Voyo Goric was born in 1940 in Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia as Vojislav Govedarica. Before Voyo came to the United States, he worked in his home land as a life guard during the day and as a night club bouncer at nights. In America, he worked as a body guard which lead him to become friends with Sylvester Stallone. Later, Stallone chose him for a role in Rambo: First like Part 2. He often plays big, tough military men or thugs. He is known for his work on Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Lionheart (1990) and Universal Soldier (1992).