Jean-Claude Van damme is one of the most finest actors in the action genre in Hollywood, he has starred in more than 50 movies in his career, he has used his martial arts and athletic prowess to grace our screens since the 80s and it has been nothing short of greatness.
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg also known as jean-claude van damme was born on October 18, 1960, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium. A young boy who began studying Shotokan karate at age 11, and also voluntarily began weightlifting and ballet and took them very seriously.
As a young boy, Van Damme won the middleweight championship of the European Professional Karate Association and was named “Mr. Belgium” in a bodybuilding competition.
Van damme is well known for great movies like 1989’s masterpiece Kickboxer, this movie was so good that, he didn’t just perform the stunt on his own but he also orchestrated the fight scenes himself, the brilliance put into these sequences is quite intriguing.
Outside movie making he had a kickboxing professional record from 1977-1982 which was 18-1 in which he knocked out all his opponents while his amateur was 41-4, his famous flexibility and quickness were developed when he was still little boy, he was also disciplined which made him a role model to youngsters across the world who had their eye on this career path.
Here Are Some of Jean-Claude Van damme Most Fascinating Movies
Maximum risk 1996
This was a very spectacular movie which was a product of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s strong relation with Hong Kong cinema at the time, Maximum Risk was martial arts film director Ringo Lam’s Hollywood movie debut. In Maximum Risk, Van Damme played two roles: the twins Alain Moreau and Mikhail Suverov.
Though Alain Moreau survives Maximum Risk, Van Damme’s other character Mikhail Suverov dies when his body entered through a windshield during an very serioius car chase. Maximum Risk is part of the notable collection in Van Damme’s career in which the actor played several two roles.
The Order 2001
The is another movie that we witnessed Van Damme playing two roles at once again.this movie is different from Maximum Risk, The Order does not show Jean-Claude Van Damme’s twin characters, but it showed two unrelated persons related by destiny.
During The Order’s 12th century prologue, Van Damme’s character Charles La Vaillaint dies by being slashed with a knight’s sword. Meanwhile, during modern times, his character Rudy Cafmeyer survives.
Replicant 2001
Another film by Ringo Lam movie who was the director of maximum risk, Replicant sees Van Damme playing yet another dual role like always. As the serial killer Edward Garrotte, Van Damme gets shot to death by Detective Jake Riley (Michael Rooker), and Garrotte’s body is even shown getting burned inside the room where he dies. However, the Replicant, which is also played by Van Damme, survived the movie.
Until Death 2007
This is another fabulous movie, Until Death casts Jean-Claude Van Damme as detective Anthony Stowe, who tries to turn things around for his life and career. Stowe gets gunned down by former cop and drug dealer Gabriel Callaghan (Stephen Rea).
Van Damme isn’t exactly known for his acting chops, but he was praised by some critics for his performance in Until Death despite the movie’s generally negative reviews.
The Expendables 2012
This another movie franchise that was fortunate enough to witness the greatness of jean and his fine acting, The reason Van Damme wasn’t in the original The Expendables is because, Sylvester Stallone didn’t have a clear vision for Van Damme’s role in the movie.
Following the first film’s success, Van Damme agreed to become the villain in Expendables 2 as the aptly named Vilain. During the film’s climax, Barney Ross (Stallone) chokes Vilain with a chain and uses it to pull him into a knife, stabbing Vilain in the stomach. Ross even decapitates Vilain’s body offscreen, and the character’s last appearance is when his head is thrown on the ground.
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
This is another intriguing movie ,The final movie in the Universal Soldier franchise, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning saw Van Damme repeating his role as Private Luc Deveraux. Curiously, just like in Expendables 2, Deveraux dies by getting stabbed in the stomach again.
This film marks the end of one of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s most famous recurring roles. Notably, both The Expendables and Universal Soldier franchises star many of the prime candidates for the best villain in Van Damme’s last action movie.
Pound of Flesh 2015
In Pound of Flesh, Jean-Claude Van Damme plays ex-black ops agent Deacon who tracks down the thieves who stole his kidney before he could donate the organ to his dying niece.
Though Pound of Flesh is not Jean-Claude Van Damme’s final movie, it’s the last one in which his character dies. One of the organ thieves Drake (Darren Shahlavi) stabs Deacon to death in the abdomen (yet again). Deacon and Drake die, but Deacon gets his wish when his kidney gets used to save his niece.
Enemies Closer 2013
Hailed as a modern revival of old school direct-to-video action flicks, Enemies Closer is one of Van Damme’s more well-received efforts. In Enemies Closer, former Navy SEAL Henry (Tom Everett Scott) kills Xander (Van Damme) in an explosion.
While Xander laughs maniacally and escapes the scene on a boat, Henry throws a flare in the water to ignite the flowing gasoline, causing Xander’s boat to explode.
Bloodsport 1988
U.S. soldier Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial-arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL.
After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent (Leah Ayres), Frank is given the opportunity to fight. But can he survive? Join our telegram channel for more exciting updates via the link below ⤵️
