Vladimir Yevgenyevich Turchinsky (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Турчи́нский; 28 September 1963 – 16 December 2009) was a Russian wrestler, strongman, television and radio presenter, actor, author, singer and businessman. After completing military service he took various odd jobs, as a photographer, bodyguard, security officer, circus performer, and translator from English and French. He later became a notable media personality capitalizing on his massive physique and a strongman image.
Turchinsky was a Master of Sports in sambo and judo. He internationally played American football, and competed in the International Gladiators 1 series under the stage name Dynamite. He held the following Guinness World Records: shifting Antonov An-124 Ruslan, and moving a 20-ton truck over 100 meters.
2014
as General Kozlov
2008
as Solodov
2008
2008
as Guntrader
2007
as Koshkin
2006
2004
2004
2003
as Ivan Kovchugin
2003
as Ivan Kovchugin
2002
as Lieutenant-colonel Ozornykh
2002
as Major Ozolin, "Dynamite", GRU
2001