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Max von Sydow (1929-2020) was an Oscar®-nominated Swedish actor. He appeared in European and American films. Von Sydow featured in more than 100 films and TV series. His most memorable film roles include Knight Antonius Block in Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), the earliest of 11 films he made with Bergman, which includes iconic scenes in which his character plays chess with Death. His IMDb page shows 163 acting credits between 1949 and 2018. This page will rank Max von Sydow movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Max von Sydow Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1973
The Exorcist (1973)
AA Best Picture Nom
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
2002
Minority Report (2002)
1975
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
AA Best Picture Nom
1990
Awakenings (1990)
AA Best Picture Nom
1966
Hawaii (1966)
2010
Shutter Island (2010)
1983
Never Say Never Again (1983)
2007
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
1980
Flash Gordon (1980)
1982
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
2010
Robin Hood (2010)
1998
What Dreams May Come (1998)
2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
1957
The Seventh Seal (1957)
1984
Dune (1984)
1971
The Emigrants (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
1960
The Virgin Spring (1960)
1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
1957
Wild Strawberries (1957)
1969
The Passion Of Anna (1969)
1976
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
1987
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
AA Best Actor Nom
1984
Dreamscape (1984)
1992
The Best Intentions (1992)
1981
Victory (1981)
2011
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1983
Strange Brew (1983)
1991
Europa (1991)
1966
The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
1968
Hour Of The Wolf (1968)
1995
Citizen X (1995)
HBO Movie
1971
The Night Visitor (1971)
1991
Until the End of the World (1991)
1986
Duet for One (1986)
1999
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
1991
A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
2001
Intacto (2001)
1984
The Ice Pirates (1984)
1971
The Touch (1971)
1970
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
1996
Jerusalem (1996)
1980
Death Watch (1980)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1995
Lumière and Company (1995)
Limited Release
2018
The Command (2018)
1993
Needful Things (1993)
1985
Code Name: Emerald (1985)
1992
The Touch (1992)
Limited Release 
1979
Hurricane (1979)
1995
Judge Dredd (1995)
2014
The Letters (2014)
1977
March or Die (1977)
1976
The Far Side of Paradise/Foxtrot (1976)
1978
Brass Target (1978)
1975
The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
1965
The Reward (1965)
1972
Embassy (1972)
2012
Branded (2012)
Max von Sydow Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Exorcist (1973) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ellen Burstyn & Max Von Sydow |
195.80 | 1,192.5 | 2,459.30 | 1 | 86 | 10 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) | Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher |
910.70 | 1,164.5 | 2,611.50 | 1 | 90 | 05 / 00 | 99.1 | |
| 3 | Minority Report (2002) | Tom Cruise & Colin Farrell & Samantha Morton |
132.10 | 245.5 | 666.10 | 17 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 5 | Three Days of the Condor (1975) | Robert Redford & Faye Dunaway |
60.60 | 318.9 | 318.90 | 5 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 4 | Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) AA Best Picture Nom |
Michael Caine & Woody Allen |
35.40 | 102.8 | 102.80 | 30 | 90 | 07 / 03 | 96.1 | |
| 5 | Awakenings (1990) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert DeNiro & Robin Williams |
52.10 | 132.8 | 132.80 | 23 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 7 | Hawaii (1966) | Julie Andrews & Max von Sydow |
38.90 | 381.0 | 381.00 | 1 | 60 | 07 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 8 | Shutter Island (2010) | Leonardo DiCaprio & Mark Ruffalo |
128.00 | 174.9 | 402.80 | 20 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 10 | Never Say Never Again (1983) | Sean Connery & Kim Basinger |
55.40 | 189.7 | 547.70 | 16 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 9 | Rush Hour 3 (2007) | Jackie Chan & Hiroyuki Sanada |
140.10 | 219.6 | 402.00 | 15 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 11 | The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) | Max von Sydow & Dorothy McGuire |
18.80 | 198.9 | 287.50 | 11 | 50 | 05 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 12 | Flash Gordon (1980) | Topol | 34.60 | 143.5 | 143.50 | 24 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 13 | Conan the Barbarian (1982) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & James Earl Jones |
39.60 | 145.1 | 252.50 | 16 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 15 | Robin Hood (2010) | Russell Crowe & Cate Blanchett & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/william-hurt-movie |
105.30 | 143.8 | 439.50 | 26 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 17 | What Dreams May Come (1998) | Robin Williams & Cuba Gooding Jr. |
55.40 | 127.3 | 164.10 | 39 | 57 | 02 / 01 | 83.7 | |
| 16 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) | Mathieu Amalric & Emmanuelle Seigner |
6.00 | 9.4 | 31.00 | 160 | 89 | 04 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 18 | The Seventh Seal (1957) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman | 1.90 | 36.0 | 36.00 | 120 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 19 | Dune (1984) | Kyle MacLachlan & Dean Stockwell |
30.90 | 99.2 | 99.20 | 30 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 18 | The Emigrants (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Liv Ullmann | 2.60 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 99 | 79 | 05 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 20 | The Virgin Spring (1960) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman | 2.00 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 101 | 78 | 02 / 01 | 78.1 | |
| 21 | Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) | Richard Burton & Paul Henreid |
37.60 | 181.6 | 181.60 | 20 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 20 | Wild Strawberries (1957) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman | 1.00 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 154 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 23 | The Passion Of Anna (1969) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman | 1.00 | 7.9 | 7.90 | 133 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 23 | Voyage of the Damned (1976) | James Mason & Orson Welles |
5.30 | 26.8 | 26.80 | 79 | 74 | 03 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 23 | Pelle the Conqueror (1987) AA Best Actor Nom |
Pelle Hvenegaard & Max Von Sydow |
2.10 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 141 | 79 | 02 / 01 | 71.3 | |
| 26 | Dreamscape (1984) | Dennis Quaid & Max Von Sydow |
12.10 | 39.0 | 39.00 | 68 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 26 | The Best Intentions (1992) | Samuel Fröler & Pernilla August |
1.30 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 165 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 28 | Victory (1981) | Michael Caine & Sylvester Stallone |
10.90 | 42.1 | 42.10 | 72 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 29 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Tom Hanks & Sandra Bullock & John |
31.80 | 43.3 | 75.10 | 99 | 56 | 02 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 31 | Strange Brew (1983) | Rick Moranis & Dave Thomas |
8.60 | 29.3 | 29.30 | 69 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 29 | Europa (1991) | Eddie Constantine | 1.10 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 166 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 31 | The Quiller Memorandum (1966) | George Segal & Alec Guinness |
3.80 | 36.8 | 36.80 | 65 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 32 | Hour Of The Wolf (1968) | Directed by Ingmar Bergman | 0.20 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 177 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 34 | Citizen X (1995) HBO Movie |
Donald Sutherland | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 243 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 35 | The Night Visitor (1971) | Trevor Howard | 1.90 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 124 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | |
| 36 | Until the End of the World (1991) | William Hurt & Solveig Dommartin |
0.80 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 174 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 37 | Duet for One (1986) | Julie Andrews & Alan Bates |
0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 261 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 38 | Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) | Ethan Hawke & Max von Sydow |
14.40 | 30.7 | 49.10 | 101 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 38 | A Kiss Before Dying (1991) | Matt Dillon & Sean Young |
15.40 | 39.5 | 39.50 | 73 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 40 | Intacto (2001) | Max von Sydow & Eusebio Poncela |
0.30 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 246 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 41 | The Ice Pirates (1984) | Robert Urich & Anjelica Huston |
14.30 | 45.7 | 45.70 | 65 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 43.2 | |
| 42 | The Touch (1971) | Elliott Gould & Directed by Ingmar Bergman |
1.50 | 9.6 | 22.50 | 141 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | |
| 41 | The Kremlin Letter (1970) | Orson Wells & Directed by John Huston |
2.10 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 103 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | |
| 44 | Jerusalem (1996) | Olympia Dukakis | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 321 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
| 45 | Death Watch (1980) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Harry Dean Stanton | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 187 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 46 | Lumière and Company (1995) Limited Release |
Directed by Arthur Penn | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 265 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 47 | The Command (2018) | Matthias Schoenaerts & Colin Firth |
0.10 | 0.1 | 6.70 | 445 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.7 | |
| 46 | Needful Things (1993) | Ed Harris | 15.20 | 39.5 | 39.50 | 86 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 47 | Code Name: Emerald (1985) | Ed Harris & Max von Sydow |
0.60 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 163 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 49 | The Touch (1992) Limited Release |
Sarah Miles | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 220 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 52 | Hurricane (1979) | Mia Farrow & Jason Robards |
12.00 | 51.3 | 51.30 | 61 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 52 | Judge Dredd (1995) | Sylvester Stallone & James Earl Jones |
34.70 | 86.0 | 281.30 | 52 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 53 | The Letters (2014) | Rutger Hauer | 1.60 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 172 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 54 | March or Die (1977) | Gene Hackman & Terence Hill |
2.70 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 101 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 55 | The Far Side of Paradise/Foxtrot (1976) | Peter O'Toole | 1.90 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 125 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 56 | Brass Target (1978) | Sophia Loren & John Cassavetes |
5.60 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 82 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 57 | The Ultimate Warrior (1975) | Yul Brynner | 2.40 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 107 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
| 56 | The Reward (1965) | Yvette Mimieux | 2.20 | 22.9 | 46.10 | 102 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 59 | Embassy (1972) | Broderick Crawford | 0.80 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 148 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 4.2 | |
| 60 | Branded (2012) | Ed Stoppard & Leelee Sobieski |
0.40 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 228 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 |
Best IMDb Trivia on Max von Sydow
1. Carl Adolf von Sydow was born on 10 April 1929 in Lund, Sweden.
2. Max von Sydow was offered the title role in the first James Bond film Dr. No (1962), which went to Joseph Wiseman.
3. Max von Sydow appeared in 13 films directed by Ingmar Bergman: The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957), Brink of Life (1958), The Magician (1958), Rabies (1958), The Virgin Spring (1960), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Winter Light (1963), Hour of the Wolf (1968), Shame (1968), The Passion of Anna (1969) and The Touch (1971).
4. Max von Sydow appeared in five films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: The Emigrants (1971), The Exorcist (1973), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Awakenings (1990) and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011).
5. Max von Sydow is one of six Swedish actors to be nominated for an Academy Award®. The others are Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, Ann-Margret, Lena Olin and Alicia Vikander. Max is the only male Swedish actor to be nominated for an Oscar.
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As we said yesterday Max was # 12 on the current Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. Too bad he never appeared with Christopher Lee, he could of had the top 5. Anyways, these are the other actors on the list he appeared with.
2 HARVEY KEITEL La mort en direct (1980)
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Dreamscape (1984)
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Emotional Arithmetic (2007)
4 DONALD SUTHERLAND Oviri (1986)
5 MICHAEL CAINE Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
5 MICHAEL CAINE Victory (1981)
7 HARRISON FORD STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
13 BEN KINGSLEY Shutter Island (2010)
13 BEN KINGSLEY Una vita scellerata (1990)
17 STELLAN SKARSGARD Oxen (1991)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE Judge Dredd (1995)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE Victory (1981)
21 SEAN CONNERY Never Say Never Again (1983)
22 RUTGER HAUER THE LETTERS (2015)
24 GERALDINE CHAPLIN Heidi (2005/I)
25 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Voyage of the Damned (1976)
28 TREVOR HOWARD Hurricane (1979)
28 TREVOR HOWARD The Night Visitor (1971)
29 NED BEATTY Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
32 PETER O’TOOLE Foxtrot (1976)
38 UDO KIER Europa (1991)
44 JAMES MASON Voyage of the Damned (1976)
47 JACKIE CHAN Rush Hour 3 (2007)
48 JOHN CARRADINE The Ice Pirates (1984)
49 GEORGE KENNEDY Brass Target (1978)
50 VERNON DOBTCHEFF March or Die (1977)
51 FRANCO NERO Il pentito (1985)
56 ELLIOTT GOULD Beröringen (1971)
57 ORSON WELLES The Kremlin Letter (1970)
57 ORSON WELLES Voyage of the Damned (1976)
63 ED HARRIS Code Name: Emerald (1985)
63 ED HARRIS Needful Things (1993)
70 SUSAN SARANDON Emotional Arithmetic (2007)
74 GENE HACKMAN Hawaii (1966)
74 GENE HACKMAN March or Die (1977)
75 DONALD PLEASENCE The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
76 RON PERLMAN The Ice Pirates (1984)
78 JASON ROBARDS Hurricane (1979)
82 LIAM NEESON Duet for One (1986)
83 RICHARD JENKINS Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
83 RICHARD JENKINS Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
87 ROBERT LOGGIA The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
88 SAM NEILL Until the End of the World (1991)
90 MARTIN LANDAU The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
90 MARTIN LANDAU Time Is Money (1994)
92 CHARLTON HESTON The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
95 JAMES EARL JONES Conan the Barbarian (1982)
95 JAMES EARL JONES Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
95 JAMES EARL JONES Judge Dredd (1995)
97 JEANNE MOREAU Until the End of the World (1991)
99 JOHN TURTURRO Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
106 BRAD DOURIF Dune (1984)
107 EDWARD FOX Never Say Never Again (1983)
110 RODDY MCDOWELL The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
111 RICHARD HARRIS Hawaii (1966)
114 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING Foxtrot (1976)
114 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING Time Is Money (1994)
119 DEAN STOCKWELL Dune (1984)
125 SHANE RIMMER A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
131 ROBERT VAUGHN Brass Target (1978)
132 PETER STORMARE Minority Report (2002)
133 IAN HOLM March or Die (1977)
137 SHELLEY WINTERS Gran bollito (1977)
137 SHELLEY WINTERS The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
142 MARC LAWRENCE The Kremlin Letter (1970)
144 FERNANDO REY Cadaveri eccellenti (1976)
144 FERNANDO REY Il deserto dei tartari (1976)
144 FERNANDO REY Voyage of the Damned (1976)
145 DAN AYKROYD Ghostbusters II (1989)
159 DENNIS QUAID Dreamscape (1984)
163 JAMES CROMWELL Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
164 GABRIEL BYRNE Emotional Arithmetic (2007)
174 ANJELICA HUSTON The Ice Pirates (1984)
175 BEN GAZZARA Voyage of the Damned (1976)
189 JONATHAN PRYCE Voyage of the Damned (1976)
191 COLIN FIRTH KURSK (2018)
198 ELLEN BURSTYN The Exorcist (1973)
199 BILL MURRAY Ghostbusters II (1989)
201 JASON FLEMYNG Solomon Kane (2009)
204 ELIAS KOTEAS Shutter Island (2010)
207 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Voyage of the Damned (1976)
208 TELLY SAVALAS The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
218 GEORGE SEGAL The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
220 PHILIP BAKER HALL Ghostbusters II (1989)
220 PHILIP BAKER HALL Rush Hour 3 (2007)
228 JOSE FERRER Dune (1984)
228 JOSE FERRER The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
228 JOSE FERRER Voyage of the Damned (1976)
232 ANGELA LANSBURY The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
235 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Conan the Barbarian (1982)
236 FAYE DUNAWAY Three Days of the Condor (1975)
236 FAYE DUNAWAY Voyage of the Damned (1976)
246 WILLIAM HURT Robin Hood (2010)
246 WILLIAM HURT Until the End of the World (1991)
248 WOODY ALLEN Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
249 TOM CRUISE Minority Report (2002)
255 EDWARD HERRMANN Brass Target (1978)
265 ROBBIE COLTRANE Flash Gordon (1980)
266 ALEC GUINNESS The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
267 ROBIN WILLIAMS What Dreams May Come (1998)
269 JOHN WAYNE The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
270 PHILIPPE NOIRET Il deserto dei tartari (1976)
271 CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT Vercingétorix (2001)
274 MIA FARROW Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
274 MIA FARROW Hurricane (1979)
286 SIGOURNEY WEAVER Ghostbusters II (1989)
290 JURGEN PROCHNOW Dune (1984)
290 JURGEN PROCHNOW Judge Dredd (1995)
292 CHEECH MARIN Ghostbusters II (1989)
299 RICHARD BURTON Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
312 HARRIS YULIN Ghostbusters II (1989)
315 MARK STRONG ROBIN HOOD (2010)
319 PETER JASON Dreamscape (1984)
321 GEORGE SANDERS The Kremlin Letter (1970)
321 GEORGE SANDERS The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
326 BRUCE DAVISON Brass Target (1978)
334 ROBERT REDFORD Three Days of the Condor (1975)
335 KEVIN DUNN Ghostbusters II (1989)
339 SOPHIA LOREN Brass Target (1978)
342 EDDIE ALBERT Dreamscape (1984)
344 MAKO Conan the Barbarian (1982)
347 DIANE LANE Judge Dredd (1995)
349 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Jerusalem (1996)
350 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS Mio caro dottor Gräsler (1990)
353 CATE BLANCHETT Robin Hood (2010)
365 CATHERINE DENEUVE March or Die (1977)
386 TCHEKY KARYO Un homme et son chien (2008)
393 JAMES REMAR Judge Dredd (1995)
401 ARMAND ASSANTE Judge Dredd (1995)
404 SCOTT WILSON Judge Dredd (1995)
405 ERNIE HUDSON Ghostbusters II (1989)
417 WALTER GOTELL March or Die (1977)
420 PATRICK STEWART Code Name: Emerald (1985)
420 PATRICK STEWART Dune (1984)
424 VITTORIO GASSMAN Il deserto dei Tartari (1976)
425 EMILY MORTIMER SHUTTER ISLAND (2010)
431 HENRY SILVA The Reward (1965)
439 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Embassy (1972)
441 MARNE MAITLAND March or Die (1977)
441 MARNE MAITLAND Una vita scellerata (1990)
443 SAM WANAMAKER Voyage of the Damned (1976)
446 SENTA BERGER The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
452 JOHN HUSTON The Kremlin Letter (1970)
462 DANNY HUSTON Robin Hood (2010)
475 HORST BUCHHOLZ Code Name: Emerald (1985)
476 YUL BRYNNER The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
486 MARK HAMILL STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
488 ROB SCHNEIDER Judge Dredd (1995)
491 MARIO ADORF The Second Victory (1987)
493 SAM WATERSTON Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
501 RAY MILLAND Embassy (1972)
508 BARBARA HERSHEY Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
510 ALLEN GARFIELD Until the End of the World (1991)
518 ERIC STOLTZ Code Name: Emerald (1985)
531 DIANE LADD A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
533 ETHAN HAWKE Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
536 KIM BASINGER Never Say Never Again (1983)
538 AMANDA PLUMMER Needful Things (1993)
542 PETE POSTLEWAITE Solomon Kane (2009)
548 EWEN BREMNER JUDGE DREDD (1995)
550 JAMES REBHORN Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
551 JIM CARTER FLASH GORDON (1980)
554 RICHARD JORDAN Dune (1984)
564 MATT DILLON A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
570 CLIFF ROBERTSON Three Days of the Condor (1975)
593 CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS (1999)
606 WOLF KAHLER MARCH OR DIE (1977)
612 LEONARDO DICAPRIO Shutter Island (2010)
613 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Embassy (1972)
659 SAM SHEPARD Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
670 J.T. WALSH Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
670 J.T. WALSH Needful Things (1993)
677 MARK RUFFALO Shutter Island (2010)
678 TED LEVINE SHUTTER ISLAND (2010)
689 ANTON DIFFRING Victory (1981)
693 JAMES RUSSO A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
697 SEAN YOUNG A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
697 SEAN YOUNG Dune (1984)
704 VIRGINIA MADSEN Dune (1984)
707 COLIN FARRELL Minority Report (2002)
713 RUPERT EVERETT DUET FOR ONE (1986)
730 LOUISE FLETCHER Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
736 FREDDIE JONES Dune (1984)
742 DIANNE WIEST HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1986)
749 ALAN BATES Duet for One (1986)
750 CUBA GOODING JR. What Dreams May Come (1998)
755 PAUL DOOLEY The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983)
759 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
759 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF Voyage of the Damned (1976)
762 FRED TATASCIORE STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
767 SIDNEY POITIER The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
774 CAMERON DIAZ Minority Report (2002)
779 VIRNA LISI Bugie bianche (1979)
790 WILLIAM MORGAN SHEPPARD Needful Things (1993)
798 LOIS SMITH Minority Report (2002)
806 TIM BLAKE NELSON MINORITY REPORT (2002)
817 STEPHEN MCHATTIE THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR (1975)
825 JOAN CHEN JUDGE DREDD (1995)
838 PATRICK MCGOOHAN Brass Target (1978)
857 JOHN CRAWFORD The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
865 TIMOTHY DALTON Flash Gordon (1980)
875 PATRICIA CLARKSON SHUTTER ISLAND (2010)
877 LLOYD NOLAN Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
883 MARIA SCHELL Voyage of the Damned (1976)
885 JULIE ANDREWS Duet for One (1986)
885 JULIE ANDREWS Hawaii (1966)
897 WOLFGANG PREISS The Second Victory (1987)
917 ORNELLA MUTI Flash Gordon (1980)
930 DANIEL STERN Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
931 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Flash Gordon (1980)
954 RUSSELL CROWE Robin Hood (2010)
955 RAF VALLONE The Kremlin Letter (1970)
957 JEAN-LOUIS TRINTIGNANT Il deserto dei Tartari (1976)
959 MICHAEL MEDWIN Never Say Never Again (1983)
962 DAVID MCCALLUM The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
975 LEE GRANT Voyage of the Damned (1976)
981 EILEEN ATKINS ROBIN HOOD (2010)
987 KYLE MACLACHLAN DUNE (1984)
HM (824) BRIAN BLESSED FLASH GORDON (1980)
HM (895) RONALD PICKUP NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983)
HM (933) JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO Un homme et son chien (2008)
HM (963) TIMOTHY BOTTOMS Hurricane (1979)
HM (994) PHILIP STONE FLASH GORDON (1980)
HM (994) PHILIP STONE VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED (1976)
HM (996) BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Ghostbusters II (1989)
Max appeared with 43 Oscar winners.
ALEC GUINNESS The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
ANJELICA HUSTON The Ice Pirates (1984)
BEN KINGSLEY Shutter Island (2010)
BEN KINGSLEY Una vita scellerata (1990)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Embassy (1972)
CATE BLANCHETT Robin Hood (2010)
CHARLTON HESTON The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Dreamscape (1984)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Emotional Arithmetic (2007)
CLIFF ROBERTSON Three Days of the Condor (1975)
COLIN FIRTH KURSK (2018)
CUBA GOODING JR. What Dreams May Come (1998)
DEAN JAGGER The Kremlin Letter (1970)
DIANNE WIEST HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1986)
ELLEN BURSTYN The Exorcist (1973)
FAYE DUNAWAY Three Days of the Condor (1975)
FAYE DUNAWAY Voyage of the Damned (1976)
GENE HACKMAN Hawaii (1966)
GENE HACKMAN March or Die (1977)
GEORGE KENNEDY Brass Target (1978)
GEORGE SANDERS The Kremlin Letter (1970)
GEORGE SANDERS The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
JASON ROBARDS Hurricane (1979)
JOHN WAYNE The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
JOSE FERRER Dune (1984)
JOSE FERRER The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
JOSE FERRER Voyage of the Damned (1976)
JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965)
JULIE ANDREWS Duet for One (1986)
JULIE ANDREWS Hawaii (1966)
KIM BASINGER Never Say Never Again (1983)
LEE GRANT Voyage of the Damned (1976)
LEONARDO DICAPRIO Shutter Island (2010)
LOUISE FLETCHER Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
LUPITA NYONG’O STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
MARTIN LANDAU The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
MARTIN LANDAU Time Is Money (1994)
MICHAEL CAINE Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
MICHAEL CAINE Victory (1981)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Jerusalem (1996)
RAY MILLAND Embassy (1972)
ROBERT DE NIRO Awakenings (1990)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Awakenings (1990)
ROBIN WILLIAMS What Dreams May Come (1998)
RUSSELL CROWE Robin Hood (2010)
SEAN CONNERY Never Say Never Again (1983)
SHELLEY WINTERS Gran bollito (1977)
SHELLEY WINTERS The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
SIDNEY POITIER The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
SOPHIA LOREN Brass Target (1978)
SUSAN SARANDON Emotional Arithmetic (2007)
VAN HEFLIN The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
WENDY HILLER Voyage of the Damned (1976)
WILLIAM HURT Robin Hood (2010)
WILLIAM HURT Until the End of the World (1991)
YUL BRYNNER The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
Hey Dan…..thanks for the alert to the passing of Max von Sydow. I think you got that news out slightly ahead of Flora. I need to create a page that will allow people to share that information. I will add that one to the list of things to do.
Wow….MVD has one of the biggies on the Oracle list. An impressive 12th place. It is actually pretty amazing that he and Christopher Lee did not work together. Both made a ton of movies….and both worked pretty much at the same exact time….and during 7 different decades.
First list is filled with many many legends. James Earl Jones and Jose Ferrer look like his most frequent Oracle co-stars. Always good to see Sir Caine on a list. Looking at the second list….43 Oscar winning co-stars is a good total…but less than I would have guessed. Good stuff as always. RIP Mr. von Sydow.
Undoubtedly Max Von’s greatest commercial success was The Exorcist but I never liked that film and I remember him most for playing Christ in The Greatest Story Ever Told. Unfortunately (1) in PR terms he almost had the show stolen from him as ‘everyone’ [to employ a Joel generality] was talking about my Duke’s western-drawl utterance of the line “This man truly is the Son of Gawd!” (2) Max never got any formal critical acclaim for his portrayal of Jesus.
My other fave Max V movies are Quiller Memorandum; 3 Days of the Condor; the albeit inferior remake of Bob Wagner’s A Kiss Before Dying; Shutter Island; Minority Report; and Flash Cogerson.
It says a lot for Flora that she liked The 7th Seal because it has long been a big fave with reviewers and other connoisseurs of art house films and Wikipedia says about it “The film was readily appreciated by intellectual audiences.” Flora’s post on the site index page deserves a place on Max’s own page so I have taken the liberty of copying it across to this page; but I hesitate to claim 7th Seal for one of my own best liked movies because the last time I made such a claim Steve accused me of being an art house snob!
Max’s net worth is put at $16 million by Celebrity Net Worth site [coincidentally the identical net worth of his Exorcist co star Linda Blair and Ellen Burstyn’s is $20 million]. IMDB credits Max with 27 acting awards and 25 noms and they include an Oscar nom for Extremely Loud the commercial failure of which Sandra Bullock’ agent laid squarely at the sole door of Hanks; and Max received a Golden Globe nom for The Exorcist.
Excellent quick out of the blocks profile of Max’s career Work Horse; I especially like paras 3 and 5 of your Trivia section; and I have copied to this page from site index page your opening tribute to Max. “Vote Up!”
Hey Bob
1. Thanks again for bringing over the other comments to this page.
2. Good points on his role as JC in The Greatest Story Ever Told.
3. I like you favorite MVD movies too….I just recently saw The Quiller Memorandum
4. Thanks for the information on his net worth and awards.
5. Thanks for the kind words….I am crazy busy these days….but glad I found the time to do this MVD tribute. Good stuff as always.
Rest in Peace Mr. von Sydow.
HI BRUCE: Thanks for the feedback. Like The 3rd Man The Quiller Memorandum had a haunting theme tune if I remmeber correctly. It was written by John Barry who wrote the scores for the early Bond films and in fact according to IMDB Barry wrote the Quiller music between composing for 1965’s Thunderball and 1967’s You Only Live Twice.
Indeed as your charts have picked up the enormous success of the Bond franchise spawned in the 1960s and beyond a glut of spy/spy related movies like Quiller and even spoof spy flicks like Dino’s Matt Helm series; and of course James Coburn became a star for a time with the tongue in cheek Derek Flint pictures in 1966 and 1967.
Hitherto James had spent a long pprenticeship in supporting roles starting with Randy’s Ride Lonesome in 1959. After the success of Flint he was able to secure a promised share of the profits of 1968’s Candy; and he was strong enough to sue the producers of that film when they tried to hide the profits.
Rightly so as Candy cost just $20 million to make in today’s money and you credit it with a whopping adjusted US gross of nearly $150 million; on top of which it did well abroad because of its pornographic theme of the kind that tends to attract big audiences in overseas markets. Ironically though according to Wikipedia it did eventually [assuming fibs were not stillbeing told] go into loss because of the massive fees/profits paid to the likes of Coburn/Brando/Burton/Matthau/John Huston – and even the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson in a cameo. As Hirsch has observed those guys [particularly Marlon and Richard] tended not to come cheap!
Flora Breen Robison
March 9, 2020 at 11:47 am
Max Von Sydow has died at the age of 90. He was a favourite foreign film star of mine. The Seventh Seal is my favourite foreign film.RIP
Thanks for copying this message to this page, Bob
My pleasure Flora.
Hey Bob…you are the man.
Cogerson
March 9, 2020 at 2:20 pm
Rest in Peace Max Von Sydow. My favorite role of his is in Three Days of the Condor. One of the best hit men in movies. RIP.
First, an editing needs to be done. In the second paragraph, you still have Ed Begley’s name at the bottom of it.
Thanks for doing this on such short notice, especially considering with all his Swedish films, the box office makes it look like the films are not as great as they are.
I have seen 8 Max Von Sydow movies listed in this table. According to my Letterboxd account, I have seen 9 of his films. Not sure what the missing title is, I am guessing it is Swedish. I know my total is not high, but the films I have seen I watch multiple times.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Three Days of the Condor.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The Exorcist, a film I have no intention of ever seeing.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen The Quiller Memorandum.
Favourite Max Von Sydow Movies:
Three Days of the Condor
The Seventh Seal
Never Say Never Again
Other Max Von Sydow Movies I Have Seen:
Awakenings
What Dreams May Come
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Wild Strawberries
The Quiller Memorandum
Hey Flora
1. Thanks for sharing the sad news about MVD’s passing.
2. Thanks for the headsup on my error…..that has been fixed.
3. Yep…those many Swedish films caused some issues…and many were left off due to the fact that I could not find box office information.
4. Tally count….8 for you….9 counting your Letterboxd total. I have seen 28 of his movies. Only two of his Bergman movies….The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries.
5. I am right there with you on Three Days of the Condor. It would make my Top 5….along with Flash Gordon (guilty pleasure), Minority Report (wow a Cruise movie I really like), Shutter Island and Conan 1 (another guilty pleasure).
Good stuff as always.