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Max von Sydow, star of The Exorcist and The Seventh Seal, dies aged 90

The Swedish actor most recently starred in Game of Thrones as The Three-Eyed Raven.

SWEDISH ACTOR MAX von Sydow, known for collaborations with direct Ingmar Bergman and numerous Hollywood roles, has died aged 90. 

In a statement last night, his wife Catherine Brelet said: “It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain of announcing the departure of Max von Sydow”.

Sydow’s iconic roles include The Seventh Seal (1957) – known for its scene in which von Sydow plays chess with Death – Jesus Christ in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and  Father Merrin in The Exorcist (1973). 

Most recently, he starred in Game of Thrones as The Three-Eyed Raven and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 

Von Sydow was born in Lund, Sweden in 1929 and made his film debut in 1949 before going on to work on a series of films with director Bergman. 

With reporting from © – AFP 2020 

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