Robert Maillet
| Robert Maillet | |
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 Maillet at the gala premiere for Monster Brawl at the 2011 Toronto After Dark film festival |
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| Ring name(s) | Kurgan Kurrgan The Interrogator Acadian Giant Goliath El Gigante |
| Height | 210 cm (6 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 149 kg (330 lb) |
| Billed height | 213cm (7 ft 0 in) |
| Billed weight | 158 kg (350 lb) |
| Born | October 26, 1969 Ste-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Trained by | Stephen Petitpas Bret Hart Leo Burke |
| Debut | 1989 |
Robert Maillet (born October 26, 1969) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is known for his tenure in the World Wrestling Federation, as a member of the Truth Commission and the Oddities, wrestling under the name Kurrgan.
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[edit] Wrestling Career
Maillet spent some time in Japan working for the W*ING promotion as Goliath El Gigante. Maillet signed for the WWF in 1997 alongside The Jackyl as a member of The Truth Commission, billed as "The Interrogator". The group was sent to the United States Wrestling Association before being called up to the main WWF roster, where Maillet's ring name evolved into "Kurrgan The Interrogator". After The Truth Commission disbanded, Maillet – now billed simply as "Kurrgan" – went on to be part of the Oddities.
He later worked for Jacques Rougeau's wrestling events as Kurgan. On July 8, 2005, he wrestled "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan during half-time of a Canadian Football League game in Montreal.
Using the name Giant Kurgan, Maillet worked for Emile Dupree's Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling (GPW), and St.John's based Legend City Wrestling (LCW).
[edit] Film Career
Maillet appeared in the movie 300, released in 2007, an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name. He played the part of the "Über-Immortal" a savage, gigantic berserker, member of the enemy's imperial guard.[1]
In late November 2008, Maillet was filming a fight scene for the new movie Sherlock Holmes and accidentally punched Robert Downey, Jr. in the face, causing Downey to be bloodied and knocked down.[2] Downey stated on the December 16, 2009 Late Show with David Letterman that Maillet was "10 times more upset about it" than Downey was.
Maillet played a Russian professional boxer who took a dive in the 2011 film The Big Bang.
In 2011, Maillet appeared in the Canadian movie Monster Brawl playing Frankenstein in a wrestling tournament of eight classic monsters that fight to the death.[3]
[edit] Personal life
Maillet was reported in January 2012 to be married, with step-daughters as well as a daughter adopted from Ethiopia. He was also noted as being able to converse in French.[4]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Lexx | Leroy | TV Series: 1 Episode |
| 2003 | Liocracy | Behemoth Jones | TV Series: 1 Episode |
| 2006 | 300 | Uber Immortal (Giant) | |
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes | Dredger | MTV Movie Award for Best Fight |
| 2011 | The Big Bang | Anton 'The Pro' Protopov | |
| Monster Brawl | Frankenstein | ||
| The Adventures of Merlin | Darien - Queen Annis' Champion | TV Series: 1 Episode | |
| Immortals | Minotaur | ||
| Once Upon a Time | ? | TV Series: 1 Episode | |
| 2012 | A Little Bit Zombie | Terry | |
| 2013 | Pacific Rim[4] | ||
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Kurrgan Slam (Spinning spinebuster)
- Paralyzer (Clawhold, sometimes into a STO)
- Chokeslam
- Signature moves
- Kurrgan Shuffle (Bearhug into a side slam)
- Russian Leg Sweep
- Swinging Neckbreaker, sometimes with a running start - ECCW and indies
- Alleyoop out of the corner
- Big boot
- Clothesline
- Multiple Suplex variations
- Two-handed chokeslam
- Managers
- The Commandant
- The Jackyl
- Sable
- Luna Vachon
- Nasty Nat
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Legend City Wrestling
- LCW Newfoundland Tag Team Championship with Mr. Fantastic (1 time)[5]
- Real Action Wrestling
- RAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Worst Tag Team (1998) with Golga
[edit] References
- ^ "N.B. wrestler makes Hollywood debut in 300". CBC News. March 9, 2007. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2007/03/09/nb-maillet300.html.
- ^ Yvon Gauvin (2009-01-05). "New Brunswick actor knocks down star". Times & Transcript. http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/529930. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1716753/
- ^ a b Oliver, Greg (2012-01-16). "When a giant came for dinner". slam.canoe.ca. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/MatMatters/2012/01/16/19249651.html. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.legendcitywrestling.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93&Itemid=172
[edit] External links
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