Max von Sydow, the Sweden-born French actor whose credits included Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal” and the role of Emperor Ming in “Flash Gordon,” has died at the age of 90, his reps confirmed to Deadline.
The actor’s 65-year career spanned acclaimed arthouse, Hollywood blockbusters, and television. In recent years, he played Lor San Tekka in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the Three-Eyed Raven in “Game Of Thrones,” and voiced a character on “The Simpsons.” “Is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain of announcing the departure of Max von Sydow, on March 8, 2020,” a statement from his widow Catherine von Sydow read, sent via the actor’s international reps.
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