Actor
Oleg Taktarov
August 26, 1967 · Arzamas-16, USSR (Sarov, Russia)
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.
Notable work
6.7National Treasure (2004)
as Shippen
6.7Bad Boys II (2003)
as Josef
6.3Predators (2010)
as Nikolai
6.9Den of Thieves (2018)
as Alexi
6.5Air Force One (1997)
as Prison Guard
7.6NCIS (2003)
as Viggo Drantyev
6Miami Vice (2006)
as Russian Security
6.7We Own the Night (2007)
as Pavel Lubyarsky
5.9Righteous Kill (2008)
as Yevgeny Mugalat
5.915 Minutes (2001)
as Oleg Razgul
6.8Alias (2001)
as Gordei Volkov
6.4The Man from Toronto (2022)
as The Man from Moscow
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