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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Videos[]
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