Dolph Lundgren — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Hans "Dolph" Lundgren (born 3 November 1957) is a Swedish-American actor, director, and martial artist. He is best known for his roles in action films, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s, including iconic characters such as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985) and He-Man in Masters of the Universe (1987).

Filmography

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2026 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice The Barron

2026 History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren plays himself · Producer

Interesting facts

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Could have played the lead role in the film "Vampires" (1998), but left the project.
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In his youth, Lundgren was the lover of the famous model, singer and actress Grace Jones, and it almost came to marriage. Notably, they are still on good terms.
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Lundgren is one of the founders of the theater troupe "Group of Eight" in New York.
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When asked "What is the most difficult stunt you have ever had to perform and in which film?" Dolph invariably answers: "Rocky 4". Stallone really wanted the fight to look realistic and made me spar for real. Sylvester was taken to the hospital, and filming had to be suspended.
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Appeared in the music video for the band Imagine Dragons for the song "Believer".
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Dolph Lundgren's real name is Hans.
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Before becoming Grace Jones's bodyguard, Lundgren worked for a time as a bouncer at Chazz Palminteri's nightclub.
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Dolph celebrated his 50th birthday in Moscow.
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The actor adores westerns and never misses a single film in this genre when they are released. His favorite is Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven".
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Served in the Swedish Marine Corps.
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In 1996, Lundgren was chosen as captain of the Olympic pentathlon team.
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Dolph holds a 2nd dan black belt in karate. European Heavyweight Full-Contact Karate Champion in 1980 and 1981. Australian Heavyweight Champion (1982).
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In addition to his native Swedish, Lundgren speaks English and Spanish. He speaks a little German, French, Italian, Russian, and Japanese.
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Lundgren's education: Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) – physicist; University of Washington (Washington, USA); University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia) – chemist, Master of Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA); School of Dramatic Arts (New York, USA).
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Lundgren met his future wife during the filming of "Universal Soldier."