Michael Dudikoff

Also known as Michael Joseph Dudikoff, Michael Joseph Dudikoff II, Michael Joseph II

American actor and martial artist

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Acting · Redondo Beach, California, USA

Michael Joseph Dudikoff II (born October 8, 1954) is an American actor who has been in numerous films, including the American Ninja series (1985-1990), Tron (1982), Bachelor Party (1984), Platoon Leader (1988), River of Death (1989), Soldier Boyz (1996), Ringmaster (1998), and The Silencer (1999), to name a few. He is in pre-production for Havana Heat, an action thriller scheduled for release in…

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Landfill — Mr. Lindbergh2023
Trail Blazers — Matthew2022
Real Men — Himself - Actor2019
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece — Superboss2018
Navy Seals vs. Zombies — Commander Sheer2016
The Bouncer — Samuel James2015
Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise — Self2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films — Self - Actor2014
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films — Self2014
Stranded — Ed Carpenter2002

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Michael Joseph Stephen Dudikoff Jr., (born October 8, 1954) is an American actor, model and martial artist. He was born in the Los Angeles suburb of Redondo Beach, California and held various jobs to pay for his education, during this time he became a model. This led him to do acting auditions. He played supporting roles in films and television shows, until he got his break as the lead in the martial arts action film American Ninja (1985).

After this film, Dudikoff became an action film leading man and followed up with Avenging Force (1986), American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987), Platoon Leader (1988), River of Death (1989), American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990), Soldier Boyz (1996), Bounty Hunters (1996), Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997), etc.