Erik Holmey (born 25 February 1942) is a Danish actor of the stage and
screen with a tall, rugged, handsome presence, often seen as
dangerous, high-ranking sidekicks.He made his screen debut in Erik
Balling's comedy Takt og tone i himmelsengen (1972), and reached an
international audience as a regular in Dino De Laurentiis' series of
Robert E. Howard-films, starting with John Milius' Conan the Barbarian
(1982), where his many roles include the Turanian War Officer who is
asked "What is best in life?", and replies: "The open steppe, fleet
horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair!"Erik Holmey's
starring roles include the vampire lord Rico Mortiz in Shaky
González's action-horror film Nattens engel (1998), playing opposite
Ulrich Thomsen and Mads Mikkelsen. This was the first of his frequent
appearances in the films of director Shaky Gonzalez, followed by such
roles as The Devil in the horror comedy One Hell of a Christmas
(2002), crime lord Frank Lowies in the urban western Pistoleros (2007)
and seasoned police negotiator Frank Toft in the upcoming heist movie
Det grå guld (2010).
screen with a tall, rugged, handsome presence, often seen as
dangerous, high-ranking sidekicks.He made his screen debut in Erik
Balling's comedy Takt og tone i himmelsengen (1972), and reached an
international audience as a regular in Dino De Laurentiis' series of
Robert E. Howard-films, starting with John Milius' Conan the Barbarian
(1982), where his many roles include the Turanian War Officer who is
asked "What is best in life?", and replies: "The open steppe, fleet
horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair!"Erik Holmey's
starring roles include the vampire lord Rico Mortiz in Shaky
González's action-horror film Nattens engel (1998), playing opposite
Ulrich Thomsen and Mads Mikkelsen. This was the first of his frequent
appearances in the films of director Shaky Gonzalez, followed by such
roles as The Devil in the horror comedy One Hell of a Christmas
(2002), crime lord Frank Lowies in the urban western Pistoleros (2007)
and seasoned police negotiator Frank Toft in the upcoming heist movie
Det grå guld (2010).
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