How old was Max von Sydow in the movie Dune?

Max von Sydow was 54 in Dune when he played the character 'Doctor Kynes'.

That was over 39 years ago in 1984.

In 2020 he died aged 90, starring in 157 films in his career, 81 of those after Dune was first released. If he were alive today he would be 95.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Dune, I think Max von Sydow looks:

Did you know?

  • Director David Lynch 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
  • Dune scores 6.23 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Dune

Max von Sydow's other movies