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Dolph Lundgren

Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren's movie career began when then girlfriend 'Grace Jones' recommended him as an extra for the 007 movie 'A View To A Kill'. He then landed his breakthrough role in 'Rocky 4' as the now iconic 'Ivan Drago'. Lundgren then became every little boys hero by playing cartoon hero 'He-Man' in 'Masters Of The Universe'. His next movie 'Red Scorpion' saw Lundgren playing a Russian for the 2nd time in his career as an ex Spetznaz soldier. 'The Punisher' released in 1988 saw Lundgren take on the role of the comic book hero and his alter ego 'Frank Castle' alongside Louis Gossett Jnr. Other 80's movies include' Dark Angel' (AKA 'I Come In Peace)'. The 90's saw some of Lundgren's best work including 'Cover Up', 'Blackjack', 'Joshua Tree' (AKA Army of One), Pentathlon, 'Men Of War', 'Johnny Mnemonic' with 'Keanu Reeves', 'The Peacekeeper', and 'Universal Soldier' where he stole the show from then action superstar 'Jean Claude Van Damme'. He also co-starred with the late 'Brandon Lee' in 'Showdown In Little Tokyo'. During the noughties. Lundgren's movies have tended to be released straight to dvd, with films such as, 'The Minion', 'Jill the Ripper', 'Sweepers', 'Stormcatcher', 'The Final Enquiry', 'Agent Red', 'Direct Contact', Detention', 'Retrograde' and many more. Lundgren has more recently tried his hand at directing in movies such as, The Defender, Missionary Man, The Mechanik, and Diamond Dogs. He has recently finished wrapping up filming to Command Performance, Icarus, Direct Contact and also Universal Soldier: the new beginning. He also set to return to the big screen alongside Sylvester Stallone, Steven Seagal, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenneger, Jet Li, and Mickey Rourke in The Expendables


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Dolph Lundgren - what members say


  • Bridge Of Dragons
  • Bridge Of Dragons review by carlsob from Kidderminster
    Rated - 0 stars I Dont Get it at all! 8 April 2009
    ...Without a doubt, the worst movie I have ever seen, and im biased about Dolph Lundgren he's my favourite action star! It just doesn't make sense as it opens with a narrator ta...  
  • Masters Of The Universe
  • Masters Of The Universe review by A customer from Leeds, England
    Rated - 4 stars Cheddar Anyone? 14 February 2004
    ...ly but a hoot none the less. Especially if you were a fan in your younger days. Dolph Lundgren is wooden as ever and Frank Langella as skeletor is a great villian but with a ...  
  • Johnny Mnemonic
  • Johnny Mnemonic review by from East Sussex
    Rated - 4 stars Actually, its not bad 18 June 2004
    ...d that Neuromancer has yet to be made. But it also has a kooky appearance by Dolph Lundgren, Henry Rollins and Ice T. The future's bright....  

Dolph Lundgren - filmography


  • Diamond Dogs on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  William Shriver,  Nan Yu
    Director: Shimon Dotan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Action superstar Dolph Lundgren (Missionary Man) propels this hard-hitting adventure as a guide hired to lead a band of treasure hunters to locate a priceless Buddhist artifact. Xander Ronson (Lundgren), an ex-Special Forces officer, agrees to lead an obsessed fortune hunter and his men on a ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 41% from 761 members
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  • The Defender on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Jerry Springer
    Director: Dolph Lundgren
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Lance Rockford (Dolph Lundgren) is a rugged Secret Service member hell-bent on bringing down any terrorist who dares to threaten America. But when a high-ranking government official goes missing, and the President (played by Jerry Springer) calls on Rockford to find him, he faces his toughest ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 356 members
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  • Detention on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Alex Karzis,  Kata Dobo
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sam Decker returns to a tough inner city school to teach but soon becomes disillusioned and decides to quit. On his last day he takes a detention class with the toughest kids in school after hours. As the school is supposed to be empty a gang of gunmen take over the building. During the events that ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 348 members
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  • Sweepers on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Bruce Payne,  Clare Stansfield
    Director: Darby Black
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Erickson (Lundgren) is a "sweeper," the leader of a highly trained unit commissioned by war-torn countries to locate and disarm land mines. In a surprise attack, his young son is killed by rebels, and Erickson crumbles. Five years later, he is enlisted by a beautiful young artillery expert to help ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 122 members
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  • The Minion (1998)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Francoise Robertson,  David Nerman
    Director: Jean-Marc Piche
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A gun-wielding monk (Lundgren) must battle a demon who is poised to release the forces of evil on New York City. But the demon can inhabit anyone on the street, so who to shoot? A religious-thriller with lots of action.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 14 members
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  • Johnny Mnemonic on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Keanu Reeves,  Dolph Lundgren,  Ice-T
    Director: Robert Longo
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Loosely based on a story by cyber-pioneer William Gibson, this futuristic thriller centres on a the title character played by Keanu Reeves, a courier who uploads vital data straight into his hard-drive of a brain for storage and safe transport. Johnny has given up brainspace that his childhood ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 3,499 members
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  • Men Of War on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Charlotte Lewis,  B.D. Wong
    Director: Perry Lang
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A group of mercenaries are tasked with forcing the inhabitants of a South Pacific island to sign over their mineral rights to a large corporation. However, on arrival they realise that the island's destruction is out of the question and that it must be protected at all costs.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 41 members
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  • Cover Up on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Louis Gossett Jr.,  John Finn
    Director: Manny Coto
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A new wave of terrorist attacks - that's the official story behind a swift, fierce attack on a U.S. Naval compound near Tel Aviv. But the more an American journalist investigates, the more a U.S. official appears to stonewall the facts...and the more dangerous and mysterious the dilemma becomes.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 43% from 161 members
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  • Dark Angel on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren
    Director: Craig R. Baxley
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Houston vice cop Jack Caine is investigating a drugs operation which was responsible for the death of his partner. What he doesn't realise, is that the city has been invaded by an alien intergalactic drug dealer...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 1,210 member
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  • Masters Of The Universe (1987)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Frank Langella,  Meg Foster
    Director: Gary Goddard
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    He-Man battles the evil Skeletor for control of the universe. In order to save the day, our hero must, within 24 hours, find the cosmic key that will free the Sorceress, whom the wicked Skeletor has locked up. The key has somehow made it to Earth, where a musician and his girlfriend mistake it for ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 1,400 member
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  • Blackjack
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Kate Vernon,  Dolph Lundgren/ Kate Vernon
    Director: John Woo
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    After saving a girl from hired assassins, a federal agent (Lundgren) is struck with a phobia of the color white. Unfortunately, he also has to protect an endangered witness from an assassin determined to silence her testimony, and the bad guys know all about the hero's weakness. Made by John Woo in ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 68 members
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Dolph Lundgren facts

5 most recent films

The Expendables - 4.0 stars
Direct Contact - 1.5 stars
Missionary Man - 2.5 stars
Diamond Dogs - 2.0 stars
The Defender - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Showdown In Little Tokyo - 3.0 stars
Universal Soldier - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Universal Soldier - 3.0 stars
Dark Angel - 3.0 stars
The Punisher - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Direct Contact - 1.5 stars
Mechanik, The - BLU-RAY Version - 2.0 stars
Silent Trigger - 2.0 stars
The Minion - 2.5 stars
Men Of War - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Raicho Vasilev - 4 times - show films
Hilda van der Meulen - 4 times - show films
Naum Shopov - 4 times - show films
Antony Argirov - 4 times - show films
Olivia Lee - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sylvester Stallone - 4 times - show films
Roland Emmerich - 2 times - show films
John G. Avildsen - 2 times - show films
Sidney J. Furie - 2 times - show films
Manny Coto - 1 times - show films


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