Ralf Moeller

Ralf Moeller
Moeller in 2016
Born
Ralf Rudolf Möller

(1959-01-12) 12 January 1959 (age 65)[1][2]
Recklinghausen, West Germany
Occupation(s)Actor, bodybuilder
Years activeBodybuilding (1976–1991)
Acting (1988–present)
Websiteralfmoeller.com

Ralf Rudolf Moeller (born Möller; German: [ˈmœlɐ]; 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 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) and weighing 131 kilos (288 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).[3][4]

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,[5] and 2002's The Scorpion King.[6] 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.[7][8]

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

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[9][10] Unknown English
2019 Der letzte Bulle Ralle German TV film of the series
2020 Breach Vyrl English
TBA Kung Fury 2 Thor English

References

  1. ^ "Ralf Möller". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ Ethika, O. R. M. (8 July 2024). "Ralf Möller Net Worth: A Deep Dive into the Life and Finances of the German Giant". RichestMovieActor. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ Merritt, Greg (24 July 2022). "Tallest Bodybuilders Ever". The Barbell. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ "The Mr. Olympia Record Book". The Barbell. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. ^ Cohen, David S. (13 October 2009). Screen Plays: How 25 Screenplays Made It to a Theater Near You--for Better or Worse. HarperCollins. p. 18. ISBN 9780061843167.
  6. ^ Ebert, Roger (2 December 2002). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 529. ISBN 9780740726910.
  7. ^ Kane, Joe (2000). The Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos. Three Rivers Press. p. 128. ISBN 9780812931495.
  8. ^ Smith, Gary Allen (3 September 2015). Epic Films: Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies (2nd ed.). McFarland Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 9781476604183.
  9. ^ "New Trailer for 'Sabotage' Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger". Latino Review. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Ralf Moeller 'Gladiator' 'We Just Finished 'Ten' With Arnold Schwarzenegger". YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021.