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 |
Gallery
A behind the scenes photo of Van Damme in the original Predator suit.
Photo of Jean-Claude Van Damme on set, with Carl Weathers.
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PREDATOR - Original Suit with Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Van Damme Predator The Real Story HD
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
