RIP 'The Excorcist' Actor Max Von Sydow.

[mawnansmiff]

To be honest I thought he had gone a long time ago, t'would appear not....

Max Von Sydow: The Exorcist and The Seventh Seal actor dies aged 90

The actor appeared in more than 100 films and TV series, from The Exorcist to Game of Thrones.

www.bbc.co.uk

…..plus I never knew he did a voice over for The Simpsons!

Regards,

Jay.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Loved him in The Exorcist. He was in a couple of movies I saw recently, he played the captain in Voyage Of The Damned and the clueless Admiral in Kursk, he was great in both of them.
RIP.
BTW Jay it's probably easier to make a list of famous people who HAVEN'T voiced a character in the Simpsons.

 

[shanez]

RIP. I'll always remember him as the bad guy in Strange Brew. eh

 

[prndl]

Gift trumps talent.

R.I.P., sir.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Loved him in Three Days of the Condor.

 

[dmcmtk]

Loved him in Three Days of the Condor.

Yes, and The Seveth Seal.

 

[mso489]

Sad in a way that he is remembered by most for "The Exorcist," not that that wasn't an accomplished performance in a horror film, but he appeared in many films that were well above that one in cinematic quality. RIP Max.

 

[philobeddoe]

I loved him in Hannah and Her Sisters, very funny.

 

[kcghost]

He was so much better in many movies than the "Exorcist". RIP.

 

[mso489]

Having never been even distantly threatened by fame, I really don't know, but only guess that people who pass from the spotlight but keep working in their art enjoy those years the most. It appears celebrity in its tangible aspects, though it is a tremendous ego drug, is a enormous pain in the ass. If you can work, get paid well, and continue your profession, life is better than autographs and one too many phony receptions, and strangers intercepting you in the street.

 

[autumnfog]

A very talented and diverse actor. RIP.

Loved his performance in Pelle the Conqueror, The Hour of The Wolf, Steppenwolf, The Emigrants and many more.

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

What about all the great Bergman Films; I encourage you check out the Seventh Seal. He was a legend in so many things other things like The New Land and The Night VIsitor were excellent; Let me add he smoked pipes in those Bergman roles.

 

[autumnfog]

wintergarden,

You are absolutely right, there is quite a few pipe smoking scenes in Bergmans movies.

From The Passion of Anna 1969.

 

[brian64]

Loved him in Three Days of the Condor.

He was one of the greats for sure. "Condor" is the first film I think of with him. And then also a couple of the Bergman movies mentioned.

I've never seen the Exorcist and don't plan to.

RIP Max.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Oddly enough the first film I always think of with him in it is Dreamscape. What a weird one, eh? Great actor, RIP.

 

[sittingbear]

All those Bergman films and "The Exorcist" pale in comparison to his masterful performance in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

RIP, Lor San Tekka.

 

[logs]

The guy was around so long and was in sooo many films that it starts breaking down into a generational understanding of his work. I was a Bergman fanatic, so that's how I always think of what made Sydow great--all the moody Swedish art films he made in the 50's and 60's, like The Virgin Spring and Through a Glass Darkly. But younger folks don't really know those films and talk about Star Wars or Hanna and Her Sisters, or The Exorcist or any of the dozens of American films he was in. But that's fine as well. He certainly was versatile.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Over 160 film credits, with one film from last year still to be released. (!) First one in 1949. So, some 70 years of work in the movie industry. Incredible.

One of the greats. R.I.P., Max v S.

 

[cigrmaster]

He was a world class actor that could play a hundred different rolls. Too many to mention but I enjoyed him in 3 Days of the Condor, First and second Exorcist. There were plenty of war movies also. He was a pro who had a great career, RIP.

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

wintergarden,

You are absolutely right, there is quite a few pipe smoking scenes in Bergmans movies.

From The Passion of Anna 1969.
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I was a student of film for many years, so yes I know my Bergman.