Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow ; born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 - 8 March 2020) was a Swedish-French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages. Capable in roles ranging from stolid, contemplative protagonists to sardonic artists and menacing, often gleeful villains, he received numerous accolades including honors from the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. He received two Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for Pelle the Conqueror and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.