David Lynch (“Dune”, 1984), Martin Scorsese (“Shutter Island”, 2010) and Steven Spielberg (“Minority Report”, 2002). He played alongside Stars such as Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Caine and Robert De Niro. (anf/sda)
Created: 09.03.2020, 14:16 PM
