From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jump to: navigation, search

Dolph LundgrenDolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren, November 3, 1957, but claims 1959) is a Swedish actor. He attended the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, later received a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, and was eventually awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to MIT, but then changed the course of his career towards drama.

In 1985, Lundgren made his feature-film debut in the James Bond film A View to a Kill. Then he beat out 5000 other hopefuls to land the breakthrough role of Ivan Drago, Sylvester Stallone's opponent in Rocky IV (1985). He received his first lead role as He-Man in Masters of the Universe (1987), based on the popular children's toy, but the film was not a success and was ridiculed by most audiences. Lundgren subsequently however found his calling in action films. He also starred as Frank Castle, The Punisher, in the original 1989 film The Punisher, that although bears the name of the Marvel comic, had very little to do with it.

He is 1.97m (6'6") tall and weighs 238lbs (108 kg). He speaks five languages: Swedish, English, German, French and Japanese and his IQ is given on his website as 160 [1] [2]. At the age of 15, he was self-described as "one of the weaklings people kick sand at on the beach", but later became a karate black belt. He won the European full-contact karate championships in 1980 and 1981 and a heavyweight tournament in Australia in 1982[3]. Lundgren experimented with anabolic steriods to improve his physique for Rocky IV.

He has been married to Annette Qviberg Lundgren, a jewelry designer and fashion stylist, since 1994. The couple divide their time between New York City and Stockholm, Sweden. They have two daughters: Ida Sigrid Lundgren (born April 29, 1996 in Stockholm) and Greta Eveline Lundgren (born January 2002). Earlier in his life, Lundgren was engaged to Grace Jones and was in a long-term relationship with Paula Barbieri.

Lundgren made his directorial debut in 2004 with the film Defender. He also directed the upcoming film The Mechanik, which is in post-production.

  The Mechanik (2005) .... Nick Cherenko
The Defender (2004) .... Lance Rockford
Retrograde (2004) .... John Foster
Fat Slags (2004) .... Randy
Direct Action (2004) .... Frank Gannon
Detention (2003) .... Sam Decker
... aka Détention (Canada: French title)
Hidden Agenda (2001) .... Jason Price
... aka Double agenda (Canada: French title)
Agent Red (2000) .... Matt Hendricks
The Last Patrol (2000) .... Nick Preston
... aka The Last Warrior (USA: video title)
Jill Rips (2000) .... Matt Sorenson
... aka Jill the Ripper (USA: video title)
... aka The Bone Ripper (USA)
... aka The Leatherwoman (USA)
... aka Tied Up (USA)

Storm Catcher (1999) .... Major Jack Holloway
Bridge of Dragons (1999) .... Warchild
Sweepers (1998) .... Christian Erickson
The Minion (1998) .... Lukas
... aka Fallen Knight (Canada: English title)
... aka Guerrier des ténèbres (Canada: French title)
Blackjack (1998) (TV) .... Jack Devlin
... aka John Woo's Blackjack (USA: complete title)
The Peacekeeper (1997) .... Major Frank Cross
... aka Hellbent
... aka Red Zone
Silent Trigger (1996) .... Waxman (Shooter)
... aka Franc-tireur en péril (Canada: French title)
... aka The Algonquin Goodbye
The Shooter (1995) .... Michael Dane
... aka Desafío final (Spain)
... aka Hidden Assassin (USA: video title)
Johnny Mnemonic (1995) .... Street Preacher
... aka Johnny Mnémonique (Canada: French title)
Men of War (1994) .... Nick Gunar
... aka Hombres de acero (Spain)
Pentathlon (1994) .... Eric Brogar
Joshua Tree (1993) .... Wellman Anthony Santee
... aka Army of One (USA: video title)
Universal Soldier (1992) .... Andrew Scott/GR13
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) .... Sgt. Kenner
Cover Up (1991) .... Mike Anderson
Dark Angel (1990) .... Jack Caine
... aka I Come in Peace (USA: new title)

The Punisher (1989) .... Frank Castle/The Punisher
Red Scorpion (1989) .... Nikolai
Masters of the Universe (1987) .... He-Man
Rocky IV (1985) .... Ivan Drago
A View to a Kill (1985) .... Venz
... aka Ian Fleming's 'A View to a Kill' (UK: complete title