‘Game Of Thrones’ & ‘Star Wars’ Actor Max Von Sydow Dies At 90

Game of Thrones and Star Wars actor Max Von Sydow passed away at 90, leaving behind an incredible cinematic legacy.

Legendary actor Max Von Sydow passed away on Sunday March 8, according to the Game of Thrones star’s family. Most recently, Max Von Sydow was best known for appearing as the Three Eyed Raven in Game of Thrones, mentoring Bran Stark. His performance earned him an Emmy nomination, as he performed with such depth and surprising emotion in the three Game of Thrones episodes that he appeared in. Max Von Sydow also opened the new Star Wars trilogy at the beginning of The Force Awakens.

Max Von Sydow’s lengthy career saw him star in a number of critically praised films spanning across several genres. He starred in The Seventh Seal directed by Ingmar Bergman, which saw him play a medieval knight that took on Death in a game of chess. Horror fans will best know Max Von Sydow for his role in The Exorcist, in which he played Father Merrin. The star will be missed by fans from across the world, even for his role as Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon.

Game of Thrones stars Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister, Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister, Kit Harington as Jon Snow, Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth, Carice van Houten as Melisandre, Rory McCann as Sandor “The Hound” Clegane, Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, Conleth Hill as Varys, Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy, John Bradley as Samwell Tarly, Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth, Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane, Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark, Jerome Flynn as Bronn, Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont, and Hannah Murray as Gilly. The series was showrun by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss across all eight seasons.

All episodes of Game of Thrones are available to stream on HBO GO.

Source: BBC