The Renter — Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Character Profile

About The Renter

Reclusive elderly man communicating via yes/no tattoos and a writing pad. Accompanies Oskar, becomes agitated by the final answering machine message, and is revealed to be Oskar's estranged grandfather.

Character Facts

Played by

Max von Sydow

Appears in

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

• Thomas Schell (Tom Hanks)
• Linda Schell (Sandra Bullock)
• Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn)
• Abby Black (Viola Davis)
• Deli Waiter (Julian Tepper)
• Stan the Doorman (John Goodman)
• William Black (Jeffrey Wright)
• Old Mr. Black (Jim Norton)
• Walt the Locksmith (Stephen McKinley Henderson)
• Hazelle Black (Hazelle Goodman)
• Schoolboy (Caleb Reynolds)
• Oskar's Grandmother (Zoe Caldwell)