Ralf Moeller
German actor and former competitive bodybuilder
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::summary German actor and former competitive bodybuilder ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Ralf Moeller |
| image | 2016-02-01 Ralf Möller.jpg |
| caption | Moeller in 2016 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_name | Ralf Rudolf Möller |
| birth_place | Recklinghausen, West Germany |
| occupation | Actor, bodybuilder |
| years_active | Bodybuilding (1976–1991) |
| Acting (1988–present) | |
| website | |
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| name = Ralf Moeller | image = 2016-02-01 Ralf Möller.jpg | caption = Moeller in 2016 | birth_date = | birth_name = Ralf Rudolf Möller | birth_place = Recklinghausen, West Germany | occupation = Actor, bodybuilder | years_active = Bodybuilding (1976–1991) Acting (1988–present) | spouse = | children = | website = Ralf Rudolf Moeller (born Möller; ; 12 January 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.
Career
Moeller began bodybuilding at age 17 and was the German national champion by 1984. He is one of the tallest bodybuilding champions to date, standing at and weighing 131 kilos (295 lbs) in 1988. He won the heavyweight class of the 1986 IFBB World Championships, and is still the tallest competitor ever in the Mr. Olympia (he finished last in 1988).
He entered his movie career in 1989 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 Conan the Barbarian in the TV series Conan. The show aired in 1997–1998 with the premise that Conan, and his three sidekicks, were chosen by the god Crom to fight and vanquish the evil Hissah Zul and become king.
In The Viking Sagas (1996), The Bad Pack (1997), and Gladiator (2000), Moeller appeared alongside fellow bodybuilder Sven-Ole Thorsen.
In 2003, he had a cameo appearance in the music video of "Maria (I Like it Loud)", by Scooter, a German techno music band.
Moeller went on to appear in El padrino (2004), sequel to The Bad Pack, once again playing Special Agent Kurt Mayers. He played Hammacher in the 2006 film Beerfest.
Filmography
Film and television
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| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tatort | Unknown | 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 | GR74 | English | as Ralph Moeller |
| 1993 | Best of the Best 2 | Gustave Brakus | English | |
| 1994 | Der unbekannte Deserteur | Soldier | German | Short |
| 1995 | The Viking Sagas | Kjartan | English | |
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | Arkham Asylum Guard #2 | 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 | Maria, Disco Dancer | 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 | Unknown | English | |
| 2019 | Der letzte Bulle | Ralle | German | TV film of the series |
| 2020 | Breach | Vyrl | English | |
| TBA | Kung Fury 2 | Thor | English | |
| Ridley Jones: The Movie | ||||
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References
References
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