Martin Hub (born 13 March 1964) is a Czech character actor, best known for his portrayals of immigrants with broken English, soldiers, secret agents and bodyguards. As a professional stuntman, he is best known for his work in

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's '' Titanic'', '' Saving Private Ryan'', and ''

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''.

Life and career

A lifelong native of the Prague, Czech Republic, in high school Hub was an active athlete, playing football and handball, threw javelin, balls, disk, and boxing. He attended the Czech stunt school, Jaroslav Toms, and made his film debut in ''Field Field'' in 1986. He later appeared in such blockbuster movies as '' Titanic'', playing a non-English speaking Slovak father who goes down with the ship with his son in his arms, a Czech soldier in '' Saving Private Ryan'', and was

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's official stuntman in ''

''. Hub acts in the stunt group of Filmka and coordinates and teaches stunts professionally.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1993) – Czech Bobsled Driver * '' Titanic'' (1997) – Slovakian Father * '' Saving Private Ryan'' (1998) – Czech Wehrmacht Soldier * ''

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'' (2007) – Lothar * '' Life is Life'' (2015) – Pirate * ''Pěstírna'' (2017) – Šembera

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* 1964 births Czech male film actors Czech male television actors Czech stunt performers Living people Male actors from Prague 20th-century Czech male actors 21st-century Czech male actors {{Authority control