Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American actor, film producer, businessman, former bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California (2003-2011). As of 2022, he is the most recent Republican governor of California. Time magazine named Schwarzenegger one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2004 and 2007. He also served as Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (1990-1993).
He began weight training at 15. He was awarded the title of Mr. Universe at age 20 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest a total of seven times. He appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron (1977). The Arnold Sports Festival, considered the second-most important bodybuilding event after Mr. Olympia, is named after him. He has remained a prominent presence in the sport of bodybuilding and has written several books and numerous articles on the sport.
He wanted to move from bodybuilding into acting, finally achieving it when he played the title role in Hercules in New York (1970). Credited under the stage name "Arnold Strong", his accent in the film was so thick that his lines were dubbed after production. His second film role was as a mob hitman in The Long Goodbye (1973), followed by a more significant part in the film Stay Hungry (1976), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor.
In 1977, he appeared in an episode of the ABC sitcom The San Pedro Beach Bums and the ABC police procedural The Streets of San Francisco. He auditioned for the title role of The Incredible Hulk, but did not win the role because of his height. He appeared in the 1979 comedy The Villain. In 1980, he starred in a biographical film of the 1950s actress Jayne Mansfield as her husband, Mickey Hargitay.
He gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action star with his breakthrough starring role in the epic Conan the Barbarian (1982) and its sequel in 1984. After playing the title role in the sci-fi action film The Terminator (1984), he starred in its' sequels Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machine's (2003), Terminator Genisys (2015), and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). His other action films include Commando (1985), The Running Man (1987), Predator (1987), Red Heat (1988), Total Recall (1990), and True Lies (1994). His comedy films include Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Junior (1994), and Jingle All the Way (1996).
After leaving the governor's office, he resumed his acting career. He starred in The Expendables 2 (2012), The Last Stand (2013), his first leading role in 10 years, Escape Plan (2013), Sabotage (2014) and returned as Trench Mauser in The Expendables 3 (2014). He then starred in the Terminator sequels Terminator Genisys (2015) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). He was slated to reprise his role as Conan in The Legend of Conan, later renamed Conan the Conqueror; however, in April 2017, producer Chris Morgan stated that Universal had dropped the project, although there was a possibility of a TV show.
He was nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" and the "Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnie" and "Schwarz" during his acting career and the "Governator" (a portmanteau of "Governor" and "Terminator"). He is the founder of the film production company Oak Productions.
Acted in
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
2024
as Self
Kiwis große Partynacht
2023
as Self
Sly
2023
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KURZ
2023
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Arnold
2023
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FUBAR
2023
as Luke Brunner
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
McGREGOR FOREVER
2023
as Self
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
2022
as Self
Little Demon
2022
as Game Show Host (voice)
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
as Self
Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
2021
as Arnold Armstrong / Captain Fantastic (voice)
Total Recall(ed)
2021
as Self
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021
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I Am Greta
2020
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Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020
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Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
2020
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Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Art of Bodybuilding
2020
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The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (Archival Footage)
Bruno Sammartino
2019
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Terminator: Dark Fate
2019
as T-800 / Carl
The Game Changers
2019
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A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian
2019
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Iron Mask
2019
as James Hook
The Family
2019
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Sword-and-Sandal
2019
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James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
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Andre the Giant
2018
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LA DA Story
2018
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Wonders of the Sea 3D
2017
as Narrator (voice)
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
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Conor McGregor: Notorious
2017
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Born Strong
2017
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Workers Con
2017
as Self - Former CA Governor (archive footage)
Killing Gunther
2017
as Robert "Gunther" Bendik
Generation Iron 2
2017
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Aftermath
2017
as Roman Melnyk
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016
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Arnie's 50 Greatest Ever Stunts
2016
as Self - Presenter
Race for the White House
2016
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Dare2Dream: The Flex Wheeler Story
2015
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Terminator Genisys
2015
as Guardian / The Terminator
Terminator Genisys: The YouTube Chronicles
2015
as Terminator
Maggie
2015
as Wade Vogel
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
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WWE Hall of Fame 2015
2015
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Anything Is Possible
2015
as (voice)
The Making of The Expendables 3
2014
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The Expendables 3
2014
as Trench
Sabotage
2014
as John 'Breacher' Wharton
Escape Plan
2013
as Emil Rottmayer
Generation Iron
2013
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WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
2013
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Milius
2013
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Propaganda
2013
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The Last Stand
2013
as Sheriff Ray Owens
Arnold's Blueprint
2012
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The Expendables 2
2012
as Trench
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
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Revenge of the Electric Car
2011
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Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
2011
as Himself (Archive footage)
Reagan
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
as Self
Gerrymandering
2010
as Self
Epic Rap Battles of History
2010
as Self
The Expendables
2010
as Trench (uncredited)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Right America: Feeling Wronged
2009
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Bigger Stronger Faster*
2008
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Ultimate Reality
2007
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
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Global Warming: Our Searing Earth
2007
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...So Goes the Nation
2006
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Running with Arnold
2006
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Arnold: Made in Britain
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006
as Self
The Kid & I
2005
as Arnold
Pursuit of Equality
2005
as Self
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005
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Bio.
2005
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self
Manolito Espinberg: une vie de cinéma
2005
as Conan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
as Prince Hapi
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
as Self - Host
The Apprentice
2004
as Self
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Rundown
2003
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Lieutenant Wagner
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
as The Terminator
Iron and Beyond
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Liberty's Kids
2002
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
2002
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Collateral Damage
2002
as Gordy Brewer
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002
as Self
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001
as Self - Actor
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as White Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
as Self
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
2001
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Imagining 'Total Recall'
2001
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The 6th Day
2000
as Adam Gibson
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000
as Self
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
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Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000
as Self (archive footage)
End of Days
1999
as Jericho Cane
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
1999
as Self
WWE SmackDown
1999
as Self
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
Batman & Robin
1997
as Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze
Jingle All the Way
1996
as Howard Langston
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Eraser
1996
as U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger
A Century of Science Fiction
1996
as Self
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
as Self - Presenter
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
Junior
1994
as Dr. Alex Hesse
True Lies
1994
as Harry Tasker
Beretta's Island
1994
as Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited)
Arnold: The Man Behind the Muscle
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Last Action Hero
1993
as Jack Slater / Self
Dave
1993
as Arnold Schwarzenegger
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
as Self
Lincoln
1992
as John G. Nicolay (voice)
Feed
1992
as Self
Christmas in Connecticut
1992
as Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck (uncredited)
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
1992
as Self
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
as The Terminator
Schwarzenegger's Superstars of Muscle
1991
as Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
as Self
Kindergarten Cop
1990
as John Kimble
Stars 90
1990
as self
Total Recall
1990
as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
The Power of the Market
1990
as Self
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as X-Con (uncredited)
Twins
1988
as Julius Benedict
Red Heat
1988
as Ivan Danko
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1988
as Self
The Running Man
1987
as Ben Richards
Predator
1987
as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
American Masters
1986
as Self
Raw Deal
1986
as Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner
Commando
1985
as John Matrix
Red Sonja
1985
as Kalidor
The Making of the Terminator
1985
as Self
The Terminator
1984
as Terminator
Conan the Destroyer
1984
as Conan
Harty
1983
as Self
Return Engagement
1983
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
Party in Rio
1983
as Self - Host
Conan the Barbarian
1982
as Conan
The Making of 'Superman II'
1982
as Self
The Jayne Mansfield Story
1980
as Mickey Hargitay
The Comeback
1980
as Self
Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Lars
The Villain
1979
as Handsome Stranger
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
This Is America
1977
as Bodybuilder at Gold's Gym (uncredited)
Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self
Pumping Iron
1977
as Self
Stay Hungry
1976
as Joe Santo
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974
as Rico
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Long Goodbye
1973
as Hood in Augustine's Office (uncredited)
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Josef Schmidt
Hercules in New York
1970
as Hercules
Österreich-Bild
1968
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
Bambi Awards
1948
as Self
Kung Fury 2
as The President
Dolph
as Self
Breakout
as Terry Reynolds
Commando: Retribution
as John Matrix
Taming The Beast – The Emptiness Within
as Self
The Original Action Hero
as Self
The Man with the Bag
as Santa
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
as Self