Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow is a two-time Oscar-nominated Swedish actor. Despite credits including Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Through a Glass Darkly, and the role of Jesus in The Greatest Story Ever Told, von Sydow is perhaps best known for his role as the titular exorcist in the 1973 horror film, The Exorcist.

Nominations

 * 61st Academy Awards, 1988
 * Best Actor for Pelle the Conqueror


 * 84th Academy Awards, 2011
 * Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close