He first appears in the 1985 film Rocky IV, in which he is the main antagonist and rival of Rocky Balboa and is also responsible for the death of Apollo Creed after brutally defeating him in their match.

© MGM (1985)Director: Sylvester StalloneWriter: Sylvester StalloneStars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Dolph Lundgren

The film has been considered an icon of 1980s pop culture. In 2021, a director's cut was released with the title Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago, receiving positive reviews from critics. The sequel, Rocky V, was released in 1990.

Captain Ivan Vasilyevich (Petrovitch) Drago (Russian Иван Васильевич (Петрович) Драго) is the main antagonist of Creed II and Rocky IV, the overarching antagonist of the 2015 film Creed, and flashback antagonist in Rocky V.

Ivan Drago (Russian: Иван Драго) is the main antagonist of the Rocky franchise. He was a former Soviet military captain and boxing champion bent on defeating Rocky Balboa. He later becomes his arch-nemesis and the greatest opponent he ever fought.

Nov 18, 2022 · To avenge the death of his best friend, Rocky decides to fight Drago despite his team’s fears. How is Apollo vs. Drago set? Since their arrival in the United States, Drago’s camp promotes Drago in a way to emphasize Soviet Union’s superiority over the US.

Dec 6, 2015 · The 1985 film’s giant Russian antagonist, Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lundgren), spoke just nine lines of dialogue in the entirety of Rocky IV, which has to be some kind of record.

Rocky IV: Directed by Sylvester Stallone. With Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers. Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-six, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.

In 1985, Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) is a highly intimidating 6-foot 5 inch and 261-pound Soviet boxer who arrives in America with Ludmilla Drago (Ivan's wife), and a team of trainers from the USSR and Cuba. Nicolai Koloff (Ivan's manager) takes every opportunity to promote Ivan's athleticism as a hallmark of Soviet superiority.

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