Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow was a Swedish-French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages. Capable in roles ranging from stolid, contemplative protagonists to sardonic artists and menacing, often gleeful villains, von Sydow received numerous accolades including honors from the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. He was nominated for two Academy Awards: for Best Actor for Pelle the Conqueror (1987) and for Best Supporting Actor for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011).

10 April 1929

Born on the same birth date (10 April 1929): April 10 • Mike Hawthorn

Born on the same birth day (10 April): Andrzej Badeński • Anna Pogorilaya • Bob Bell (motorsport) • Bob Watson • Bobby Smith (rhythm and blues singer) • Brad William Henke • Doris Leuthard • Faustina Agolley • Jack Buchanan (rugby league) • Kishori Amonkar • Margaret Pemberton • Maurice Schumann • Petros Passalis • Samuel Hahnemann

Born in the same month (April 1929): André Previn • Dr. Rajkumar • Inez Andrews • Jane Powell • Jeremy Thorpe • Joe Gallo • Michael Atiyah • Mukhran Machavariani • Poul Schlüter • Roy Hamilton • Sharan Rani Backliwal • Walter Kempowski