Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor best known for playing the Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in *Rocky IV* (1985), where his line I must break you became iconic.

A former competitive martial artist with a master's degree in chemical engineering, Lundgren built a career in action films including *Masters of the Universe*, *Universal Soldier*, and *The Expendables* franchise.

Related

Rocky IVDrago versus Balboa
actorOne who portrays characters
kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
toughnessResilient durability under strain
bodybuildingMuscle enlargement for appearance

Ivan Drago · Cold War · academic achievement · scientific research · Mel Gibson · Steven Seagal · fight choreography · Wesley Snipes · multilingualism · action star · action hero · leading man · Jason Statham · combat sports · chemical engineering · filmography · boxing ring · martial arts

Opposites

physical type in action cinema

Dolph LundgrenMichael J. Fox

Woody Allen · Danny DeVito · Jesse Eisenberg · Michael Cera · Dustin Hoffman

action hero alignment

Dolph LundgrenSylvester Stallone

Bruce Willis · Arnold Schwarzenegger · Chuck Norris · Harrison Ford · John Wayne

intellectual persona vs. physical persona

Dolph LundgrenStephen Hawking

Neil deGrasse Tyson · Bill Nye · Noam Chomsky · Werner Herzog · Ken Burns

Family

dolphin, dolphins

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG