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===2010s=== [[File:Max von Sydow (6836497933).jpg|upright|thumb|Von Sydow in 2012]] In 2010, Sydow played a sinister German doctor in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'',<ref name=GuardianObit/> and Robin Hood's blind stepfather Sir Walter Loxley in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]''.<ref name=TelegraphObit/> He received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as a mute elderly renter in [[Stephen Daldry]]'s ''[[Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film)|Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close]]'' (2011), based on the novel by [[Jonathan Safran Foer]].<ref name=NYTObit/><ref>{{cite web |last=Pond |first=Steve |date=28 December 2011 |title=Max von Sydow on Tragedy, Typecasting and 'Emotional Stupidity' |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS148022762220111228 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> In April 2013, Sydow was honored at the Turner Classic Movie (TCM) Festival in Hollywood, with screenings of two of his classic films, ''Three Days of the Condor'' and ''The Seventh Seal''.<ref>{{cite web |last=King |first=Susan |date=25 April 2014 |title=Max von Sydow, from Jesus to the evil brewmeister |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2013-apr-25-la-et-mn-max-von-sydow-20130425-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> In March 2014, Sydow provided the voice of an art forger named in ''[[The War of Art (The Simpsons)|The War of Art]]'' episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The War of Art |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3181612/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_7 |website=IMDb.com |publisher=IMDb, Inc. |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=David |title='The Simpsons': A lesson in art forgery, with Max von Sydow |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-the-simpsons-art-forgery-max-von-sydow-20140324-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=24 March 2014 |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> In 2015, he played the explorer Lor San Tekka in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''.<ref name=THRObit/> In 2016, he joined the [[HBO]] series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' as the [[Three-eyed Raven]]. For his performance, Sydow received his second Primetime Emmy Award nomination.<ref name=THRObit/> In addition to his film and television work, Sydow also made forays into video games. He voiced Esbern, a mentor of the protagonist in ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' (2011), and narrated the game's debut trailer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first= Wesley |date=22 October 2011 |title='TESV: Skyrim voice cast revealed |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-27-tesv-skyrim-voice-cast-revealed | newspaper=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=9 March 2020 }}</ref> He also lent his voice to the 2009 game ''[[Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]'' and reprised his role as Lor San Tekka in ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web |last=Ankers |first=Adele |date=9 March 2020 |title=Star Wars, Skyrim Actor Max Von Sydow Dies Aged 90 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-skyrim-actor-max-von-sydow-dies-aged-90 | newspaper=[[IGN]] |access-date=9 March 2020 }}</ref> In 2018, Sydow appeared in [[Thomas Vinterberg]]'s film ''[[Kursk (film)|Kursk]]'', also known as ''The Command'', based on the true story of the [[Kursk submarine disaster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/845683-kursk-movie-production|title=Thomas Vinterberg's Kursk movie, now in production, will shoot all over Europe|work=ComingSoon.net|date=8 May 2017|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref> His final role was in [[Nicholas Dimitropoulos]]' war drama ''[[Echoes of the Past]]'' (2021). He portrayed Nicolas Andreou, one of the last living survivors of the [[Kalavryta massacre|Kalavryta massacre of 1943]] committed by Nazi troops during the [[Axis occupation of Greece]].<ref name="FTObit" />
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