Oleg Taktarov
Actor
Biography
Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov (Russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Такта́ров; born August 26, 1967) is a retired Russian mixed martial artist and actor. He is a practitioner of Sambo and Judo and has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships. Taktarov was the UFC 6 tournament champion and holds notable wins over Marco Ruas and David "Tank" Abbott. Taktarov is known for being exceptionally calm during fights and for using a variety of rarely seen, acrobatic Sambo take-downs. All of Taktarov's losses were by knockout or decision, Taktarov was never submitted in an MMA fight.
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As Director
Filmography
National Treasure
as Shippen 2004
Bad Boys II
as Josef 2003
Predators
as Nikolai 2010
Den of Thieves
as Alexi 2018
Air Force One
as Prison Guard 1997
Miami Vice
as Russian Security 2006
We Own the Night
as Pavel Lubyarsky 2007
Righteous Kill
as Yevgeny Mugalat 2008
15 Minutes
as Oleg Razgul 2001
Rollerball
as Denekin 2002
The Man from Toronto
as The Man from Moscow 2022
Forbidden Empire
as Gritsko 2014
Upon the Magic Roads
as general 2021
1992
as Titus 2024
The Machine
as Train Igor 2023
Officer Down
as Oleg Emelyanenko 2013
Generation P
as Vovchik 2011