Stefanos Miltsakakis Best of the Best 2

Stefanos Miltsakakis a native of Greece and an MMA fighter, he made his film debut in ’Weekend at Bernie’s’ and his last movie appearance in Gerard Butler’s ’Den of Thieves. Born in Provatonas, Greece, Miltsakakis qualified for his country’s 1984 Olympic wrestling team but suffered a knee injury and was replaced. He later trained with Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Rickson Gracie and fought twice in the no-holds-barred World Vale Tudo Championships. “He looked great [with] an unbelievably rough, handsome, leonine face, massive hands and the steely blue eyes of a German U-boat commander,“ is how Sam Sheridan described Miltsakakis in his 2006 memoir, A Fighter’s Heart. (The two worked together on the 2007 film Bobby Z, starring Paul Walker and Laurence Fishburne.) Martial arts fans also know Miltsakakis as the villainous escaped prisoner Schrek in Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite (1999). His climatic fight scene with Daniel Bernhardt (The Matrix Reloaded) ends with a ballpoint pen jabbed into his ear and kicked into his brain. In 1992, Miltsakakis appeared in Double Trouble, played Frankenstein’s monster in Waxwork II: Lost in Time and worked alongside fellow martial arts icon Jet Li in The Master. His powerful presence also was on display in Best of the Best II (1993), Daredevil (2003) and as hitman Eldon Sistrunk on CBS’ Nash Bridges. Stefano’s Miltsakakis passed away on January 9, 2019. Survivors include his sister Kalliope, nephew Lourdanis and niece Marianthi. He is buried in Provatonas, Greece beside his Father and Grandfather.