Sven-Ole Thorsen

Sven-Ole Thorsen
Born (1944-09-24) 24 September 1944 (age 80)
Occupation(s)Actor, bodybuilder, stuntman, strongman
Years active1977–2011
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Spouses
  • Anniqa
    (m. 1982; div. 1991)
  • Birgitta Sunding Thorsen
    (m. 2013)
Children5
Competition record
Strongman
Representing  Denmark
Denmark's Strongest Man
1st 1983
Europe's Strongest Man
10th 1982

Sven-Ole Thorsen (born 24 September 1944) is a Danish former actor, stuntman, bodybuilder and strongman competitor. Thorsen won Denmark's Strongest Man in 1983.[1]

Using his stature he often plays imposing giants and villains in his films who are somehow beaten by smaller opponents in a David and Goliath manner, but he has also played heroic characters such as Gunnar the legendary warrior in The Viking Sagas. His autobiography Stærk mand i Hollywood (Strong Man in Hollywood) was published on 26 October 2007, and was very well reviewed. The first printing of the book reportedly sold out in 24 hours.[2][3]