Actor
Tony Halme
Born January 6, 1963 in Helsinki, Finland
Died January 8, 201016 films
Tony Christian Halme was a Finnish politician, athlete, author, actor, and singer. He was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 2003 to 2007, representing the True Finns party as an independent politician. Halme was also known by the pseudonym Viikinki, which he used while appearing in Gladiaattorit, a Finnish version of the TV game show Gladiators, in the 1990s. He was also a professional wrestler best known for his appearances with Catch Wrestling Association (CWA), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Ludvig Borga; a mixed martial artist and the first fighter from the Nordic countries to ever compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC); and a professional boxer who held the Finnish heavyweight title.
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During his time in CWA, he was an accomplished main eventer, who headlined many events for the company including the company's flagship event Euro Catch Festival three times.
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First watchDie Hard: With a Vengeance19957.3as RomanNew York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
16 films as actor- 2023Hot Temper
- 2003The Book of FateCommander
- 2001PonterosaMauri
- 1998Whatever It TakesOpponent
- 1996American TigersDettman
- 1995Die Hard: With a VengeanceRoman
- 1995Fist of the North StarKemp
- 1995China Dragon
- 1994Death MatchHan's #1 Bodyguard
- 1994UWF Blackjack BrawlFinland Hellraiser Thor
- 1994Inside the WWFLudvig Borga
- 1993WWE Survivor Series 1993Ludvig Borga
- 1993WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993Ludvig Borga
- 1992NJPW Battle Zone Space II
- 1991The Master DemonViktor
- 1990Lionheartsecurity guard