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Joe Bugner
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Joe Bugner

1950 – 2025 · Szőreg, Szeged, Hungary · Active 1978–2021

Joe Bugner, born in 1950 in Szőreg, Hungary, made a notable transition from heavyweight boxing to acting. Best known for his role in They Called Him Bulldozer (1978), Bugner's imposing stature and athletic background lend a unique presence to the film's gritty narrative. After a successful boxing career, including challenges against legends like Muhammad Ali, Bugner embraced the world of cinema, contributing to the cult film landscape with his performance that blends action and personality.

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They Called Him Bulldozer

They Called Him Bulldozer

1978 ★ 6.8
as Alberto Sarticoli 'Orso' a/k/a 'Bear'

The "Bulldozer", a former football star, is now working as a fisherman. As a group of street-people arranges a football match against the local Armybase, he is asked to be their trainer. His boat was damaged by a submarine and he currently has no work, so he agrees.  

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Filmography

18 credits
2020s 1 credit
2021
Movie
2000s 5 credits
2004
Movie ★ 8.0
2003
Gettin' Square as Big Mick
Movie ★ 6.4
1990s 6 credits
1999
Movie
1999
The Lost World as Trustee
TV ★ 7.1
1997
Roar as Murrough Leader #1
TV ★ 6.5
1994
Street Fighter as Bison's Torturer
Movie ★ 4.7
1991
Fatal Bond as Claw Miller
Movie ★ 4.2
1990
Movie ★ 6.0
1980s 3 credits
1988
Barracuda as 'Crusher' Harris
Movie ★ 7.0
1987
TV ★ 6.7
1981
Buddy Goes West as Sheriff Bronson
Movie ★ 6.2
1970s 3 credits
1979
Movie ★ 6.4
1979
Movie ★ 6.8
1978
They Called Him Bulldozer as Alberto Sarticoli 'Orso' a/k/a 'Bear'
Movie ★ 6.9