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Profile of Sven-Ole Thorsen
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24th September 1944 |
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Copenhagen, Denmark |
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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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