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OT: Max von Sydow has passed on

tj_1ca9500btj_1ca9500b Posts: 2,057
edited March 2020 in The Commons

https://ew.com/movies/max-von-sydow-dies-exorcist-seventh-seal-game-of-thrones/

I guess he may get to see the prophecized Seventh Seal for himself now...

Besides playing Emperor Ming in the 1980 Flash Gordon movie, King Osrick in Conan the Barbarian, and appearing in Game of Thrones, The Seventh Seal, etc. probably one of my favorite roles he did was as Dr Kynes in Dune...

He has 187 acting credits on IMDB, as he was fairly active for a number of years.  He passed yesterday at age 90.  I loved him in a number of the roles he chose to play.

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  • LeanaLeana Posts: 13,027

    Sad to see such a great actor gone. RIP :(

  • Matt_CastleMatt_Castle Posts: 3,100
    tj_1ca9500b said:
    He has 187 acting credits on IMDB, as he was fairly active for a number of years.

    "Fairly active for a number of years" understates it a bit. The Oracle of Bacon website currently lists him as the 12th most linkable actor, with an average of 2.96 connections to any other movie actor - and as the database used goes back to the dawn of cinema, a good score here is a fairly objective measurement of a long, prolific and high profile career - at present, only 26 actors have a score under three, and only one of those has a score under 2.9 (Christopher Lee).

    (For comparison, Kevin Bacon himself isn't actually that high ranking - he's currently #545 on the list, with an average of 3.15 connections).

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,157

    ...bugger, I remember him as Brewmeister Smith in Strange Brew. 

  • Silent WinterSilent Winter Posts: 3,918

    RIP Max :(

  • Patrick TynerPatrick Tyner Posts: 640
    This is indeed sad...that means there is no chance for a "Strange Brew" sequel.
  • zombiewhackerzombiewhacker Posts: 696
    edited March 2020

    In addition to all his great movie and TV roles I'll also have a special fondness for his work in Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.  

    RIP, Mr. von Sydow.

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  • droidy001droidy001 Posts: 282
    As a brit of a certain age its Escape To Victory for me.
    Matt_Castle said:
    tj_1ca9500b said:
    He has 187 acting credits on IMDB, as he was fairly active for a number of years.

    "Fairly active for a number of years" understates it a bit. The Oracle of Bacon website currently lists him as the 12th most linkable actor, with an average of 2.96 connections to any other movie actor - and as the database used goes back to the dawn of cinema, a good score here is a fairly objective measurement of a long, prolific and high profile career - at present, only 26 actors have a score under three, and only one of those has a score under 2.9 (Christopher Lee).

    (For comparison, Kevin Bacon himself isn't actually that high ranking - he's currently #545 on the list, with an average of 3.15 connections).

    Got to love a techie. Who else would come up with this data and provide a source lol
  • tj_1ca9500btj_1ca9500b Posts: 2,057
    kyoto kid said:

    ...bugger, I remember him as Brewmeister Smith in Strange Brew. 

     

    Patrick Tyner said:
    This is indeed sad...that means there is no chance for a "Strange Brew" sequel.

    Figured you two would appreciate this.  Kevin Smith had this to say on Max's passing...

    Kevin Smith, Twitter, March 9, 2019

    The legendary actor who gave us both Brewmeister Smith and Ming the Merciless has finally laid down his King in the eternal chess match. Farewell, Max von Sydow. You were in many much more respected movies than Strange Brew and Flash Gordon but I loved you for those flicks first.

  • MattymanxMattymanx Posts: 7,000

    Good bye Esburn!  The dragonborn salutes you!

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