Sven-Ole Thorsen

Sven-Ole Thorsen (born 24 September 1944) is a Danish actor, stuntman, bodybuilder and strongman competitor. Thorsen won Denmark's Strongest Man in 1983.

Sven-Ole has appeared in many Arnold Schwarzenegger movies (in credited and uncredited roles): Conan the Barbarian (1982), Conan the Destroyer (1984), Red Sonja (1985), Raw Deal (1986), Predator (1987), The Running Man (1987), Red Heat (1988), Twins (1988), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), Eraser (1996), End of Days (1999), and Collateral Damage (2002). He also did stunts in Red Sonja (1985), Raw Deal (1986), Eraser (1996), Jingle All The Way (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), and End of Days (1999).

Other credits (acting and stunts) include Ghostbuster II (1989), Lethal Weapon (1987), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Nowhere to Run (1993), Hard Target (1993), On Deadly Ground (1994), Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998), The 13th Warrior (1999), Gladiator (2000), and The Sum of All Fears (2002).

I pre-ordered Sven's autograph from Evolve Events Private Signings in May 2021. I received the signed Running Man photos below many months later in 2022. Apparently one autograph got lost in the mail and I received two as a replacement.

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Gus Rethwisch

Gus Rethwisch (born 3 February 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) is an American actor. I know him best for his role as 'stalker' Buzzsaw in The Running Man (1987). He also appeared in House II: The Second Story (1987), Twins (1988), and The Scorpion King (2002).

I pre-ordered Gus' autograph from Evolve Events Private Signings in May 2021. I received the signed photo below around ten months later.

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Harold Faltermeyer

Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier (born 5 October 1952 in Munich, West Germany), known professionally as Harold Faltermeyer, is a German musician, composer and record producer.

Faltermeyer is best known for composing the "Axel F" theme for the feature film Beverly Hills Cop (1984). This electronic instrumental theme was a big hit in many countries in 1985. He also composed the scores for Fletch (1985), Top Gun (1986), Fatal Beauty (1987), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), The Running Man (1987), Fletch Lives (1989) and Tango & Cash (1989).

I purchased Harold's autograph from RACC Trusted Seller #108 Ilya Zeta in November 2021.

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Official website

Maria Conchita Alonso

María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born 29 June 1957 in Cienfuegos, Cuba), better known as María Conchita Alonso, is a singer, actress and former beauty queen.

I know Maria best for her acting career. She made her Hollywood film debut in Moscow on the Hudson (1984) with Robin Williams, and also starred in Touch and Go (1986) Extreme Prejudice (1987), The Running Man (1987), Colors (1988), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Predator 2 (1990) and The House of the Spirits (1993).

Maria does not do many signings so I was excited when Evolve Private Signings announced they had organised a signing in April 2021. It was not an entirely positive experience. After some delays I eventually received my autographs in December 2021. Unfortunately my name was misspelt on the Running Man photo and it looks like she 'fixed' the spelling on the other two. The character name on the Colors photo is also smudged. Nevertheless I am happy I have been able to add Maria to my collection.

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Predator 2

The Running Man

Colors

Jesse Ventura

Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos; 15 July 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) is an American media personality, actor, author, retired professional wrestler and former politician who served as the Mayor of Brooklyn Park from 1993 to 1995 and as the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was the first and only candidate of the Reform Party to win a major government position.

Ventura was a member of the U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team during the Vietnam War. After leaving the military, he embarked on a professional wrestling career from 1975 to 1986, taking the ring name Jesse 'The Body' Ventura. He had a long tenure in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a performer and color commentator and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004.

However, I know Ventura best for his acting career. He played the parts of Blain Cooper in Predator (1987) and Captain Freedom in The Running Man (1987). He also had supporting roles in films such as Ricochet (1991), Demolition Man (1993) and Batman & Robin (1997).

I obtained Jesse Ventura's autograph through the mail in August 2015.

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