Sven-Ole Thorsen
Birthday: 24 September 1944, Copenhagen, Denmark
Height: 196 cm
Born in Denmark, Sven-Ole Thorsen has a remarkable sporting background as a champion bodybuilder, champion power-lifter, and karate black belt that made him an obvious choice for movies roles as " ...Show More
"It was one of the toughest jobs I've ever had in my life, because we had every scene choreographed Show more
"It was one of the toughest jobs I've ever had in my life, because we had every scene choreographed and storyboarded. And there was three and a half weeks of rehearsal, 10 hours a day, with a stunt-double, with Russell Crowe, with the tigers, with a sword, with an axe, with a mask, with a 50 pound uniform... It was very complicated." - On his role as Tigris in Gladiator (2000). Hide
There's difference between, I think, American movies and European movies, because there are a lot of Show more
There's difference between, I think, American movies and European movies, because there are a lot of European countries that get support from the state; the movies are more artistic, they are more based on dialogue, and they are more based on telling a good story. - From featurette on The Gristle (2001) Hide
Sven-Ole Thorsen'S roles
