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Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born October 18, 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist, actor and director who was originally cast as the Predator in the 1987 film Predator. He was eventually replaced by Kevin Peter Hall.[1] Other notable films Van Damme has appeared in include Kickboxer (1989), Universal Soldier (1992), Hard Target (1993), Street Fighter (1994), JCVD (2008) and The Expendables 2 (2012).
Van Damme worked for director John McTiernan for Predator (1987) as an early (eventually abandoned) version of the titular alien, before being removed and replaced by Kevin Peter Hall.
Filmography
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
1984 | Rue Barbare | Uncredited |
Breakin' | Uncredited | |
Missing in Action | ||
Monaco Forever | ||
1986 | No Retreat, No Surrender | |
1988 | Bloodsport | With Paulo Tocha |
Black Eagle | ||
1989 | Cyborg | |
Kickboxer | ||
1990 | Death Warrant | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. and Paulo Tocha |
Lionheart | ||
1991 | Double Impact | |
1992 | Universal Soldier | With Lilyan Chauvin, Thomas Rosales, Jr. and Gerard G. Williams |
1993 | Nowhere to Run | With William H. Burton, Jr., Henry Kingi, Thomas Rosales, Jr. and Sven-Ole Thorsen |
Last Action Hero | With William H. Burton, Jr., Charles Dance, Larry Ferguson, Henry Kingi, Thomas Rosales, Jr., Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sven-Ole Thorsen, directed by John McTiernan | |
Hard Target | With William H. Burton, Jr., Lance Henriksen and Sven-Ole Thorsen | |
1994 | Timecop | |
Street Fighter | ||
1995 | Sudden Death | With Steve Boyum |
1996 | The Quest | With James Remar |
Maximum Risk | ||
1997 | Double Team | |
1998 | Knock Off | |
Legionnaire | With Robert Bastens | |
1999 | Universal Soldier: The Return | With John Cann |
Desert Heat | With William H. Burton, Jr., Michael Papajohn and Danny Trejo | |
2001 | Replicant | |
The Order | ||
2002 | Derailed | |
2003 | In Hell | |
2004 | Wake of Death | |
The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp | ||
2006 | Second in Command | |
Sinav | ||
The Hard Corps | ||
2007 | Until Death | |
2008 | The Shepherd | |
JCVD | ||
2009 | Universal Soldier: Regeneration | With Corey Johnson |
2010 | The Eagle Path | |
2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | |
Beur sur la Ville | ||
Assassination Games | ||
2012 | The Expendables 2 | With Mark Anthony Newman and Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | ||
Dragon Eyes | ||
6 Bullets | ||
U.F.O. | ||
2013 | Welcome to the Jungle | |
Enemies Closer | ||
2014 | Swelter | |
Full Love |
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See Also
- Jon Finch — An actor similarly replaced as Kane in Alien.
- James Remar — An actor similarly replaced as Corporal Hicks in Aliens.
External links
- Jean-Claude Van Damme at the Internet Movie Database
- Jean-Claude Van Damme on Wikipedia
- JCVD Online
References
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