Actor
- Shutter Island (2010) .... Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
- Un homme et son chien (2009) ....
- Religulous (2008) .... Jesus (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Emotional Arithmetic (2008) .... Jakob Bronski
- Solomon Kane (2008) .... Josiah Kane
- Rush Hour 3 (2007) .... Reynard
- Le Scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007) .... Papinou
- Inchiesta, L' (2007) .... Tiberius
- San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2006) .... Himself (archive footage)
- Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (2006) .... Thor Carlsson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (2006) .... Himself - Honoree (also archive footage)
- Ring of the Nibelungs (2006) .... Eyvind
- Heidi (2005) .... Uncle Alp
- Minority Report (2002) .... Director Lamar Burgess
- Les Amants de Mogador (2002) ....
- Intacto (Intact) (2001) .... Samuel
- Vercingétorix (2001) .... Guttuart
- Non ho sonno (Sleepless) (2001) .... Ulisse Moretti
- Nuremberg (2000) .... Samuel Rosenman
- Solomon (2000) .... David
- Snow Falling on Cedars (2000) .... Nels Gudmundsson
- Spotlight on Location: Snow Falling on Cedars (2000) .... Himself / Interviewee
- Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000) .... Ulisse Moretti (archive footage)
- What Dreams May Come (1998) .... The Tracker
- The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) .... Himself - 'Fr. Merrin'
- Principessa e il povero, La (1997) .... Epos
- En Frusen dröm (1997) .... S.A. Andrée (voice)
- Hamsun (1997) .... Knut Hamsun
- Hostile Waters (1997) .... Admiral Chernavin
- Jerusalem (1997) .... Vicar
- Samson and Delilah (1996) .... Narratore (voice) (uncredited)
- Lumière et compagnie (Lumière and Company) (1996) .... Jacob Åkerblom (uncredited)
- Truck Stop (1996) ....
- Atlanten (1995) .... Narrator (voice)
- Judge Dredd (1995) .... Chief Justice Fargo
- Citizen X (1995) .... Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky
- Time Is Money (1994) .... Joe Kaufman
- Dotkniecie reki (1993) .... Henry Kesdi
- Needful Things (1993) .... Leland Gaunt (as Max Von Sydow)
- Morfars resa (1993) .... Simon S.L. Fromm
- Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater Femme Fatale Month: Part 3 (1993) .... Thor Carlsson (archive footage)
- Den Goda viljan (1992) .... Johan Åkerblom, Anna's father
- Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) .... Henry Farber
- Oxen (1991) .... Vicar
- Europa (1991) .... Narrator (voice)
- A Kiss Before Dying (1991) .... Thor Carlsson
- Mio caro dottor Gräsler (1991) .... Von Schleheim
- Awakenings (1990) .... Dr. Peter Ingham (as Max Von Sydow)
- Father (1990) .... Joe Mueller
- Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) .... Father Siemes
- Una Vita scellerata (1990) .... Pope Clement VII
- Piedra del sol (1990) .... Narrator
- Red King, White Knight (1989) .... Szaz
- Carl Jung: Wisdom of the Dream (1989) .... Carl Jung (voice)
- Pelle erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror) (1988) .... Lassefar
- Oviri (1986) .... August Strindberg
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) .... Frederick
- Duet for One (1986) .... Dr. Louis Feldman
- The Second Victory (1986) .... Dr. Huber
- Il Pentito (The Repenter) (1985) .... Spinola
- Code Name: Emerald (1985) .... Jurgen Brausch
- Christopher Columbus (1985) .... King John of Portugal
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985) .... Himself (also archive footage)
- Quo Vadis? (1985) .... The Apostle Peter
- Kojak: The Belarus File (1985) .... Peter Barak (as Max Von Sydow)
- The Last Place on Earth (1985) .... Fridtjof Nansen
- Dune (1984) .... Dr. Kynes
- Dreamscape (1984) .... Doctor Paul Novotny
- Samson and Delilah (1984) .... Sidka (as Max Von Sydow)
- The Ice Pirates (1984) ....
- The Soldier's Tale (1984) .... The devil
- Never Say Never Again (1983) .... Ernst Stavro Blofeld (as Max Von Sydow)
- The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) .... Brewmeister Smith (as Max Von Sydow)
- Le Cercle des passions (Circle of Passions) (1983) .... Carlo di Vilalfratti
- Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (1982) .... Salomon August Andrée
- Conan the Barbarian (1982) .... King Osric
- Jugando con la muerte (Hit Man) (1982) .... Colonel O'Donnell
- Victory (1981) .... The Germans - Major Karl Von Steiner
- She Dances Alone (1981) .... Himself / Voice of Nijinsky
- Flash Gordon (1980) .... The Emperor Ming / Ming's Floating Servant (as Max Von Sydow)
- La Mort en direct (Deathwatch) (1980) .... Gerald Mortenhoe (as Max Von Sydow)
- Bugie bianche (1980) .... Marcello Herrighe
- Hurricane (1979) .... Dr. Danielsson
- Brass Target (1979) .... Shelley / Webber
- A Look at Liv (1979) .... Himself
- March or Die (1977) .... François Marneau
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) .... Father Merrin
- Gran bollito (1977) .... Lisa Carpi / Police Chief
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Capt. Schroeder
- Il Deserto dei Tartari (1976) .... Hortiz
- Cadaveri eccellenti (1976) .... Supreme Court's president
- Cuore di cane (Dog's Heart) (1976) .... Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazenski
- Foxtrot (1976) .... Larsen
- Three Days of the Condor (1975) .... G. Joubert (as Max Von Sydow)
- The Ultimate Warrior (1975) .... Baron
- Trompe l'oeil (1975) .... Matthew Lawrence
- Ägget är löst! (The Softening of the Egg) (1975) .... The Father
- Steppenwolf (1974) .... Harry Haller
- The Exorcist (1973) .... Father Lankester Merrin
- Nybyggarna (1972) .... Karl-Oskar
- The Night Visitor (1972) .... Salem
- Embassy (1972) .... Gorenko
- Beröringen (1971) .... Andreas Vergerus
- Utvandrarna (The Emigrants) (1971) .... Karl Oskar
- Äppelkriget (The Apple War) (1971) .... Roy Lindberg
- En Passion (The Passion of Anna) (1970) .... Andreas Winkelman
- The Kremlin Letter (1970) .... Colonel Kosnov
- Made in Sweden (1969) .... Magnus Rud
- Skammen (Shame) (1968) .... Jan Rosenberg
- Här har du ditt liv (Here's Your Life) (1968) .... Smålands-Pelle
- Svarta palmkronor (Black Palm Trees) (1968) .... Gustav Olofsson
- Vargtimmen (Hour of the Wolf) (1968) .... Johan Borg
- The Diary of Anne Frank (1967) .... Otto Frank
- The Quiller Memorandum (1966) .... Oktober
- Hawaii (1966) .... Rev. Abner Hale
- The Reward (1965) .... Scott Swenson
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) .... Jesus
- 4 x 4 (1965) .... Kvist (segment "Uppehåll i myrlandet")
- Nattvardsgästerna (Winter Light) (1962) .... Jonas Persson
- Älskarinnan (1962) .... Married Man
- Nils Holgerssons underbara resa (Wonderful Adventures of Nils) (1962) .... The Father
- Såsom i en spegel (Through a Glass Darkly) (1961) .... Martin
- Jungfrukällan (1960) .... Töre
- Bröllopsdagen (The Wedding Day) (1960) .... Anders Frost
- Nära livet (Brink of Life) (1959) .... Harry Andersson
- Ansiktet (The Magician) (1959) .... Albert Emanuel Vogler
- Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries) (1959) .... Henrik Åkerman
- Det Sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal) (1958) .... Antonius Block
- Spion 503 (1958) .... Tysk topagent Horst
- Prästen i Uddarbo (The Minister of Uddarbo) (1957) .... Gustaf Ömark
- Rätten att älska (1956) .... Bergman
- Ingen mans kvinna (1953) .... Olof
- Fröken Julie (Miss Julie) (1951) .... Hand
- Bara en mor (1949) .... Nils
- Ved vejen (1988) ....


