Michael Dudikoff
Michael Joseph Stephen Dudikoff (born October 8, 1954 in Redondo Beach , California ) is an American actor who achieved cult status, primarily with his appearances in several B-films , mainly from the field of action and thriller.
Life
Dudikoff, son of a Russian balalaika virtuoso, studied child psychology at Harbor College. He started his career as a model, but when he was offered a supporting role in the television series Dallas in 1978 , he focused more on the film business. He could still be seen in the television series Happy Days before he received his first film role in the film The Black Marble in 1980 . His breakthrough came in the mid-1980s at Cannon Films in the lead role of the lone fighter Joe Armstrong in the action flick American Fighter and in the sequels American Fighter II - The Mission and American Fighter 4 - The Destruction . In Air America he played a supporting role alongside Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. As a result, he worked mainly in low-budget productions such as Radioactive Dreams , Platoon Leader and Soldier Boyz . The television series Cobra with Dudikoff in the lead role was discontinued in 1993 after a season. He often shot with the director Fred Olen Ray .
After the 2002 film Stranded - Operation Space , Dudikoff did not appear as an actor for around ten years.
Michael Dudikoff has a daughter, who grew up with his separated mother, and a son. He speaks some Russian.
Filmography (selection)
- 1978: Dallas (TV series, episode 2x11 Triangle )
- 1979, 1980: Happy Days (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1980: Hollywood Cops (The Black Marble)
- 1981: Fear (Bloody Birthday)
- 1982: Making Love
- 1982: I actually wanted to see the film (I Ought to Be in Pictures)
- 1982: Tron
- 1983: The Daring Seven (Uncommon Valor)
- 1984: Bachelor Party
- 1985: American Fighter (American Ninja)
- 1986: Radioactive Dreams
- 1986: Night Hunter (Avenging Force)
- 1986: Torches in the Storm (North and South)
- 1987: American Fighter II (American Ninja 2: The Confrontation)
- 1988: Platoon Leader - The War Knows No Heroes (Platoon Leader)
- 1989: River of Death - River of horror (River of Death)
- 1990: Air America
- 1990: American Fighter 4: The Annihilation (American Ninja 4: The Annihilation)
- 1990: Midnight Ride - The Hunt for the Highway Killer (Midnight Ride)
- 1991: Naked Sin (The Woman Who Sinned)
- 1992: Marine Fighter (The Human Shield)
- 1992: Street Hunter - A Merciless Hunt (Rescue Me)
- 1993–1994: Cobra (TV series)
- 1994: Chain of Command
- 1995: Cyberjack
- 1995: Soldier Boyz
- 1996: The Bounty Hunter (Moving Target)
- 1996: Outgun - The Bounty Hunters
- 1996: Hardball Bounty Hunters 2
- 1997: Executive Command - On a lonely mission (Strategic Command)
- 1997: The Shooter (The Shooter)
- 1997: Crash Dive
- 1998: Freedom Strike (Freedom Strike)
- 1998: Black Thunder - Die Welt am Abgrund (Black Thunder)
- 1998: Ringmaster
- 1998: Perfect Deal
- 1999: Total Defense
- 1999: Crash Dive II
- 1999: Fugitive Mind - The Path into the Hereafter (Fugutive Mind)
- 1999: Silencer - Lautlose Killer (The Silencer)
- 2001: Deadly Blaze (Ablaze)
- 2001: Quicksand - Deadly Peril (Quicksand)
- 2002: Gale Force - Don't Mess with Mother Nature (Gale Force)
- 2002: Stranded - Operation Space (Stranded)
- 2015: The Bouncer
- 2015: Navy Seals vs. Zombies
- 2018: Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
Web links
- Michael Dudikoff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Movie Legends: Hollywood's Second Division . spiegel.de. July 22, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ↑ Michael Dudikoff - The Greatest Action Hero / Action Movie Star you never heard of . Therevolverreport.blogspot.com. June 29, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Michael Dudikoff . Movies.nytimes.com. July 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dudikoff, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dudikoff, Michael Joseph Stephen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Redondo Beach , California , United States |