Burglars tie up woman - but flee the house when they realise she's married to action hero actor Dolph Lundgren



Don't mess: Dolph Lundgren, pictured in Madrid in 2007, is a karate expert and trains in the gym six days a week

Armed robbers fled after discovering the home they had broken into belonged to 'tough guy' actor Dolph Lundgren.

The masked raiders tied up the star's wife and terrorised her into handing over cash and jewellery by threatening her with knives.

But they cut short their raid on the house near Marbella, Spain, after spotting a family photo of the action star and his children in one of the bedrooms.

Luckily for the gang, Lundgren - most famous for playing Russian boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV - was out.

The 6ft 5in karate black belt, once bodyguard to singer Grace Jones, had to save his strength for consoling wife Anette when she phoned him in tears to tell him what had happened.

Police are still hunting the three attackers.

An insider said: 'Things might have turned out very differently if Dolph had been in.

'The criminals fled as soon as they realised the owner of the house they had raided was someone they wouldn't want to come up against in a fight.

'They left Anette pretty traumatized. She's Dolph's angel and anyone who messes with her is messing with him.'



Lundgren, an expert in full contact karate, once injured Sylvester Stallone while filming Rocky IV.

The Hollywood actor was taken to hospital with bruising after being punched in the chest.

The Swede, who turns 52 in November, still has a six-pack from training up to six days a week in his local gym.

He recently took part in a six-round exhibition fight against a Russian wrestler and boxer in Moscow.

Hitting the headlines: Lundgren, right, found fame as Russian boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, which also starred Sylvester Stallone, left

The father-of-two, who moved to Marbella from London, has starred in more than 40 films since his breakthrough with Rocky IV and was in the frame for last year's I'm a Celebrity....Get Me Out of Here!'



He also has a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney and a genius-level IQ of 160.

He has been married to jewellery designer wife Anette Qviberg for the past 15 years.

Their sunshine home is a stone's throw from Max Clifford's apartment in hills overlooking the Mediterranean in an exclusive residential area called Nueva Andalucia near Marbella.

Other celebrities with homes in the area - including Simon Cowell, Alan Sugar and Antonio Banderas - are thought to have upped security as a precaution.

A source said: 'Police have got very few leads. All three burglars wore balaclavas and they've no real description to go on.



'They're looking at CCTV footage to see if they can advance the inquiry. Dolph's away on business a lot and he's increased security to try to avoid a repeat.



'Anette has even spoken about leaving the area. But Dolph's persuaded her it's a one-off and they should stay put for now.'

