| Intro | South AFrican stuntman |
| Is |
Entertainer Circus performer |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Entertainment |
| Gender | male |
Bruce Ortaev, sometimes credited as Elbrus Ourtaev or Bruce Ourtaeve, is a film stuntman.
Career
He joined the Moscow State Circus School at age 15 and worked with the Moscow State Circus for five years.
Ortaev then joined a horse-stunt theatre with Muhtarbek Kantimirov and they performed for audiences around Europe.
He later settled in South Africa and began working on various feature films and television commercials as a horse stuntman and trainer, along with doing fight scenes. Ortaev is also a martial-arts trainer.
Film and television work
Ortaev’s screen work includes:
| Year | Title | Role | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Cyborg Cop II (also known as Cyborg Soldier) | stunts | action-adventure | |
| 1994 | Trigger Fast (also known as Guns of Honor: Trigger Fast) | stunt rider and horse wrangler | western | credited as Bruce Ourtaeve |
| 1994 | Guns of Honor (also known as Guns of Honour: Rebel Rousers) | stunt rider and horse wrangler | western; television film | credited as Bruce Ourtaeve |
| 2008 | 10,000 BC | stunt performer | fantasy-adventure | credited as Elbrus Ourtaev |