Obituary

Max Von Sydow, Star of Bergman and Hollywood Films, Dies at 90

  • As a knight in ‘The Seventh Seal,’ he played chess with Death
  • He also appeared in ‘The Exorcist’, ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’
Max Von SydowPhotographer: Pool Garcia Urli/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Max von Sydow, the Swedish actor who was a veteran of the austere cinema of Ingmar Bergman before appearing in Hollywood blockbusters including “The Greatest Story Ever Told” and “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 90.

He died Sunday, the Associated Press reported, citing his agent Jean Diamond. No cause was given.