"You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard, some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of, people who worked and suffered and struggled for fame, some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain." - Ray Davies, The Kinks, "Celluloid Heroes"
That phenomenon is easily explained. On the set of "Dune" (1984), von Sydow has been exposed to "The Water of Life" just like Sting got a sip. Jürgen Prochnow and Kyle Maclachlan had a little, too. It changed their life - and history. Go and watch tat movie again!
Now you might see it was no coincidence that Sting's first solo album, "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" came out in 1985 and went triple platinum. The Water of Life!