How old was Max von Sydow in the movie Flash Gordon?

Max von Sydow was 50 in Flash Gordon when he played the character 'The Emperor Ming'.

That was over 44 years ago in 1980.

In 2020 he died aged 90, starring in 157 films in his career, 96 of those after Flash Gordon was first released. If he were alive today he would be 95.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Flash Gordon, I think Max von Sydow looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Mike Hodges has worked with Max von Sydow just once in his career.
  • Max von Sydow's first movie was as 'Nils' in Only a Mother, released in 1949 when he was 19
  • Flash Gordon scores 6.24 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Flash Gordon

Max von Sydow's other movies