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Profile of Sven-Ole Thorsen on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Sven-Ole Thorsen  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 24th September 1944
   
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Sven-Ole Thorsen is a danish actor/stuntman/athlete born 24th of September, 1944 in Copenhagen.

He is the actor who has appeared in most Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, with a total of 15 and counting (October 2005). (12 movies as actor, 3 as stuntman or trainer).

Pursued his award-winning role as Tigris in Gladiator (2000) for over a year, and beat Lou Ferrigno for the part.

Is the founder of various federations, including The Danish Bodybuilding Federation.

Discovered his ex-wife Anniqua Fors at a bodybuilding competition in 1980. She was a beautiful blond Swedish girl, who was mostly known for being a snake-charmer and folk-singer when he met her. She was the one who persuaded Sven to move to the USA back in April, 1985.

Held the world record in power-lifting and won the "Strongest Man in the World"-contest, by power-lifting a massive 544 lbs (247 kilo).

Combined filmography

  1. Hostage (2005)[Stunts][Actor .... Hooded Thug Guarding Hostages] (uncredited)
  2. Hidalgo (2004)[Actor .... The Laughing Raider] (uncredited) 
  3. Collateral (2004)[Stunt Driver]
  4. In Enemy Hands (2004)[Actor .... U 429: Hans]
     ... aka U-Boat (Europe: English title: DVD box title)
  5. Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003)[Actor .... SS Body Guard]
  6. The Rundown (2003)[Actor .... Goon] (uncredited)
     ... aka Welcome to the Jungle (Australia) (UK)
  7. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)[Actor .... Machine Gun Mongol] (uncredited)
  8. The Sum of All Fears (2002)[Actor .... Haft]
     ... aka Anschlag, Der (Germany)
  9. Collateral Damage (2002)[Actor .... Bomb Victim] (uncredited)
 10. Hollywood Next 8 Exits (2002) (V)[Actor .... The Landlord]
 11. Extreme Honor (2001)[Actor .... Baker's Bodyguard]
     ... aka Last Line of Defence 2 (Europe: English title: video title)
 12. Route 666 (2001)[Actor .... Russian Hitman]
 13. Bandits (2001)[Actor .... Oregon State Prison Guard on Watchtower] (uncredited)
 14. The Gristle (2001)[Actor .... Butcher Boy]
 15. The Alternate (2000)[Actor .... Secret Service Agent] (uncredited)
     ... aka Agent of Death (USA: video box title)
 16. Gladiator (2000)[Actor .... Tigris of Gaul]
 17. Facade (2000)[Actor]
     ... aka Death Valley
 18. Ready to Rumble (2000/I)[Stunts]
 19. End of Days (1999)[Actor .... Thug] (uncredited) [Utility Stunts]
 20. The 13th Warrior (1999)[Actor .... Would-Be King]
     ... aka The Thirteenth Warrior
 21. Foolish (1999)[Actor .... Paris]
 22. Soldier (1998)[Stunts]
 23. Best of the Best: Without Warning (1998)[Actor .... Boris]
     ... aka Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (USA: closing credits title)
 24. The Bad Pack (1998)[Actor .... Sven]
 25. Kull the Conqueror (1997)[Actor .... King Borna]
 26. George of the Jungle (1997)[Actor .... Mercenary] (as Sven-Ole-Thorsen)
 27. Batman & Robin (1997)[Stunts]
 28. Back in Business (1997)[Stunts]
     ... aka Heart of Stone (USA)
 29. Breakdown (1997)[Stunts]
 30. Jingle All the Way (1996)[Stunts] (as Sven Thorsen)
 31. Bulletproof (1996)[Stunts]
 32. Eraser (1996)[Actor .... Gunman] (uncredited) [Stunts]
 33. Fox Hunt (1996)[Actor .... Huge man]
 34. Mallrats (1995)[Actor .... La Fours] (as Sven Thorsen) [Stunts] (as Sven Thorsen)
 35. The Quick and the Dead (1995)[Actor .... Gutzon]
 36. How I Saved the President (1995)[Actor .... Terrorist #1]
     ... aka The Undercover Kid (1996)
 37. No Exit (1995)[Actor .... Darcona]
     ... aka Fatal Combat
 38. The Viking Sagas (1995)[Actor .... Gunnar]
     ... aka The Icelandic Sagas
 39. A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)[Actor .... Thug] (uncredited) [Stunts] (as Sven Thorsen)
     ... aka Mister Cool
 40. On Deadly Ground (1994)[Actor .... Otto] (as Swen-Ole Thorsen)
 41. The Dangerous (1994)[Actor .... Sven]
 42. A Little Tailor's Christmas Story (1994)[Actor .... Schultz]
 43. Hard Target (1993)[Actor .... Stephan]
 44. Last Action Hero (1993)[Actor .... Gunman]
 45. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)[Actor .... The Demon]
 46. Nemesis (1993)[Actor .... Cyborg interrogating old woman] (uncredited) [Stunts]
 47. Nowhere to Run (1993)[Actor .... Prisoner]
 48. Cyborg 2 (1993)[Actor .... Doorman] (as Sven Thorsen)
 49. Dracula (1992)[Stunts] (as Sven Thorsen)
     ... aka Bram Stoker's Dracula (USA: complete title)
 50. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)[Actor .... Henchman #2]
 51. Dead On: Relentless II (1992)[Actor .... Mechanic (Patrick Vergano)] [Stunts]
     ... aka Dead On
     ... aka Relentless II: Dead On (USA: video title)
 52. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)[Actor .... David]
 53. Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1991)[Actor .... Secundus]
     ... aka Abraxas
 54. Total Recall (1990)[Trainer]
 55. The Hunt for Red October (1990)[Actor .... Russian Chief of the Boat - Red October]
 56. Ghostbusters II (1989)[Stunts]
     ... aka Ghostbusters 2 (USA: video box title)
 57. Pink Cadillac (1989)[Actor .... Birthright Thug]
 58. Twins (1988)[Actor .... Sam Klane]
 59. Red Heat (1988)[Actor .... Nikolai]
 60. Overboard (1987)[Actor .... Olaf] (uncredited)
 61. The Running Man (1987)[Actor .... Sven] (as Sven Thorsen)
 62. "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future" (1987) TV Series[Actor .... Lt. Michael 'Tank' Ellis] (as Sven Thorsen)
 63. Predator (1987)[Actor .... Russian Officer] (uncredited)
 64. Lethal Weapon (1987)[Actor .... Mercenary] (as Sven Thorsen)
 65. Raw Deal (1986)[Actor .... Bodyguard] (uncredited) [Stunts]
     ... aka Triple Identity
 66. Conan the Destroyer (1984)[Actor .... Togra] (as Sven Ole Thorsen)
 67. Conan the Barbarian (1982)[Actor .... Thorgrim] (as Sven Ole Thorsen)
 68. Pas på ryggen, professor (1977)[Actor .... Håndlanger]
     ... aka Mind Your Back, Professor (International: English title)

Archive Footage

  1. Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) (V) .... Tigris of Gaul (Gladiator)

Notable TV Guest Appearances

  1. "Helle for Høgsbro" playing "Himself" in episode: "Dovenskab" (episode # 1.13) 1 December 2000
  2. "Biker-Jens i USA" playing "Himself" in episode: "Hos Sven-Ole Thorsen" 1999
  3. "Baywatch" playing "Hans Ulpan" in episode: "Crash: Part 2" (episode # 9.2) 28 September 1998
  4. "Baywatch" playing "Hans Ulpan" in episode: "Crash: Part 1" (episode # 9.1) 21 September 1998
  5. "Mike Hammer, Private Eye" playing "Rolf" (as Sven Ole Thorsen) in episode: "The Art of Murder" (episode # 2.3) 1 February 1998
  6. "The Guardian" playing "Baiya" in episode: "Pilot" (episode # 1.1) 18 March 1997
  7. "Baywatch Nights" playing "Viking" in episode: "Frozen Out of Time" (episode # 2.13) 8 February 1997
  8. "The Flash" playing "Cyborg Omega" in episode: "Alpha" (episode # 1.19) 11 May 1991
  9. "The A-Team" playing "Rolf" in episode: "Quarterback Sneak" (episode # 5.4) 17 October 1986


Has an un-official fan-page with movie-info and pictures: http://svenolethorsen.idolsider.dk

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