Max Von Sydow, star of the “Game of Thrones” TV show has passed away at the age of 90 in his home in France. He had died on 8th March 2020. His wife, Catherine Von Sydow confirmed his demise to the media.
The actor of Swedish origin died in his home after a long career in acting. Catherine Von Sydow had shared the sad news via a statement released to Paris Match, an online magazine.
“It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain to announce the departure of Max Von Sydow on March 8, 2020″. She shared.
While the late movie star was popular for his Three-Eyed raven character in HBO award-winning series, Game of Thrones he also played the character of Father Merrin in 1973 horror film, “The Exorcist”.
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In recognition of Sydow’s passing, many notable media houses have posted about the actor.
See some tweets here:
Max von Sydow, the legendary actor who appeared in multiple films and TV shows including ‘The Exorcist,’ “Game of Thrones,” and ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,’ has passed away at the age of 90. Rest in peace 💙 https://t.co/k5GqibqSG5 pic.twitter.com/RMQOmQ2EnM
— IMDb (@IMDb) March 9, 2020
More recently, Max von Sydow played explorer Lor San Tekka in #StarWars: #TheForceAwakens and the Three-Eyed Raven on HBO’s #GameofThrones — for which he received an Emmy nomination https://t.co/lPJQwxzrDy
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 9, 2020
The Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of “A Song of Ice and Fire”, George R. R. Martin’s series of fantasy novels.
It gained much popularity both online and offline and since has a huge cult-like following even after its conclusion. While many only recognize Max Von Sydow for his roles in the above-mentioned series and The Exorcist, he already had a largely successful career before playing these recent characters.
The legendary actor had been appearing in movies since as far back as 1948.
Our condolences go to the family of Max Von Sydow and the cast and crew of Game of Thrones on the demise of one of their star actors in the series.
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