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{{short description|German actor}}
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| caption         = [[Otabek Mahkamov]] and Matthias Hues in 2011
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| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1959|02|14}}
| birth_place      = [[Waltrop]], Germany
| death_date       = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} Death date then birth -->
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| occupation      = Actor
| yearsactive     = 1988–present
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| website         = http://www.matthiashues.com/
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'''Matthias Hues''' (born 14 February 1959) is a [[Germany|German]]-born, naturalized [[United States of America|American]] [[actor]] and [[martial artist]]. He was born in [[Waltrop]], Germany, to Dr. Josef Hues and Maria Humperdinck Hues who still reside in Germany. Maria is the niece of [[Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]], composer of the opera ''[[Hansel and Gretel (opera)|Hansel and Gretel]]''. {{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

After graduating from school, Hues moved to [[Paris]] to enter hotel management. Once there he joined a health club in Paris, which had just been bombarded with the new [[Jane Fonda]] [[Aerobics|aerobic]] exercise program from the United States. Hues recognized an opportunity and after returning to Germany opened two health clubs, flying in aerobic teachers from the USA.  During this time he became obsessed with the American way of life, and subsequently sold his clubs - boarding a plane to [[Los Angeles]]. {{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

He immediately joined [[Gold's Gym]] in [[Venice, California]], the mecca of [[bodybuilding]] and entertainment personalities. [[Derek Barton]], a former Hollywood stuntman and formerly one of Gold's managing directors, received a call from a producer who had just lost [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] for his movie and needed a replacement. Barton sent Hues to test for the role, and he managed to convince the producers to give him the part despite having no prior acting experience. The movie, ''[[No Retreat, No Surrender 2]]'' (1987), was a moderate success, and opened the door for Hues to make more films. {{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

His most commercially successful movie to date is ''[[I Come in Peace]]'' (1990) and he has played a variety of roles in his films, from a gladiator turned private investigator in ''[[Age of Treason]]'' (1993) to an aging hit-man in ''[[Finding Interest]]'' (1994) to a bumbling idiot trying to kidnap a rich kid in ''[[Alone in the Woods]]'' (1996) to a dancing lion tamer in ''[[Big Top Pee-wee]]'' (1988). He also played a Klingon general in ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' (1991). Hues is one of the few foreign actors who has lost his accent to the extent that many people in his own country are unaware he is from Germany. {{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

==Filmography==
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* ''[[No Retreat, No Surrender 2]]: Raging Thunder'' (1988) - Yuri
* ''[[Big Top Pee-wee]]'' (1988) - Oscar the Liontamer
* ''Fist Fighter'' (1989) - Rhino
* ''[[Cage (film)|Cage]]'' (1989) - Italian Fighter
* ''[[I Come in Peace]]'' - (1990) - Bad Alien - Talec
* ''[[Aftershock (1990 film)|Aftershock]]'' (1990) - Cassidy
* ''[[Kickboxer 2|Kickboxer 2: The Road Back]]'' (1991) - Neil Vargas
* ''Diplomatic Immunity'' (1991) - Gephardt
* ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' (1991) - Second Klingon general
* ''I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore'' (1992) - Eric, Personal Trainer
* ''Blackbelt'' (1992) - John Sweet
* ''Mission of Justice'' (1992) - Titus Larkin
* ''[[Talons of the Eagle]]'' (1992) - Khan
* ''[[Bounty Tracker]]'' (1993) - Erik Gauss
* ''[[TC 2000 (film)|TC 2000]]'' (1993) - Bigalow
* ''Fist Fighter 2'' (1993) - C.J.Thunderbird
* ''Death Match'' (1994) - Mark Vanik
* ''Finding Interest'' (1994) - The Hitman
* ''Fists of Iron'' (1995) - Victor 'The Destroyer' Bragg
* ''Digital Man'' (1995) - Digital Man
* ''Droid Gunner'' (1995) - Hawks
* ''Tiger Heart'' (1996) - Hank (uncredited)
* ''Lone Tiger'' (1996) - Dark Tiger
* ''Starcrypt'' (1996) - Galleon
* ''Safety Zone'' (1996) - Marcos
* ''Alone in the Woods'' (1996) - Kurt
* ''Bloodsuckers'' (1997) - Reporter
* ''Executive Target'' (1997) - Vic
* ''Cyber Vengeance'' (1997) - Thor
* ''Conan the Adventurer'' (1997, TV series) - Savann
* ''The Protector'' (1998) - Gunther
* ''Hostile Environment'' (1999) - Mike Erikson
* ''[[Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy]]'' (1999, TV series) - Guardian
* ''The King's Guard'' (2000) - Angus
* ''Legion of the Dead'' (2001) - Togaio - Blond Man
* ''The Silent Force'' (2001) - (uncredited)
* ''[[Beyond the Limits (film)|Beyond the Limits]]'' (2003) - Big Blond knight (uncredited)
* ''[[The Librarians (film)|The Librarians]]'' (2003) - Ciro
* ''[[D-War]]'' (2007) - Bounty Hunter #1
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell|it|3=Chinaman's Chance|lt=I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell}}'' (2008) - Carl
* ''CarPirates'' (2008)
* ''1066'' (2008)
* ''[[Immortally Yours]]'' (2009) - Marshall Pope
* ''[[Charlie Valentine]]'' (2009) - Victor
* ''[[Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground]]'' (2009) - Soccer Player
* ''Ved verdens ende'' (2009) - Aribert
* ''The Rogue'' (2009)
* ''Goy'' (2011) - Martin Teinmann
* ''Little Klaus Big World'' (2011)
* ''Money Fight'' (2012) - Matt
* ''The Sleeper, Deadly Recall'' (2012)
* ''[[Black Rose (2014 film)|Black Rose]]'' (2014) - Black Mask Killer
* ''[[Showdown in Manila]]'' (2016) - Dorn
* ''Beyond the Game'' (2016)
* ''[[Maximum Impact]]'' (2017) - Ian
* ''Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich'' (2018) - Strommelson
* ''Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance'' (2018) - Carl
* ''Goy'' (2018) - Martin Teinmann
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.matthiashues.com}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0400117}}
* [http://budomate.com/matthias-hues-interview/ Matthias Hues Interview 2016]
* [http://tteymur.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/matthias-hues-when-you-start-off-at-a-young-age-it-becomes-your-second-nature/ Interview with Matthias Hues]

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