Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren on November 3, 1957) is a Swedish actor, martial artists, and director who is known for his roles in Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning, Rocky IV, The Expendables, The Expendables 2 and in The Expendables 3. He is notable for playing the Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV.
Dolph Lundgren | |
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 Lundgren at the San Diego Comic Con in July 2012 | |
| Born | November 3, 1957 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Royal Institute of Technology (BSc) University of Sydney (MSc) Washington State University |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1978-present |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Children | 2 |
Lundgren played King Nereus in the DC Comics-Warner Bros. movie Aquaman (2018).
Lundgren was born on November 3, 1957 in Spånga, Stockholm, Sweden.[1] He studied at Washington State University and at Clemson University. Lundgren was married to Annette Qviberg from 1994 until they separated in 2011. They have 2 daughters. Lundgren lives in Los Angeles, California.
In May 2023, Lundgren revealed that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015.[2][3]
Movies
At the premier of Air America in 1990
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At the San Diego Comic Con in July 2010
At the San Diego Comic Con in July 2012
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A View to a Kill | Venz | Cameo | |
| 1985 | Rocky IV | Captain Ivan Drago | ||
| 1987 | Masters of the Universe | He-Man | ||
| 1987 | Maximum Potential | Himself | Direct-to-video; also writer | |
| 1988 | Red Scorpion | Lieutenant Nikolai Petrovitch Rachenko | ||
| 1988 | R.P.G. II | Lifeguard | Short film; cameo | |
| 1989 | The Punisher | Francis "Frank" Castle / The Punisher | Direct-to-video | [4] |
| 1990 | I Come in Peace | Detective Jack Caine | ||
| 1991 | Cover Up | Mike Anderson | Direct-to-video | |
| 1991 | Showdown in Little Tokyo | Sergeant Chris Kenner | ||
| 1992 | Universal Soldier | Sergeant Andrew Scott / GR13 | [5] | |
| 1993 | Joshua Tree | Wellman Anthony Santee | Direct-to-video | |
| 1994 | Sunny Side Up | Himself | Cameo | |
| 1994 | Pentathlon | Eric Brogar | Direct-to-video; also executive producer | |
| 1994 | Men of War | Nick Gunar | Direct-to-video | |
| 1995 | Johnny Mnemonic | Karl Honig | ||
| 1995 | The Shooter | U.S. Marshal Michael Dane | Direct-to-video | [6] |
| 1996 | Silent Trigger | Waxman "Shooter" | Direct-to-video | |
| 1997 | The Peacekeeper | Major Frank Cross | Direct-to-video | |
| 1998 | The Minion | Lukas Sadorov | Direct-to-video | |
| 1998 | Sweepers | Christian Erickson | Direct-to-video | |
| 1999 | Bridge of Dragons | Warchild | Direct-to-video | |
| 1999 | Storm Catcher | Major Jack Holloway | Direct-to-video | |
| 2000 | Jill Rips | Matt Sorenson | Direct-to-video | |
| 2000 | The Last Warrior | Captain Nick Preston | Direct-to-video | |
| 2000 | Agent Red | Captain Matt Hendricks | Direct-to-video | |
| 2001 | Hidden Agenda | Agent Jason Price | Direct-to-video | |
| 2003 | Detention | Sam Decker | Direct-to-video | |
| 2004 | Direct Action | Sergeant Frank Gannon | Direct-to-video | |
| 2004 | Fat Slags | Randy | Cameo | |
| 2004 | Retrograde | Captain John Foster | Direct-to-video | |
| 2004 | The Defender | Lance Rockford | Direct-to-video; also director | |
| 2005 | The Mechanik | Nikolai "Nick" Cherenko | Direct-to-video; also story and director | |
| 2006 | The Inquiry | Brixos | ||
| 2007 | Diamond Dogs | Xander Ronson | Direct-to-video; also uncredited director and executive producer | |
| 2007 | Missionary Man | Ryder | Limited release; also writer and director | |
| 2009 | Direct Contact | Mike Riggins | Direct-to-video | |
| 2009 | Command Performance | Joe | Direct-to-video; also writer and director | |
| 2009 | Universal Soldier: Regeneration | Sergeant Andrew Scott | Limited release | |
| 2010 | Icarus | Edward "Eddie" Genn / Icarus | Limited release; also director | |
| 2010 | The Expendables | Gunner Jensen | ||
| 2011 | In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds | Granger | Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | Small Apartments | Dr. Sage Mennox | Limited release | |
| 2012 | Stash House | Andy Spector | Limited release; also executive producer | |
| 2012 | One in the Chamber | Aleksey "The Wolf" Andreev | Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 | Gunner Jensen | ||
| 2012 | Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | Sergeant Andrew Scott | Limited release | |
| 2012 | The Package | "The German" | Limited release | |
| 2013 | Legendary | Harker | Direct-to-video | |
| 2013 | Battle of the Damned | Major Max Gatling | Limited release; also executive producer | |
| 2013 | Ambushed | Agent Evan Maxwell | Direct-to-video; also producer | |
| 2013 | Blood of Redemption | Axel "The Swede" | Direct-to-video | |
| 2014 | Puncture Wounds | Hollis | Direct-to-video; also producer | |
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Gunner Jensen | ||
| 2014 | Skin Trade | Detective Nick Cassidy | Limited release; also writer/story and producer | |
| 2015 | War Pigs | Captain Hans Picault | Limited release | |
| 2015 | The Good, the Bad, and the Dead | Agent Bob Rooker | Direct-to-video | |
| 2015 | Shark Lake | Clint Gray | Limited release; also producer | |
| 2015 | Riot | Agent William | Direct-to-video | |
| 2015 | Malchishnik | Natasha's Husband | Cameo | |
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Submarine Commander | Uncredited еxtra | [7] |
| 2016 | Kindergarten Cop 2 | Agent Zack Reed | Direct-to-video; also executive producer | |
| 2016 | Don't Kill It | Jebediah Woodley | Limited release; also executive producer | |
| 2016 | Female Fight Club | Sam Holt | Limited release | |
| 2016 | Welcome to Willits | Officer Derek Hutchinson | Limited release | |
| 2017 | Larceny | Jack | Direct-to-video | |
| 2017 | Altitude | Matthew Sharpe | Limited release | |
| 2017 | Dead Trigger | Captain Kyle Walker | Limited release | |
| 2018 | Black Water | Marco | Limited release | |
| 2018 | Creed II | Captain Ivan Drago | ||
| 2018 | Aquaman | King Nereus | ||
| 2019 | The Tracker | Aiden Hakansson | Limited release | |
| 2019 | Acceleration | Vladik Zorich | Limited release | |
| 2019 | Hard Night Falling | Michael Anderson | Direct-to-video; also producer | |
| 2021 | Pups Alone | Victor | Limited release | |
| 2021 | Seal Team | Dolph | Voice role | |
| 2021 | Castle Falls | Richard Ericson | Limited release; also director and producer | |
| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Svengeance | Voice role | |
| 2022 | Section Eight | Tom Mason | Limited release; also executive producer | |
| 2022 | Operation Seawolf | Captain Hans Kessler | Limited release | |
| 2022 | Come Out Fighting | Major Chase Anderson | Direct-to-video | |
| 2023 | The Best Man | Anders | Limited release | |
| 2023 | Wanted Man | Travis Johansen | Also writer, director and producer; completed | |
| 2023 | The Expendables 4 | Gunner Jensen | Post-production | |
| 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | King Nereus | Post-production | |
| TBA | I Must Break You | Himself | Documentary film; also executive producer; post-production | |
| TBA | Hellfire | Wiley | Post-production | |
| TBA | Showdown at the Odessa | Claude Luc Hallyday | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Les Nuls | Himself - Pleurnisher | Episode: Pleurnisher; cameo | [8][9] |
| 1998 | Blackjack | U.S. Marshal Jack Devlin | Television pilot for an unproduced TV series | |
| 2010 | Chuck | Marco | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Anniversary" | |
| 2013–2014 | SAF3 | Captain John Eriksson | 12 episodes | |
| 2015 | Workaholics | Himself | Episode: "Blood Drive" | |
| 2015 | Sanjay and Craig | Himself | Episode: "Huggle Day"; voice role | |
| 2016–2017 | Arrow | Konstantin Kovar | 6 episodes | |
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy | Gustav Ditters | Television film; cameo | |
| 2017 | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | Mature Gil Shepard | Television film; cameo | |
| 2018 | Broken Sidewalk | Herb | Television pilot short for an unproduced TV series | |
| 2019 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | John Thundergun | Episode: "Thunder Gun 4: Maximum Cool"; cameo |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Another Octopus | Unknown | Unknown | [10] | |
| 1994 | Watching Fire | Unknown | Unknown | [10] | |
| 1995 | Force Majeure | Death-Row Prisoner | Unknown | [11] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Performer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Body Count's in the House" | Himself | Body Count | Uncredited cameo | [12] |
| 2006 | "Kosmosa" | Submarine Captain | Irson Kudikova | ||
| 2017 | "Believer" | Boxer | Imagine Dragons |
Soundtrack appearances
| Year | Title | Song | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Red Scorpion | "State Anthem of the Soviet Union" | ||
| 2009 | Command Performance | "Breakdown", "Girl" | ||
| 2010 | Melodifestivalen 2010 | "A Little Less Conversation", "Eye of the Tiger" | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | Gylne tider | "Let It Be" | Episode: "Episode #4.3" |
Video game
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 Videogame | Gunner Jensen |
Awards and honors
| Nominated work | Year | Award | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky IV | 1985 | Marshall Trophy for Best Actor | Won |
Special awards
| Ceremony | Year | Award | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema | 2007 | Fantastic Lantern | Won |
Dolph Lundgren Media
The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
The Limelight nightclub in Manhattan
A wall mural of Lundgren outside a cinema in Damascus, Syria
Dolph Lundgren
Lundgren with the cast of The Expendables at ComicCon 2010
Lundgren and Mathew Pritchard at the 2015 annual Gumball 3000 event in Stockholm, Sweden
References
- ↑ "Dolph Lundgren Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Rocky star Dolph Lundgren is battling cancer and fears steroids early in career to blame". MSN. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Dolph Lundgren Reveals Longterm Battle With Cancer, Said He Was Given 2-3 Years To Live At One Point". CinemaBlend. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ↑ "The Punisher: Dolph Lundgren Returns as Frank Castle in Photoshoot". CBR. November 16, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Universal Soldier". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ↑ "The Shooter (1994)". Radio Times. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ↑ Foutch, Haleigh (May 6, 2015). "HAIL CAESAR! Character Details Revealed: Channing Tatum Is a Wannabe Communist".
- ↑ "Les nuls, l'émission – Saison 1 – Zabou (Guesch Patti)". Vodkaster (in français). Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Les Nuls - Pleurnisher". Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Dolph: the ultimate guide filmography". Dolph-ultimate.com. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ↑ "DOLPH :: Force Majeure". Doplh Ultimate Guide.
- ↑ Foywonder (December 1, 2012). "B-Sides: Universal Soldiers Leave Behind a Body Count". Dread Central.
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