Max von Sydow (April 10, 1929 — March 8, 2020) was a Swedish–French actor who starred in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens as Lor San Tekka.[3] He was previously involved in a Lucasfilm production when he played Sigmund Freud in an episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
He was known for his roles in a wide range of films such as The Seventh Seal (1957), The Exorcist (1973), Flash Gordon (1980), Never Say Never Again (1983), Dune (1984), Judge Dredd (1995), Minority Report (2002), and Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close (2011) (which earned him his second Oscar nomination). He had also worked in voice acting, lending his voice to video games such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Ghostbusters 2. He joined the cast of HBO's hit series Game of Thrones in 2016 alongside fellow The Force Awakens cast mate Gwendoline Christie, where he portrayed the Three-Eyed Raven.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Contribution(s) |
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2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens | Lor San Tekka[3] |
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Episode VII Adds Academy Award Winner Lupita Nyong'o and Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launch Pad" — Star Wars Insider 150
- The Seventh Seal – The Cinema Behind Star Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "50 Things to Notice in Star Wars: The Force Awakens" — Star Wars Insider 165
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
Notes and references[]
- ↑ This Week! in Star Wars Shakespeare meets Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Your Fan Art, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ Max von Sydow, star of The Exorcist and The Seventh Seal, dies aged 90 by Shoard, Catherine on www.theguardian.com (March 9, 2020) (archived from the original on March 9, 2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced on StarWars.com (backup link)
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