Remembering Actor Max Von Sydow, From Bergman To 'Game Of Thrones'
After director Ingmar Bergman helped launch von Sydow's career, the imposing Swedish star went on to play Jesus, a Bond villain, an elderly exorcist and scores of other roles.
Actor Max von Sydow, whose career stretched across seven decades, died Sunday at the age of 90. The imposing Swedish star played the title character in The Exorcist and more than 100 other roles.
In his 20s, near the start of his career, von Sydow played chess with Death — and lost. Director Ingmar Bergman had(1957), which is set in a land ravaged by the plague. The knight tries to delay the inevitable by challenging Death to a game of chess. The agreement is that his soul won't be claimed for as long as he can keep the game going.
