go down in history as an all-time great wrestling movie, Hogan pursued a variety of projects and attempted to branch out as an actor. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of these movie and TV roles.
TV & Beyond on 2025-07-24 17:33:34
Hulk Hogan played aliens, nannies, and Santa
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Say what you will about Hulk Hogan’s career choices, but his filmography is full of big swings (ones that, unfortunately, led to more misses than hits). In “Suburban Commando,” he plays a space warrior who crash lands on Earth and tries to fit in with a regular family — sort of like “E.T. the Extraterrestrial,” but only if the alien was a giant brute with a mustache and a headband instead of a glowing finger.
After that, Hogan lent his skills to “Mr. Nanny,” which sees him play a former pro wrestler tasked with protecting two annoying kids after their father gets into a spot of bother. This one is similar to Vin Diesel’s “The Pacifier,” albeit with more muscular men wearing tutus and dogs being thrown into water. Despite its family-focused premise, however, “Mr. Nanny” wasn’t a hit, though that didn’t stop Hogan from trying to entertain more kids, as evidenced by 1996’s “Santa with Muscles.” In this one, he plays an evil rich guy who becomes convinced that he’s Santa after hurting his head. While it isn’t regarded as one of the best Christmas movies of all time, you’ll be hard pressed to find another movie featuring a Santa with larger pythons, brother.
Of course, not all of Hogan’s acting outings were duds. He had a pretty awesome meta cameo in “Gremlins 2: The New Batch,” only to be replaced by John Wayne for the home video release. “Thunder in Paradise” is also perfectly fine if you’re in the mood for a cheesy “Baywatch” knockoff TV series, but it’s probably an acquired taste. Despite his professional (and personal) misfires, though, Hogan’s impact on pop culture was enormous, especially as a wrestler, and that is how he will be remembered by all of his Hulkamaniacs.