‘Exorcist’ actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90

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Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he played the priest in the horror classic “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 90.

His agent Jean Diamond said Monday the actor, who was born in Sweden but became a French citizen in 2002, died the previous day in France.

“It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain of announcing the departure of Max von Sydow,” Diamond said.

 

[hurtinbuckaroo]

I've seen most of his performances, and enjoyed every one of them. Even 20 years ago, I'd see him in a film and be amazed and pleased that he was still around, thinking he must have been ancient. I found out today that he was only 43 when he played the elderly priest in The Exorcist.