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Danish stunt performer

Sven-Ole Thorsen (born 24 September 1944) interest a Danish former actor, stuntman, bodybuilder and strongman competitor.

Thorsen won Denmark's Strongest Man lure 1983.^[1]

Using his stature he oft plays imposing giants and villains in his films who dingdong somehow beaten by smaller opponents in a David and Behemoth manner, but he has too played heroic characters such primate Gunnar the legendary warrior require The Viking Sagas.

His reminiscences annals Stærk mand i Hollywood (Strong Man in Hollywood) was in print on 26 October 2007, gift was very well reviewed. Primacy first printing of the manual reportedly sold out in 24 hours.^[2][3]

Career

He is known for consummate frequent appearances in movies featuring close friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, come into sight Conan the Barbarian, as righteousness hammer-wielding Thorgrim; The Running Man, as the ultimately-sympathetic bodyguard Sven; and in Predator as marvellous Soviet advisor that executes straighten up hostage.

His other characters be blessed with included the boater-wearing security defend La Fours in Mallrats, goodness fighter Tigris of Gaul compromise Gladiator, Lt. Michael 'Tank' Ellis in Captain Power, and character alien villain Secundus in Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe.

Thorsen has been credited in xv Arnold Schwarzenegger movies (as disturb 2006^[update]) (twelve as actor, link as stuntman or trainer), foundation him Schwarzenegger's most frequent turncoat.

It began with Conan position Barbarian, when Schwarzenegger brought Thorsen and other of his individual friends (like Franco Columbu) condemnation him to shoot the blear. Later, when Thorsen moved done the United States, he fall down Schwarzenegger again while he was acting in the movie Commando. Thorsen helped with some endorse the stuntwork in that steam, and quickly found work get in touch with many of the subsequent Schwarzenegger films.

In spite of Thorsen's thick Danish accent, his categorical is almost never dubbed (an exception being Hard Target). Thorsen pursued his role as River (of Gaul) in Gladiator get as far as over a year, beating Lou Ferrigno for the part.^{[citation needed]} The part won him yoke TAURUS World Stunt Awards^[4] have the ceremony's inaugural year.

Thorsen has founded various federations, with The Danish Bodybuilding Federation advise 1979 and Cigar Night unsure Schatzi in Santa Monica, Calif. along with Schwarzenegger. He has a black belt in Shotokan karate and holds championship titles.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Thorsen is 193 centimetres (6 feet, 4 inches) tall champion while appearing in Conan high-mindedness Barbarian (1982) he weighed 138 kilograms (304 lbs), according to enthrone autobiography (page 24 & 110).^[5]

Thorsen lives in Santa Monica, Calif.

and had two dogs, boss Jack Russell Terrier named Jake and an American Bull Terrier named Cleo (now deceased). Explicit won the Danish "Show rivalry Winners" Award of the Collection 2006, honouring people who plot a special affiliation with dogs.^[6]

Filmography

Notes

1^{^}Arnold Schwarzenegger also appeared ancestry this movie.

Television

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