Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 30, 1947 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Thal, Styria, Austria
- Credits
- 253
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. He served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011.
Schwarzenegger began lifting weights at age 15 and won the Mr. Universe title at age 20 and, subsequently, the Mr. Olympia title seven times. He is tied with Phil Heath for the joint-second number of all-time Mr. Olympia wins, behind Ronnie Coleman and Lee Haney, who are joint-first with eight wins each. Nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, he is regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders ever. He has written books and articles about bodybuilding, including the autobiographical Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (1977) and The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding (1998). The Arnold Sports Festival, the second-most prestigious bodybuilding event after Mr. Olympia, is named after him. He appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron (1977), which set him on his way to a film career.
After retiring from bodybuilding, Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action star with his breakthrough in the sword and sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian (1982), a box-office success with a sequel in 1984. After playing the title character in the science fiction film The Terminator (1984), he starred in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and three other sequels. His other successful action films included Commando (1985), The Running Man (1987), Predator (1987), Total Recall(1990), and True Lies (1994), in addition to comedy films such as Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990) and Jingle All the Way (1996). At the height of his career, Schwarzenegger was known for his rivalry with Sylvester Stallone. He is the founder of the film production company Oak Productions.
As a registered member of the Republican Party, Schwarzenegger chaired the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports during most of the George H. W. Bush administration. In 2003, he was elected governor of California in a special recall election to replace Gray Davis, the governor at the time. He received 48.6 per cent of the vote, 17 points ahead of the runner-up, Cruz Bustamante of the Democratic Party. He was sworn in on November 17 to serve the remainder of Davis' term. He was reelected in the 2006 gubernatorial election with an increased vote share of 55.9 per cent to serve a full term. In 2011, he reached his term limit as governor and returned to acting.
Known for
The Terminator
1984Movie
Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991Movie
The Terminator
Predator
1987Movie
Major Alan 'Dutch' Schaefer
Terminator Genisys
2015Movie
Guardian / The Terminator
The Expendables
2010Movie
Trench (uncredited)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003Movie
The Terminator
Filmography
The Man with the Bag
2026Movie
Santa
Nobody Here: The Story of Vaporwave
2026Movie
Self (archive footage)
Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger
2026TV
America Who Are You?
2026TV
Self (archive footage)
Taming the Beast
2026Movie
Self
The Hollywood Rabbi
2026Movie
Himself
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
2025Movie
The Terminator (archive footage)
Dolph: Unbreakable
2025Movie
Self
Hårde muller og stramme baller
2025TV
Himself
Untold: The Liver King
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Alexandra and Martin in Time
2025Movie
Ranger
Secret Level
2024TV
King Aelstrom (voice)
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
2024Movie
Self
Kiwis große Partynacht
2023TV
Self
Sly
2023Movie
Self
KURZ
2023Movie
Self
Dorothy
2023Movie
Father
Arnold
2023TV
Self
FUBAR
2023TV
Luke Brunner
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
McGREGOR FOREVER
2023TV
Self
The Family Stallone
2023TV
Self
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
2023Movie
Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022TV
Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
2022Movie
Self
Killer Sally
2022TV
Self - Champion Bodybuilder & Actor (archive footage)
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022TV
Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022TV
Self – Actor and climate activist
Little Demon
2022TV
Game Show Host (voice)
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021TV
Self
Morceaux de Cannes
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
2021TV
Arnold Armstrong / Captain Fantastic (voice)
Total Recall(ed)
2021Movie
Self
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021Movie
Self
I Am Greta
2020Movie
Self
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020TV
Self
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
2020Movie
Self
Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Art of Bodybuilding
2020Movie
Self
The Movies That Made Us
2019TV
Self (archive footage)
Bruno Sammartino
2019Movie
Self
Terminator: Dark Fate
2019Movie
T-800 / Carl
The Game Changers
2019Movie
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
Iron Mask
2019Movie
James Hook
The Family
2019TV
Self (archive footage)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018TV
Self
Andre the Giant
2018Movie
Self
LA DA Story
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
Wonders of the Sea
2017Movie
Narrator (voice)
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017Movie
Self
Conor McGregor: Notorious
2017Movie
Self
Born Strong
2017Movie
Self
Workers Con
2017Movie
Self - Former CA Governor (archive footage)
Killing Gunther
2017Movie
Robert "Gunther" Bendik
OBJECTified
2017TV
Self
Generation Iron 2
2017Movie
Self
Aftermath
2017Movie
Roman Melnyk
I Am Not Your Negro
2017Movie
Self (archive footage)
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016Movie
Self
10 самых...
2016TV
Self (archive footage)
Arnie's 50 Greatest Ever Stunts
2016Movie
Self - Presenter
Race for the White House
2016TV
Self (archive footage)
Bill Nye's Global Meltdown
2016Movie
Self
Jay Leno's Garage
2015TV
Self
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Guide to Blowing Sh*T Up
2015Movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Dare2Dream: The Flex Wheeler Story
2015Movie
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest
Eddie: Strongman
2015Movie
Self
Terminator Genisys
2015Movie
Guardian / The Terminator
Terminator Genisys: The YouTube Chronicles
2015TV
Terminator
Maggie
2015Movie
Wade Vogel
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
2015Movie
Self
Anything Is Possible
2015Movie
(voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015TV
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
The Making of The Expendables 3
2014Movie
Self
The Expendables 3
2014Movie
Trench
Strong-Thing
2014Movie
Strong-Thing
Sabotage
2014Movie
John "Breacher" Wharton
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
Escape Plan
2013Movie
Emil Rottmayer
Generation Iron
2013Movie
Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
2013Movie
Self
Milius
2013Movie
Self
The Last Stand
2013Movie
Sheriff Ray Owens
Arnold's Blueprint
2012Movie
Self
The Expendables 2
2012Movie
Trench
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Movie
(archive footage)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012Movie
Self (archive footage)
Revenge of the Electric Car
2011Movie
Self
Reagan
2011Movie
Self (archive footage)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010Movie
Self
Gerrymandering
2010Movie
Self
Epic Rap Battles of History
2010TV
Self
The Expendables
2010Movie
Trench (uncredited)
The Jay Leno Show
2009TV
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Right America: Feeling Wronged
2009Movie
Self
Bigger Stronger Faster*
2008Movie
Self
Ultimate Reality
2007Movie
(archive footage)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007Movie
Self
Global Warming: Our Searing Earth
2007Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
...So Goes the Nation
2006Movie
Self (archive footage)
Running with Arnold
2006Movie
Self
Arnold: Made in Britain
2006Movie
Self (archive footage)
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006Movie
Self (archive footage)
Web Junk 20
2006TV
The Howard Stern Interview
2006TV
Self
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006Movie
Self
The Kid & I
2005Movie
Arnold
Pursuit of Equality
2005Movie
Self
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005Movie
Self
Bio.
2005Movie
Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005Movie
Self (archive footage)
Manolito Espinberg: une vie de cinéma
2005Movie
Conan (archive footage) (uncredited)
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
2004Movie
Self (archive)
Around the World in 80 Days
2004Movie
Prince Hapi
How Arnold Won the West
2004Movie
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004TV
Self - Host
A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins
2004Movie
Self (archive)
Christmas from Hollywood
2003Movie
Self (archive footage)
WEAKEND
2003Movie
Adam Gibson (Archive)
The Rundown
2003Movie
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Two and a Half Men
2003TV
Lieutenant Wagner
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003TV
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003Movie
The Terminator
Celebrities Uncensored
2003TV
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains
2003Movie
Self - Host
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003TV
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self, Self - Guest
Iron and Beyond
2002Movie
Self (uncredited)
Liberty's Kids
2002TV
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
2002Movie
Self
Collateral Damage
2002Movie
Gordy Brewer
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002Movie
Self
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001Movie
Self - Actor
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001Movie
White Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001Movie
Self
Imagining 'Total Recall'
2001Movie
Self
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
2001Movie
Self
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000Movie
Self
The 6th Day
2000Movie
Adam Gibson
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000Movie
Self
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000Movie
Self
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000Movie
Self (archive footage)
End of Days
1999Movie
Jericho Cane
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
1999Movie
Self
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999TV
Self
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
1999Movie
Self
Junket Whore
1998Movie
Self
The Magic Hour
1998TV
Self
Sauna Report Germany - The Naked Joy of Sweating
1998Movie
Self (archive footage)
The View
1997TV
Self
Batman & Robin
1997Movie
Mr. Freeze / Dr. Victor Fries
Taff
1997TV
self
Jingle All the Way
1996Movie
Howard Langston
E! True Hollywood Story
1996TV
Eraser
1996Movie
Eraser
Terminator: Battle Across Time
1996Movie
The Terminator
A Century of Science Fiction
1996Movie
Self
Cigars!: The New Rage!
1996Movie
Self
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995Movie
Self - Presenter
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995Movie
Self
Junior
1994Movie
Dr. Alex Hesse
True Lies
1994Movie
Harry
Beretta's Island
1994Movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited)
Arnold: The Man Behind the Muscle
1994Movie
Self (archive footage)
A Century of Cinema
1994Movie
Self
Last Action Hero
1993Movie
Jack Slater / Self
Dave
1993Movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993Movie
Self
Lincoln
1992Movie
John G. Nicolay (voice)
Christmas in Connecticut
1992Movie
Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck (uncredited)
Feed
1992Movie
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Explosiv - Das Magazin
1992TV
self
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
1992Movie
Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991Movie
Self
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991Movie
The Terminator
Schwarzenegger's Superstars of Muscle
1991Movie
Self
Hallo, wie geht's
1991TV
Self
Kindergarten Cop
1990Movie
Kimble
Stars 90
1990TV
Self
Wild & Crazy Kids
1990TV
Self
Total Recall
1990Movie
Quaid
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
X-Con (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")
Twins
1988Movie
Julius Benedict
Red Heat
1988Movie
Ivan Danko
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1988Movie
Self
The Running Man
1987Movie
Ben Richards
Sacrée soirée
1987TV
Self
Predator
1987Movie
Major Alan 'Dutch' Schaefer
Superstars and their Moms
1987Movie
Self
Biography
1987TV
Self
American Masters
1986TV
Self
Raw Deal
1986Movie
Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner
Commando
1985Movie
John Matrix
Red Sonja
1985Movie
Kalidor
The Making of the Terminator
1985Movie
Self
The Terminator
1984Movie
Terminator
Conan the Destroyer
1984Movie
Conan
Goldene Kamera
1984TV
Self
Harty
1983TV
Self
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983Movie
Self
Return Engagement
1983Movie
Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983Movie
Self
Party in Rio
1983Movie
Self - Host
Body by Garret
1982Movie
Self
Na sowas!
1982TV
Self
Conan the Barbarian
1982Movie
Conan
Champs-Elysées
1982TV
Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981TV
Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981TV
Self
The Jayne Mansfield Story
1980Movie
Mickey Hargitay
The Comeback
1980Movie
Self
The Power of the Market
1980Movie
Self
Scavenger Hunt
1979Movie
Lars
The Villain
1979Movie
Handsome Stranger
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977TV
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977Movie
This Is America
1977Movie
Bodybuilder at Gold's Gym (uncredited)
Auf los geht's los
1977TV
Self
Pumping Iron
1977Movie
Self
Stay Hungry
1976Movie
Joe Santo
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self (uncredited)
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974Movie
Rico
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
The Long Goodbye
1973Movie
Hood in Augustine's Office (uncredited)
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Josef Schmidt
Film '72
1971TV
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971TV
Self
Hercules in New York
1970Movie
Hercules
60 Minutes
1968TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self, Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Bambi
1948TV
Self
Meet the Press
1947TV
Self
Kung Fury 2
Movie
The President
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Movie
Self
The Original Action Hero
Movie
Self
King Conan
Movie
Conan
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
Movie
Self
The Kellys
Movie
Breakout
Movie
Terry Reynolds