The Emperor Ming (The Merciless)

TITLE: Emperor of the Universe, Ruler of the Galaxy etc.
HOME: Mingo City, Planet Mongo
BUDDIES: Klytus
ENEMIES: Flash, Dale, Zarkov, Barin, Vultan, Prince Thun, the Lizardmen.
FACIAL HAIR: Lengthy 'tache and intricate double-pronged curved beard.
COSTUME PERVERSITY RATING:7 / 10
COOLNESS RATING: 10 / 10
ACTING METHOD: Leching & sneering.
ROLE: Rules Universe. Launches attack on planet Earth. Captures Flash, Zarkov & Dale. Executes Flash, brainwashes Zarkov and marries Dale. Watches his daughter being whipped. Destroys Vultans' kingdom. Gets impaled on War Rocket Ajax. Dies?

Max Von Sydow

Real name: Carl Adolf Von Sydow
Date of birth: 10 April 1929, Lund, Sweden

Filmography (deep breath):

Snow Falling on Cedars (1998)
What Dreams May Come (1998) .... The Tracker
Frusen dröm, En (1997) (voice) .... S.A. Andrée
Hostile Waters (1997) (TV) .... Admiral Chernavin
Solomon (1997) (TV) .... David
"Enskilda samtal" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Jacob
Jerusalem (1996) .... Vicar
Hamsun (1996) .... Knut Hamsun
Truck Stop (1996)
Atlanten (1995) (voice) .... Narrator
Judge Dredd (1995) .... Judge Fargo
Citizen X (1995) (TV) .... Bukhanovsky
Lumière et compagnie (1995) (uncredited) .... Jacob Åkerblom
Onkel Vanja (1994) (TV) .... Professor Serebrejakov
Time Is Money (1994) .... Joe Kaufman
"Radetzkymarsch" (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Baron Franz von Trotta und Cipolje
Morfars resa (1993) .... Simon S.L. Fromm
Och ge oss skuggorna (1993) (TV) .... Eugene O'Neill
Needful Things (1993) .... Leland Gaunt
Best Intentions, The (1992/I) (UK).... Johan Åkerblom, Anna's father
Dotkniecie reki (1992) .... Henry Kesdi
"Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The" (1992) playing "Freud" in episode: "Vienna"
"Goda viljan, Den" (1991) (mini) TV Series .... Johan Åkerblom
Oxen (1991) .... Vicar
Until the End of the World (1991) .... Henry Farber
Europa (1991) (voice) .... Narrator
Kiss Before Dying, A (1991) .... Thor Carlsson
Bachelor, The (1991) .... Von Schleheim
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) (TV) .... Father Siemes
Awakenings (1990) .... Dr. Peter Ingham
Vita scellerata, Una (1990)
Red King, White Knight (1989) (TV) .... Szaz
Father (1989) .... Joe Mueller
Pelle the Conqueror (1987) .... Lassefar
Wolf at the Door, The (1986) .... August Strindberg
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) .... Frederick
Duet for One (1986) .... Dr. Louis Feldman
Pentito, Il (1986)
Second Victory, The (1986) .... Doctor Huber
"Last Place on Earth, The" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Fridtjov Nansen
Christopher Columbus (1985) (TV) .... King John of Portugal
Code Name: Emerald (1985) .... Jurgen Brausch
Kojak: The Belarus File (1985) (TV) .... Peter Barak
Quo Vadis? (1985) (TV)
Dune (1984) .... Doctor Kynes
Dreamscape (1984) .... Doctor Paul Novotny
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) .... Himself
Samson and Delilah (1984) (TV)
Never Say Never Again (1983) .... Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Strange Brew (1983) .... Brewmeister Smith
Flight of the Eagle, The (1982) .... Andree
Target Eagle (1982) .... Colonel O'Donnell
Escape to Victory (1981) .... Major Karl von Steiner
Conan the Barbarian (1981) .... King Osrik
She Dances Alone (1981) .... Himself/Voice of Nijinsky
Flash Gordon (1980) .... The Emperor Ming
Bugie bianche (1980) .... Marcello
Mort en direct, La (1980) .... Gerald Mortenhoe
Hurricane (1979) .... Dr. Bascomb
Brass Target (1978) .... Shelley/Webber
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) .... Father Merrin
March or Die (1977) .... François Marneau
Black Journal (1977) .... Lisa Carpi/Police Chief
Look at Liv, A (1977) .... Himself
Cadaveri eccellenti (1976) .... Supreme Court's president
Desert of the Tartars, The (1976) .... Hortiz
Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Captain Schroeder
Three Days of the Condor (1975) .... Joubert
Ägget är löst! (1975) .... The Father
Cuore di cane (1975)
Foxtrot (1975) .... Larsen
Ultimate Warrior, The (1975) .... Baron
Steppenwolf (1974) .... Harry Haller
Exorcist, The (1973) .... Father Merrin
Nybyggarna (1972) .... Karl-Oskar
Embassy (1972) .... Gorenko
Äppelkriget (1971) .... Roy Lindberg
Touch, The (1971) .... Andreas Vergerus
Emigrants, The (1971) .... Karl Oskar
Kremlin Letter, The (1970) .... Kosnov
Cercle des passions, Le (1970)
Night Visitor, The (1970) .... Salem
Passion, En (1969) .... Andreas Winkelman
Made in Sweden (1969) .... Magnus Rud
Shame (1968) .... Jan Rosenberg
Black Palm Trees (1968) .... Gustav Olofsson
Hour of the Wolf (1968) .... Johan Borg
Här har du ditt liv (1966) .... Smålands-Pelle
Hawaii (1966) .... Abner Hale
Quiller Memorandum, The (1966) .... Oktober
Reward, The (1965) .... Scott Swanson
4 x 4 (1965) (segment "Uppehaall i myrlandet") .... Kvist
Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965) .... Jesus
Winter Light (1963) .... Jonas Persson
Swedish Mistress, The (1962) .... Married Man
Adventures of Nils Holgersson (1962) .... The Father
Through a Glass Darkly (1961) .... Martin
Wedding Day, The (1960) .... Anders Frost
Virgin Spring, The (1960) .... Töre
Ansiktet (1958) .... Albert Emanuel Vogler
Rabies (1958) (TV) .... Bo Stensson Svenningson
Spion 503 (1958)
Nära livet (1958) .... Harry Andersson
Prästen i Uddarbo (1957) .... Gustaf Ömark
Wild Strawberries (1957) .... Henrik Åkerman
Herr Sleeman kommer (1957) (TV) .... The hunter
Seventh Seal, The (1957) .... Antonius Block
Rätten att älska (1956) .... Bergman
Ingen mans kvinna (1953) .... Olof
Miss Julie (1951) .... Hand
Only a Mother (1949) .... Nils

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