Dolph Lundgren is known as one of the most versatile actors of today. He can play the role of either a hero or a villain perfectly.
Becoming one of the world’s most famous action stars of the 1980s and the 1990s, Lundgren has made a successful name for himself. So, take a look at Lundgren’s life, career, and net worth.
Dolph Lundgren’s Career
The 65-year-old started his career in the late 1970s. He briefly worked as a model and bouncer before he debuted in a small role in the James Bond movie A View to a Kill.
His breakthrough came in the 1985 Rocky IV. From there, he has made over 80 movies, mostly in action.
He played the role of He-Man in the 1987 film Masters of the Universe, followed by major parts in Red Scorpion and The Punisher.
In the 1990s, he starred in I Come in Peace, Showdown in Little Tokyo, Universal Soldier movie series, Joshua Tree, Men of War, Johnny Mnemonic, Silent Trigger, and Blackjack.
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Come 2004, he directed his first movie, The Defender.
He went on to direct The Mechanik, Missionary Man, Command Performance, Icarus, Castle Falls, and the new film Wanted Man. He also starred in all of these movies.
Lundgren returned to Hollywood in 2010 by doing The Expendables, followed by The Expendables 2 and The Expendables 3.
He also did Skin Trade, Creed II, Aquaman, and Arrow. He’s set to reprise his role in The Expendables 4.
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With these to his name, Lundgren is now worth $18 million.
Dolph Lundgren’s Eight-Year Battle with Cancer
It has been eight years since Lundgren has been battling kidney cancer.
He was diagnosed with the life-threatening disease in 2015 and was even considered terminal.
In an interview with In Depth with Graham Bensinger, via Yahoo! News, the actor revealed he remained symptom-free for about five years after the surgery.
But when he visited a doctor in Sweden in 2020, he learned he had additional tumors in the kidney and liver areas.
At the time, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer with only two to three years to live.
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“I’ve had a great life. I’ve lived like five lifetimes in one. So, it wasn’t like I felt bitter, but I felt sorry for my kids and my fiancé,” he thought at the time.
He then sought a second opinion from the oncologist Dr. Alexandra Drakaki of UCLA Medical Center and was placed on a much-developed medicinal treatment, which helped reduce the size of his tumors by 90 percent.
Thankfully, he only needs additional surgery, and he’s optimistic that after the operation, he will have “no cancer activity.”
Dr. Drakaki is confident that Lundgren’s survival rate will now be in “years” instead of “months.”
But for the star, “You just appreciate being lucky enough to be alive.”
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