Ralf Rudolf Moeller (born Möller; ; 12 January 1959) is a German actor and former competitive

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. He is known for his roles of Brick Bardo in ''

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'', Thorak in '' The Scorpion King'', and Ulfar in ''

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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 (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). He entered his movie career in 1989 with the film ''

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and

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. In 1993, he played the villain Brakus opposite Phillip Rhee and

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in '' Best of the Best 2''. His two biggest mainstream film roles to date are

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's ''

'', and 2002's '' The Scorpion King''. Besides these two movies, he has played the leading character in '' The Viking Sagas'', and

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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 ''

'' (2000), Moeller appeared alongside fellow

Sven-Ole Thorsen. In 2003, he had a cameo appearance in the music video of " Maria (I Like it Loud)", by Scooter, a

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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 ''

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''.

Filmography

Film and television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moeller, Ralf 1959 births Living people People from Recklinghausen German male bodybuilders 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors German male film actors German male television actors German male voice actors Members of the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia 20th-century German sportsmen