Bodyguards

American actor (1957–2012)

Laurence T is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. He is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Africa, his copious gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona and his catchphrase "I pity the fool!", first uttered as Clubber Lang in Rocky III, then turned into a trademark used in slogans or titles, like the reality show I Pity the Fool in 2006.

A bodyguard (or close protection officer/operative) is a type of security guard, government law enforcement officer, or servicemember who protects an important person or group of people, such as high-ranking public officials, wealthy businesspeople, and celebrities, from harm. The personnel team that protects a VIP is often referred to as the VIP's security detail.

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king of Lydia, 7th century BC

Iranian-American professional wrestler and actor (1942–2023)

Head of the Russian Presidential Security Service

American cable broadcaster and former professional wrestler

group of military bodyguards for the protection of a royal person

Russian politician

ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London

Israeli actor and television producer

bodyguard of Napoleon

Kheshig (; ) were the imperial guard and shock troops for Mongol royalty in the Mongol Empire—particularly for Genghis Khan and his wife Börte. Their primary purpose was to act as bodyguards for emperors and other nobles. They were divided into two subgroups: the day guard (Torguud) and the night guard (Khebtuul). They were distinct from the regular army and would not go to battle with them, instead staying back on guard duty. Their supreme commander was called the Cherbi.

Russian high level KGB official

American actor

American actor and professional wrestler

North Korean sports shooter

bodyguard of the British monarch

English mixed martial arts fighter

bodyguard

Inspector General of the Vatican Gendarme Corps (1926–2009)

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Scottish private military unit

American basketball player

Sikh bodyguard and assassin of Indira Gandhi (1962–1989)

British SAS soldier (1949-2011)

bodyguard of President of the United States Abraham Lincoln (1828–1893)

American powerlifter and bodybuilder

Chechen warlord

Monegasque noble

thumbnail|right|Depiction of two ryndy in the 16th and 17th centuries A rynda (, ) was a bodyguard or squire of the Russian grand princes and tsars in the 16th and 17th centuries; the position was abolished by Peter I in 1698.

Russian-born Romanian communist activist and intelligence officer

regiment of the British Army

Australian mixed martial arts fighter

Presidential bodyguard and White House employee (1839-1915)

UK ceremonial units