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Vladimir Kulich

Vladimir Kulich

Actor · Born July 14, 1956 (70) · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Vladimir Kulich (born 14 July 1956) is a Czech-Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Buliwyf in the film The 13th Warrior, Tiberius in the film Ironclad, Erik in the television series Vikings, as well as the voice of Ulfric Stormcloak in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and as The Beast in the television series Angel. In 1995 he appeared as Olafsson in the X-Files episode "Død Kalm." While living in Montreal, Canada as a young adult, he was a professional hockey player. He has often volunteered in celebrity charity games including skating with the Los Angeles Kings Alumni Association.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 14, 1956 (70)
From
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Vladimir Kulich's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
44%
Morality
25%
Bonds
12%
Self
7%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 7
Threshold guardian
3 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
7
Cold
4
Dread
2
Melancholic
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vladimir Kulich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vladimir Kulich's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Brink of War(2026)

    as Sergey Akhromeyev

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Activated Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Wendigo

  • Invincible(2020)

    as Colonel John Taylor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Debt Collectors(2020)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Legion(2020)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Drago Simovic

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Debt Collector(2018)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Radek

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Savage Dog(2017)

    as Steiner

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Training Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexi Koslov

  • Grave Walkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sheriff Pete

  • The Equalizer(2014)

    as Vladimir Pushkin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eric · as Erik Marteinn

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ironclad(2011)

    as Tiberius

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Renny Deutch

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Smokin' Aces(2006)

    as The Swede

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Silence(2002)

    as Josef

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Ground Zero(2000)

    as Bateman

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Angel(1999)

    Show 8 episodes · as The Beast

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The 13th Warrior(1999)

    as Buliwyf

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Firestorm(1998)

    as Karge

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Pandora's Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yuri

  • Decoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Daniel

  • Red Scorpion 2(1994)

    as Hans

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Breach of Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Floyd Bracco

  • Crackerjack(1994)

    as Stephan

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Necronomicon: Book of Dead(1993)

    as Villager

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Olafsson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Pauling

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Lightning Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Commish(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Booker(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Craven · as Vladimir Dubcek

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Wiseguy(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Hans Kreese

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Thug

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1979 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

The 13th Warrior (1999)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

The 13th Warrior (1999)

Midcredits 67th

Film career

19792026

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1993Screen debut· Necronomicon

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s3 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
9313

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Vladimir Kulich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Invincible (2020)

87th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Equalizer (2014)

Midcredits 88th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Vladimir Kulich's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Vladimir Kulich work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vladimir Kulich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jesse V. Johnson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers