Schwarzenegger in 2019

Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger has appeared in over 40 films, and has also ventured into directing and producing. He began his acting career primarily with small roles in film and television starting in 1969. For his first film role, he was credited as "Arnold Strong", but was credited with his birth name thereafter. He has appeared mainly in action and comedy films.[1] In addition to films and television, he has appeared in music videos for AC/DC, Bon Jovi, and Guns N' Roses.

In the 1980s, Schwarzenegger became his primary character in two film franchises: as Conan in the Conan series and as The Terminator in the Terminator series. His other film roles include Commando, The Running Man, Predator, Total Recall, Last Action Hero and True Lies. Although Schwarzenegger's acting career was put on hiatus due to his position as Governor of California, he also made several cameos in various films while in office, including The Kid & I and The Expendables.[2] On February 11, 2011, just over a month after leaving office, Schwarzenegger announced he would return to acting.[3]

Schwarzenegger has received several awards and nominations for his work in films. In Stay Hungry, one of his early roles, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture. He has also been nominated for various awards for his roles in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Junior, and True Lies. According to Box Office Mojo, a box office revenue tracking website, films in which Schwarzenegger has acted have grossed a total of more than $1.7 billion within the United States, with an average of $67 million per film and total $4.0 billion worldwide.[4] According to The Numbers, another box office revenue tracking website, films in which Schwarzenegger has acted have total grossed around $4.5 billion worldwide.[5]

Film

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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bodybuilding and business career
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1970 Hercules in New York Hercules Credited as Arnold Strong "Mr. Universe"
1973 The Long Goodbye Hood in Augustine's Office Uncredited [6]
1976 Stay Hungry Joe Santo
1977 Pumping Iron Himself Documentary
1979 The Villain "Handsome Stranger"
1979 Scavenger Hunt Lars
1982 Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian
1984 Conan the Destroyer Conan the Destroyer
1984 The Terminator Terminator (T-800)
1985 Red Sonja Lord Kalidor
1985 Commando Colonel John Matrix
1986 Raw Deal Sheriff Mark Kaminsky / Joseph P. Brenner
1987 Predator Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
1987 The Running Man Captain Benjamin Stuart "Ben" Richards
1988 Red Heat Captain Ivan Danko
1988 Twins Julius Benedict
1990 Total Recall Douglas "Doug" Quaid / Agent Carl Hauser
1990 Kindergarten Cop Detective John Kimble
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Terminator (T-800)
1993 Dave Himself Cameo
1993 Last Action Hero Detective Jack Slater / Himself / Hamlet Also executive producer
1993 Beretta's Island Himself Direct-to-video; cameo
1994 True Lies Agent Harry Tasker / Harry Rehnquist
1994 Junior Dr. Alexander "Alex" Hesse
1996 Eraser U.S. Marshal John "Eraser" Kruger
1996 Jingle All the Way Howard Langston / Turbo-Man
1997 Batman & Robin Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze
1999 End of Days Detective Jericho Cane
2000 The 6th Day Adam Gibson / Adam Gibson Clone Also producer
2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 White Wolf (voice) Uncredited cameo [7]
2002 Collateral Damage Captain Gordon "Gordy" Brewer
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Terminator (T-850)
2003 The Rundown Bar Patron Uncredited cameo [8]
2004 Around the World in 80 Days Prince Hapi Cameo
2005 The Kid & I Himself Cameo
2010 The Expendables Trent "Trench" Mauser Uncredited cameo [9]
2012 The Expendables 2 Trent "Trench" Mauser
2013 The Last Stand Sheriff Ray Owens
2013 Escape Plan Emil Rottmayer / Victor X. Mannheim
2014 Sabotage Agent John "Breacher" Wharton
2014 The Expendables 3 Trent "Trench" Mauser
2015 Maggie Wade Vogel Also producer
2015 Terminator Genisys Terminator (T-800) / Guardian
2017 Aftermath Roman Melnyk Also producer
2017 Wonders of the Sea 3D Himself - Narrator Documentary film; also producer
2017 Killing Gunther Robert "Gunther" Bendik Also executive producer
2018 The Game Changers Himself Documentary film; also executive producer
2019 Viy 2: Journey to China Captain James Hook Also executive producer
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate Terminator (T-800) / Carl
TBA Kung Fury 2 "The President" Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1974 Happy Anniversary and Goodbye Rico Television film
1977 The Streets of San Francisco Josef Schmidt Episode: "Dead Lift"
1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums Muscleman Episode: "Lifting Is My Life"
1980 The Jayne Mansfield Story Mickey Hargitay Television film
1990 Tales from the Crypt X-Con / Himself Episode: "The Switch"; also director [10]
1992 Christmas in Connecticut Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck Television film; uncredited cameo; also director [11]
1992 Lincoln John George Nicolay (voice) Television film
2002–2003 Liberty's Kids Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (voice) 2 episodes
2014–2016 Years of Living Dangerously Himself 2 episodes; documentary series; also executive producer
2015 Two and a Half Men Lieutenant Wagner Episode: "Of Course He's Dead: Part 1 & 2"
2015 Epic Rap Battles of History Terminator Announcer Episode: "Terminator vs. RoboCop"
2017 The New Celebrity Apprentice Himself - Host 8 episodes; also executive producer for 1 episode
2021 Superhero Kindergarten Arnold Armstrong / Captain Fantastic (voice) 26 episodes; also executive producer
2022 Little Demon Game Show Host (voice) Episode: "Everybody's Dying for the Weekend"
2023 FUBAR Luke Brunner 8 episodes; also executive producer
2023 Arnold Himself 3 episodes; documentary series

Commercials and PSAs

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1990 Nissin Cup Noodle: Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Noodle Man' Himself
1991 Nissin Cup Noodle: Arnold Schwarzenegger Himself
2014 Bud Light: Ian Up for Whatever Arnold
2015 WWE 2K16 - Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator Commercial The Terminator
2016 "Less Meat, Less Heat" Himself PSA for WildAid [12][13]
2022 BMW: Zeus & Hera Thunder Zeus

Music videos

Year Title Role Performer Notes Ref.
1982 "Don't Call It Love" Bodybuilder Girlschool Cameo [14]
1985 "Stop the Madness" Himself Tim Reid Cameo
1991 "You Could Be Mine" T-800 Guns N' Roses [14]
1993 "Big Gun" Himself AC/DC [14]
2000 "Say It Isn't So" Himself Bon Jovi Uncredited cameo [15]
2019 "Pump It Up (The Motivation Song)" Himself Andreas Gabalier Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Soundtrack appearances

Year Title Song Notes Ref.
2017 Killing Gunther "Earthquake Love"
2017 Kain's Quest "Main Title (Terminator 2 Theme)" Episode: "The Terminator"; uncredited

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes Ref.
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Terminator
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines The Terminator Likeness
2003 Terminator 3: War of the Machines The Terminator Likeness
2004 Terminator 3: The Redemption The Terminator Likeness
2014 Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff Himself
2019 Mortal Kombat 11 The Terminator Likeness
2020 Predator: Hunting Grounds Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer Likeness [16]

See also

References

  1. ^ Chase, Donald (June 8, 1990). "A Hard Man is Good to Film". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  2. ^ "Guv to Shoot Action Film Amid Budget Drama". NBC News. February 19, 2009. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  3. ^ "Schwarzenegger says he's returning to acting". MSN. February 11, 2011. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "Arnold Schwarzenegger". August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Arnold Schwarzenegger". The Numbers. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  6. ^ Hiltzik, Michael (December 3, 2014). "A true 'hot property': Elliott Gould's 'Long Goodbye' apartment is for rent!". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) - IMDb, retrieved May 19, 2023
  8. ^ "Arnold Passes Action Hero Torch to The Rock". Associated Press. March 25, 2015.
  9. ^ "Arnold Schwarzenegger Salutes Action Royalty, Will Cameo In Sly's 'The Expendables'". theplaylist.net.
  10. ^ "That Time Arnold Schwarzenegger Did 'Tales From the Crypt'". July 30, 2015.
  11. ^ "Do You Remember? #64: Christmas In Connecticut (Directed By Arnold Schwarzenegger)". December 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "'Less Meat Less Heat' starring Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger". WildAid. 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  13. ^ Shoard, Catherine (June 23, 2016). "Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron urge people to eat less meat". The Guardian. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER'S HEAD-SCRATCHING MUSIC 'CAREER'". CLRVYNT. Townsquare Media, Inc. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  15. ^ Staff, OC Weekly- (January 17, 2013). "Muscle Music: A Schwarzenegger Soundtrack Retrospective". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  16. ^ Bishop, Rollin (May 12, 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds Is Adding Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dutch". Comicbook.

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