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			{{Short description\|German actor and former competitive bodybuilder}}
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			{{Infobox person
			\| name = Ralf Moeller
			\| image = 2016-02-01 Ralf Möller.jpg
			\| caption = Moeller in 2016
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1959\|1\|12\|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web \|title=Ralf Möller \|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IF53lyMAAAAJ&hl=en \|website=scholar.google.com \|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Ethika \|first1=O. R. M. \|title=Ralf Möller Net Worth: A Deep Dive into the Life and Finances of the German Giant \|url=https://richestmovieactor.com/ralf-moller/ \|website=RichestMovieActor \|access-date=1 September 2024 \|date=8 July 2024}}</ref>
			\| birth_name = Ralf Rudolf Möller
			\| birth_place = ], ]
			\| occupation = Actor, bodybuilder
			\| years_active = Bodybuilding (1976–1991)<br />Acting (1988–present)
			\| spouse =
			\| children =
			\| website = {{URL\|ralfmoeller.com}}
			}}
			'''Ralf Rudolf Moeller''' (born '''Möller'''; {{IPA\|de\|ˈmœlɐ\|lang}}; 12 January 1959) is a German actor and former competitive ]. He is known for his roles of Brick Bardo in '']'', Kjartan in '']'', ] in the television show '']'', Hagen in '']'', Thorak in '']'', and Ulfar in '']''.

			== Career ==
	\| birthdate = {{Birth date and age\|1959\|1\|12\|mf=y}}
			Moeller began bodybuilding at age 17 and was the German national champion by 1984. He is one of the tallest bodybuilding champions to date, standing at {{height\|m=1.98\|precision=0}} and weighing 131 kilos (288 lbs) in 1988. He won the heavyweight class of the 1986 IFBB World Championships, and is still the tallest competitor ever in the Mr. Olympia (he finished last in 1988).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Merritt \|first=Greg \|date= 24 July 2022\|title=Tallest Bodybuilders Ever \|url=https://thebarbell.com/tallest-bodybuilders-ever/ \|access-date=2023-11-07 \|website=The Barbell \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date= 5 November 2023\|title=The Mr. Olympia Record Book \|url=https://thebarbell.com/mr-olympia-records/ \|access-date=2023-11-07 \|website=The Barbell \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	\| birthplace = ], ]
	}}
	'''Ralf Rudolf Möller''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is a German and American actor and former competitive ].

	~~Ralf Möller began bodybuilding at age 17 and was the German Champion by 1984.~~ He ~~competed~~ in ~~the 1988 ] alongside ], ] and other notable champions. He is one of the tallest bodybuilding champion to date standing at 1.97 m.(6' 6"). Möller began a film~~ career in 1989 with the film '']''. In 1992, he appeared in '']'' with ] and ].		He entered his movie career in 1989 with the film '']''. In 1992, he appeared in '']'' with ] and ]. In 1993, he played the villain Brakus opposite ] and ] in '']''.

	His two biggest mainstream film roles to date are ]'s '']'', ~~appearing~~ ~~alongside~~ ~~his~~ ~~friend~~ ], ~~and~~ in 2002's '']''. Besides these two movies, he has played the leading character in '']'', and ~~also played~~ ] in the TV-series '']''. The show aired in 1997–1998, ~~and~~ the premise ~~was~~ that Conan, ~~accompanied~~ his three sidekicks, ~~was~~ chosen by the god Crom to fight and vanquish the evil Hissah Zul and to become king.		His two biggest mainstream film roles to date are ]'s '']'',<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/screenplayshow250000cohe \|url-access=registration \|title=Screen Plays: How 25 Screenplays Made It to a Theater Near You--for Better or Worse \|first=David S. \|last=Cohen \|publisher=] \|date=13 October 2009 \|page= \|isbn=9780061843167}}</ref> and 2002's '']''.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/rogerebertsmovie00roge_6 \|url-access=registration \|title=Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003 \|first=Roger \|last=Ebert \|author-link=Roger Ebert \|publisher=] \|date=2 December 2002 \|page= \|isbn=9780740726910}}</ref> Besides these two movies, he has played the leading character in '']'', and ] in the TV series '']''. The show aired in 1997–1998 with the premise that Conan, and his three sidekicks, were chosen by the god Crom to fight and vanquish the evil Hissah Zul and become king.

			In '']'' (1996), '']'' (1997), and '']'' (2000), Moeller appeared alongside fellow ] ].<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C78zAQAAIAAJ \|title=The Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos \|first=Joe \|last=Kane \|publisher=] \|year=2000 \|page=128 \|isbn=9780812931495}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ihaBCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA94 \|title=Epic Films: Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies \|edition=2nd \|first=Gary Allen \|last=Smith \|publisher=] \|date=3 September 2015 \|page=94 \|isbn=9781476604183}}</ref>
	He has also collaborated with the German ]/]-band ] on a number of their albums. While adding on to his television appearance, Ralf has been on many television shows such as Thomas Gottshalks. Today Ralf lives in Los Angeles, California.

			In 2003, he had a cameo appearance in the music video of "]", by ], a ] ] band.

			Moeller went on to appear in ''El padrino'' (2004), sequel to ''The Bad Pack'', once again playing Special Agent Kurt Mayers. He played Hammacher in the 2006 film '']''.

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==
			===Film and television===
	*'']'' (1989)
			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	*'']'' (1992)
			\|-
	*'']'' (1993)
			! Year
	*'']'' (1996)
			! Title
	*'']'' (1997)
			! Role
	*'']'' (1997–1998) (TV-series), ]
			! Language
	*'']'' (1998), Kurt Mayer
			! class = "unsortable"\|Notes
	*'']'' (2000), Hagan
			\|-
	*'']..(2001) TV episode "Takes a thief"
			\| 1988
	*'']'' (2001)
	*'']'' ~~(2002)~~		\| '']''
			\| Unknown
	*'']'' (2003)
			\| German
	*'']'' (2003)
			\| TV series: 1 episode
	*'']'' (2003)
			\|-
	*'']'' (2004)
			\| 1989
	*'']'' (2006)
	*'']'' ~~(2007)~~		\| '']''
			\| Brick Bardo
	*'']'' (2007)
			\| English
	*'']'' (2007)
			\| as Rolf Muller
	*'']'' (2008)
			\|-
	*'']'' (2011)
			\| 1990
			\| ''Occhio alla perestrojka''
			\| Serghjei
			\| Italian
			\| as Ralf Rudolf Möller
			\|-
			\| 1992
			\| '']''
			\| GR74
			\| English
			\| as Ralph Moeller
			\|-
			\| 1993
			\| '']''
			\| Gustave Brakus
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 1994
			\| ''Der unbekannte Deserteur''
			\| Soldier
			\| German
			\| Short
			\|-
			\| 1995
			\| '']''
			\| Kjartan
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 1997
			\| '']''
			\| Arkham Asylum Guard #2
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 1997
			\| '']''
			\| Kurt Mayer
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 1997-1998
			\| '']''
			\| ]
			\| English
			\| TV series: 22 episodes
			\|-
			\| 1998
			\| '']''
			\| Autobahnpolizist
			\| German
			\| TV
			\|-
			\| 2000
			\| '']''
			\| Hagen
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2000
			\| ''Der Superbulle und die Halbstarken''
			\| Mark Kerner
			\| German
			\| TV film
			\|-
			\| 2001
			\| '']''
			\| Jeger
			\| English
			\| TV series: 1 episode
			\|-
			\| 2001
			\| ''Sommer und Bolten: Gute Ärzte, keine Engel''
			\| Martin Ranklebe
			\| German
			\| TV series: 1 episode
			\|-
			\| 2001
			\| '']''
			\| Roman Petrov
			\| English
			\| TV series: 1 episode
			\|-
			\| 2001
			\| '']''
			\| Frank Kafka
			\| English
			\| TV series: 1 episode
			\|-
			\| 2002
			\| '']''
			\| Lieutenant Bo Longstreet
			\| English
			\| TV series: 1 episode
			\|-
			\| 2002
			\| '']''
			\| Thorak
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2003
			\| '']''
			\| Joseph
			\| English
			\| TV film
			\|-
			\| 2003
			\| ''Held der Gladiatoren''
			\| Ferox
			\| German
			\| TV film
			\|-
			\| 2004
			\| ''El Padrino''
			\| Special Agent Kurt Meyers
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2004
			\| ''Hai-Alarm auf Mallorca''
			\| Sven Hansen
			\| German
			\| TV film
			\|-
			\| 2004
			\| '']''
			\| King Thorkilt
			\| English
			\| TV film
			\|-
			\| 2005
			\| '']''
			\| Bruno
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2006
			\| '']''
			\| Maria, Disco Dancer
			\| English
			\| Direct-to-video film
			\|-
			\| 2006
			\| '']''
			\| Hammacher
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2006
			\| ''Ozzie''
			\| 'Tank' Emerson
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2007
			\| '']''
			\| Ulfar
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2007
			\| '']''
			\| Warden Arnold Calgrove
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2007
			\| '']''
			\| Officer John
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2008
			\| '']''
			\| Boyle
			\| English
			\| Direct-to-video film
			\|-
			\| 2008
			\| '']''
			\| Max Cardinal
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2008
			\| '']''
			\| Freiherr Von Keittel
			\| Albanian
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2009
			\| ''Dejection''
			\| Superstitious Boss
			\| English
			\| Short film
			\|-
			\| 2010
			\| '']''
			\| General Hafez
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2010
			\| '']''
			\| William Forges
			\| German
			\| TV series: 1 episode
			\|-
			\| 2010
			\| '']''
			\| Jail Bird Lunt
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2012
			\| ''Slave''
			\| Frank
			\| German
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2012
			\| '']''
			\| Andri Vladic
			\| German
			\| TV series: 1 episode
			\|-
			\| 2014
			\| '']''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://latino-review.com/2013/12/new-trailer-sabotage-starring-arnold-schwarzenegger/\|title=New Trailer for 'Sabotage' Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger\|publisher=Latino Review\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113195610/http://latino-review.com/2013/12/new-trailer-sabotage-starring-arnold-schwarzenegger/\|archivedate=13 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9sFJuJq0eQ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/m9sFJuJq0eQ \|archive-date=2021-12-19 \|url-status=live\|title=Ralf Moeller 'Gladiator' 'We Just Finished 'Ten' With Arnold Schwarzenegger\|website=] }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
			\| Unknown
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| 2019
			\| '']''
			\| Ralle
			\| German
			\| TV film of the series
			\|-
			\| 2020
			\| '']''
			\| Vyrl
			\| English
			\|
			\|-
			\| TBA
			\| '']''
			\| ]
			\| English
			\|
			\|}

	==~~External~~ ~~links~~==		== References ==
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	*{{cite web \| url = http://www.ralfmoeller.com \| title = Home Page }}
	*{{imdb name \| id = 0005241 \| name = Ralf Moeller }}

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Ralf Moeller
Moeller in 2016
Born	Ralf Rudolf Möller (1959-01-12) 12 January 1959 (age 65) Recklinghausen, West Germany
Occupation(s)	Actor, bodybuilder
Years active	Bodybuilding (1976–1991) Acting (1988–present)
Website	ralfmoeller.com

Ralf Rudolf Moeller (born Möller; German: [ˈmœlɐ]; 12 January 1959) is a German actor and former competitive bodybuilder. He is known for his roles of Brick Bardo in Cyborg, Kjartan in The Viking Sagas, the title character in the television show Conan the Adventurer, Hagen in Gladiator, Thorak in The Scorpion King, and Ulfar in Pathfinder.

Career

Moeller began bodybuilding at age 17 and was the German national champion by 1984. He is one of the tallest bodybuilding champions to date, standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) and weighing 131 kilos (288 lbs) in 1988. He won the heavyweight class of the 1986 IFBB World Championships, and is still the tallest competitor ever in the Mr. Olympia (he finished last in 1988).

He entered his movie career in 1989 with the film Cyborg. In 1992, he appeared in Universal Soldier with Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme. In 1993, he played the villain Brakus opposite Phillip Rhee and Eric Roberts in Best of the Best 2.

His two biggest mainstream film roles to date are Ridley Scott's Gladiator, and 2002's The Scorpion King. Besides these two movies, he has played the leading character in The Viking Sagas, and Conan the Barbarian in the TV series Conan. The show aired in 1997–1998 with the premise that Conan, and his three sidekicks, were chosen by the god Crom to fight and vanquish the evil Hissah Zul and become king.

In The Viking Sagas (1996), The Bad Pack (1997), and Gladiator (2000), Moeller appeared alongside fellow bodybuilder Sven-Ole Thorsen.

In 2003, he had a cameo appearance in the music video of "Maria (I Like it Loud)", by Scooter, a German techno music band.

Moeller went on to appear in El padrino (2004), sequel to The Bad Pack, once again playing Special Agent Kurt Mayers. He played Hammacher in the 2006 film Beerfest.

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1988	Tatort	Unknown	German	TV series: 1 episode
1989	Cyborg	Brick Bardo	English	as Rolf Muller
1990	Occhio alla perestrojka	Serghjei	Italian	as Ralf Rudolf Möller
1992	Universal Soldier	GR74	English	as Ralph Moeller
1993	Best of the Best 2	Gustave Brakus	English
1994	Der unbekannte Deserteur	Soldier	German	Short
1995	The Viking Sagas	Kjartan	English
1997	Batman & Robin	Arkham Asylum Guard #2	English
1997	The Bad Pack	Kurt Mayer	English
1997-1998	Conan the Adventurer	Conan the Barbarian	English	TV series: 22 episodes
1998	Der Clown	Autobahnpolizist	German	TV
2000	Gladiator	Hagen	English
2000	Der Superbulle und die Halbstarken	Mark Kerner	German	TV film
2001	Andromeda	Jeger	English	TV series: 1 episode
2001	Sommer und Bolten: Gute Ärzte, keine Engel	Martin Ranklebe	German	TV series: 1 episode
2001	Queen of Swords	Roman Petrov	English	TV series: 1 episode
2001	Relic Hunter	Frank Kafka	English	TV series: 1 episode
2002	Mutant X	Lieutenant Bo Longstreet	English	TV series: 1 episode
2002	The Scorpion King	Thorak	English
2003	The Paradise Virus	Joseph	English	TV film
2003	Held der Gladiatoren	Ferox	German	TV film
2004	El Padrino	Special Agent Kurt Meyers	English
2004	Hai-Alarm auf Mallorca	Sven Hansen	German	TV film
2004	Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King	King Thorkilt	English	TV film
2005	My Suicidal Sweetheart	Bruno	English
2006	Scooter: Excess All Areas	Maria, Disco Dancer	English	Direct-to-video film
2006	Beerfest	Hammacher	English
2006	Ozzie	'Tank' Emerson	English
2007	Pathfinder	Ulfar	English
2007	Seed	Warden Arnold Calgrove	English
2007	Postal	Officer John	English
2008	Alone in the Dark II	Boyle	English	Direct-to-video film
2008	Far Cry	Max Cardinal	English
2008	Time of the Comet	Freiherr Von Keittel	Albanian
2009	Dejection	Superstitious Boss	English	Short film
2010	Tales of an Ancient Empire	General Hafez	English
2010	Küstenwache	William Forges	German	TV series: 1 episode
2010	The Tourist	Jail Bird Lunt	English
2012	Slave	Frank	German
2012	Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei	Andri Vladic	German	TV series: 1 episode
2014	Sabotage	Unknown	English
2019	Der letzte Bulle	Ralle	German	TV film of the series
2020	Breach	Vyrl	English
TBA	Kung Fury 2	Thor	English

References

"Ralf Möller". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
Ethika, O. R. M. (8 July 2024). "Ralf Möller Net Worth: A Deep Dive into the Life and Finances of the German Giant". RichestMovieActor. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
Merritt, Greg (24 July 2022). "Tallest Bodybuilders Ever". The Barbell. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
"The Mr. Olympia Record Book". The Barbell. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
Cohen, David S. (13 October 2009). Screen Plays: How 25 Screenplays Made It to a Theater Near You--for Better or Worse. HarperCollins. p. 18. ISBN 9780061843167.
Ebert, Roger (2 December 2002). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 529. ISBN 9780740726910.
Kane, Joe (2000). The Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos. Three Rivers Press. p. 128. ISBN 9780812931495.
Smith, Gary Allen (3 September 2015). Epic Films: Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies (2nd ed.). McFarland Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 9781476604183.
"New Trailer for 'Sabotage' Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger". Latino Review. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
"Ralf Moeller 'Gladiator' 'We Just Finished 'Ten' With Arnold Schwarzenegger". YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021.

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