Ralf Möller
| Ralf Moeller | |
|---|---|
 Ralf Moeller in 2016 | |
| Born |
January 12, 1959 Recklinghausen, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor, bodybuilder |
| Years active |
Bodybuilding (1976–91) Acting (1988–Present) |
Ralf Rudolf Moeller (born January 12, 1959) is a German actor and former competitive bodybuilder. He is known for his roles of Brick Bardo in Cyborg, Kjartan in The Viking Sagas, the title character in the television show Conan the Adventurer, Hagen in Gladiator, Thorak in The Scorpion King and Ulfar in Pathfinder.
Bodybuilding years (1976–1991)
He began bodybuilding at age 17 and was the German Champion by 1984. He competed in the 1988 Mr. Olympia alongside Lee Haney, Shawn Ray and others. He is one of the tallest bodybuilding champions to date standing at 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in), weighing 131 kilos (288 lbs) in 1988.
Acting career
Möller began a film career in 1987 with the film Cyborg. In 1992, he appeared in Universal Soldier with Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme. In 1993 he played the villain Brakus opposite Phillip Rhee and Eric Roberts in Best of the Best 2.
His two biggest mainstream film roles to date are Ridley Scott's Gladiator and 2002's The Scorpion King. Besides these two movies, he has played the leading character in The Viking Sagas, and also played Conan the Barbarian in the TV-series Conan. The show aired in 1997–1998, and the premise was that Conan, accompanied by his three sidekicks, was chosen by the god Crom to fight and vanquish the evil Hissah Zul and to become king.
Also, in both The Bad Pack (1997) and Gladiator (2000), Möller appeared alongside fellow bodybuilder Sven-Ole Thorsen.
He went on to appear in El padrino (2004), sequel to The Bad Pack, once again playing Special Agent Kurt Mayers. He also played Hammacher in the 2006 film Beerfest.
He appeared in a music video of German techno music band Scooter "Maria (I Like It Loud)".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tatort | German | TV series: 1 episode | |
| 1989 | Cyborg | Brick Bardo | English | As Rolf Muller |
| 1990 | Occhio alla perestrojka | Serghjei | Italian | As Ralf Rudolf Möller |
| 1992 | Universal Soldier | GR76 | English | |
| 1993 | Best of the Best 2 | Brakus | English | |
| 1994 | Der unbekannte Deserteur | Soldier | German | Short |
| 1996 | The Viking Sagas | Kjartan | English | |
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | Arkham Asylum Guard | English | |
| 1997 | The Bad Pack | Kurt Mayer | English | |
| 1997-1998 | Conan the Adventurer | Conan the Barbarian | English | TV series: 22 episodes |
| 1998 | Der Clown | Autobahnpolizist | German | TV |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Hagen | English | |
| 2000 | Der Superbulle und die Halbstarken | Mark Kerner | German | TV film |
| 2001 | Andromeda | Jeger | English | TV series: 1 episode |
| 2001 | Sommer und Bolten: Gute Ärzte, keine Engel | Martin Ranklebe | German | TV series: 1 episode |
| 2001 | Queen of Swords | Roman Petrov | English | TV series: 1 episode |
| 2001 | Relic Hunter | Frank Kafka | English | TV series: 1 episode |
| 2002 | Mutant X | Lieutenant Bo Longstreet | English | TV series: 1 episode |
| 2002 | The Scorpion King | Thorak | English | |
| 2003 | The Paradise Virus | Joseph | English | TV film |
| 2003 | Held der Gladiatoren | Ferox | German | TV film |
| 2004 | El padrino | Special Agent Kurt Meyers | English | |
| 2004 | Hai-Alarm auf Mallorca | Sven Hansen | German | TV film |
| 2004 | Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King | King Thorkilt | English | TV film |
| 2005 | My Suicidal Sweetheart | Bruno | English | |
| 2006 | Scooter: Excess All Areas | Disco Dancer - 'Maria' | English | Direct-to-Video Film |
| 2006 | Beerfest | Hammacher | English | |
| 2006 | Ozzie | Tank Emerson | English | |
| 2007 | Pathfinder | Ulfar | English | |
| 2007 | Seed | Warden Arnold Calgrove | English | |
| 2007 | Postal | Officer John | English | |
| 2008 | Alone in the Dark II | Boyle | English | Direct-to-Video Film |
| 2008 | Far Cry | Max Cardinal | English | |
| 2008 | Time of the Comet | Freiherr von Keittel | Albanian | |
| 2009 | Dejection | Superstitious Boss | English | Short Film |
| 2010 | Tales of an Ancient Empire | General Hafez | English | |
| 2010 | Küstenwache | William Forges | German | TV series: 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Tourist | Jail Bird Lunt | English | |
| 2012 | Slave | Frank | German | |
| 2012 | Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei | Andri Vladic | German | TV series: 1 episode |
| 2014 | Sabotage[1][2] | English |
References
- ↑ "New Trailer for ‘Sabotage’ Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger". Latino Review.
- ↑ "Ralf Moeller 'Gladiator' 'We Just Finished 'Ten' With Arnold Schwarzenegger".