Sven-Ole Thorsen
Sometimes credited as:
- Sven Ole Thorsen
- Sven Thorsen
- Sven-Ole Thorssen
Date of birth: September 24, 1944
Place of birth: Denmark, Europe
Bio and martial arts background

Sven has an impressive background as a champion bodybuilder, powerlifter and with a black belt in Shotokan Karate holding championship titles. After contacting Arnold Schwarzenegger who is a friend of his, Sven would build a good carreer in the movie industry as an actor and stuntman in movies of various genres appearing with top character actors and martial arts stars.

Since then, Sven can often be seen as a bad guy in small parts in some of the coolest movie. Fun fact is that Sven has been in many of Schwarzenegger's movies.

One of Sven's greatest roles was as Tigris in Gladiator.
Acting resume

In Enemy Hands (2004) -aka U-Boat
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision (2003)
The Rundown (2003)
-
aka Welcome to the Jungle
Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle (2003)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
Hollywood Next 8 Exits (2002)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Extreme Honor (2001)
-aka Last Line of Defence
Route 666 (2001)
Bandits (2001)
Gladiator (2001)
Facade (2000)
-aka Death Valley
Best of the Best 4 (1999)
-aka Without Warning
End of Days (1999)
The 13th Warrior (1999)
-aka The Thirteenth Warrior
Foolish (1999)
Baywatch (1998)

Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997)
The Bad Pack (1998)
Baywatch Nights (1997)
Kull, the Conqueror (1997)
George of the Jungle (1997)
The Undercover Kid (1996)
Fox Hunt (1996)
Cybill (1995)
No Exit (1995)
-aka Fatal Combat
The Viking Sagas (1995)
-
aka The Icelandic Sagas
Mallrats (1995)
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Red Sonja (1985)
The Dangerous (1994)
On Deadly Ground (1994)
Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (1993)
Hard Target (1993)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Dragon, the Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Nemesis (1993)
Nowhere to Run (1993)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Relentless 2: Dead On (1992)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
The Flash (1991)

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1991)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Pink Cadillac (1989)
Twins (1988)
Red Heat (1988)
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987)
The Running Man (1987)
Predator (1987)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The A-Team (1986)
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Mind Your Back Professor (1977)
Stunt crew resume
Miscellanous


Hostage (2005)
Dodgeball (2005)
Collateral (2004)
Ready to Rumble (2000)
End of Days (1999)
Soldier (1998)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Back in Business (1997)
-
aka Heart of Stone
Breakdown (1997)
Jingle All The Way (1996)
Bulletproof (1996)
Eraser (1996)
Mallrats (1995)
Mr. Cool (1994)
-
aka A Low Down Dirty Shame
Nemesis (1993)
Dracula (1992)
Total Recall (1990)
Dead On (1990)
Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
-
aka Ghostbusters II
Raw Deal (1986)
-
aka Triple Identity

: Hans
: S Bodyguard
: Goon

: Machine gun Mongol
: Tigris (Gladiator)
: The Landlord
: Haft
: Baker's bodyguard

: Russian hitman
: Prison guard
: Tigris
:
: Boris

: Thug
: Would-be King

: Paris
: Hans Ulpan    
   (
episodes #9.1, 9.2)
: Rolf (
episode #2.3)
: Sven
: Viking (
episode #2.13)
: King Borna
: Mercenary
:
: Huge man
: (
guest)
: Darcona
: Gunnar

: La Fours
: Gutzon
:
: Sven
: Otto
: Doorman
: Stephan
: Gunman
: The Demon
: Cyborg interrogator
: Prisoner
: Henchman #2
: Mechanic
:
: Cyborg Omega  
  (
episode #1.19)
: Secundus

: David

: Russian chief
: (
guest)
: Birthright thug
: Sam Klane
: Nikolai
: Lt. Michael 'Tank' Ellis

: Sven
: Russian
: Mercenary
: Rolf (
episode #5.4)
: Togra
: Thorgrim
: Handlanger

: Stunts
: Stunts
: Stunt driver
: Stunts
: Utility stunts
: Stunts
: Stunts
: Stunts

: S.
: S.
: S.
: Stunt gunman
: S.
: Stunt thug

: S.
: S.
: Trainer
: S.
: S.

: Stunt bodyguard
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