Peter Malota (born Pjetër Malota Lulgjuraj; 4 July 1959 in Lofka,

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, Albania) is an Albanian film actor, he is best known for his appearances in films starring

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. He has over 40 years

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experience. In 1984, Malota made his film debut in a small role in ''Furious'' and then played a member of a syndicate gang in the action movie '' Ninja Turf''. In 1991, Malota began to work with Van Damme, playing an assassin with kicking skills with knives in his shoes in ''

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''. In '' Nowhere to Run'', he is seen playing the convict Van Damme tries to free, but is killed. In 1996's '' The Quest'', Malota put his kicking skills to use again playing the Spanish fighter who fights Van Damme in the tournament. Over the past 26 years, Malotahas worked as a fight/stunt coordinator on 25 films.

Filmography

* 1984 ''Furious'' as Fighter * 1985 '' Ninja Turf'' as Syndicate Gang Member * 1985 ''Crime Killer'' as Imbrochim * 1991 ''

'' as Bodyguard With Spurs * 1992 '' Universal Soldier'' as Stunt Coordinator * 1993 '' Nowhere to Run'' as Prisoner * 1996 '' The Quest'' as Spanish Fighter * 1999 '' Universal Soldier: The Return'' as Fight Choreographer (uncredited) * 1999 '' Desert Heat'' as Fight Choreographer * 2001 ''

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'' as Fight Choreographer (uncredited) * 2001 '' The Order'' as Amnon * 2006 ''Honor'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2009 '' The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations'' as Assailant In The Park * 2009 ''

All's Faire in Love ''All's Faire in Love'' is a 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Scott Marshall and written by R. A. White and Jeffrey Ray Wine. The film stars Owen Benjamin as Will, a college student who is assigned to work at a renaissance fair by his ...

'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2010 '' Meet Monica Velour'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2010 ''

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'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2010 ''

Vanishing on 7th Street ''Vanishing on 7th Street'' is a 2010 American post-apocalyptic thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and starring Hayden Christensen, Thandiwe Newton and John Leguizamo. Plot Paul, a projectionist in a Detroit theater, is reading about the ...

'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2010 ''Secrets In The Walls'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2011 ''

Another Happy Day ''Another Happy Day'' is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Sam Levinson, in his feature directorial debut. The film stars an ensemble cast including Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Haden Church, Jeffrey DeMun ...

'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2011 ''Salvation Blvd'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2011 '' Smooch'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2011 '' This Must Be the Place'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2012 ''

The Oogieloves In The Big Balloon Adventure ''The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure'' (also referred to as ''The Oogieloves'') is a 2012 American interactive educational children's musical adventure comedy film loosely based on the children's television series '' My Bedbugs'' by Alex ...

'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2013 '' Love and Honor'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2013 '' Highland Park'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2016 ''The Perfect Weapon (2016 film), The Perfect Weapon'' as Stunt Coordinator * 2017 ''Kill 'Em All (film), Kill 'Em All'' (directorial debut) as Director * ''The Hunted Man'' as Director * 2021 ''Shut Down'' as Stunt Coordinator * ''Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story'' as Himself

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