Arnold Schwarzenegger
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.
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Movies (175)
Misión bolsa mágica
2026 · Santa
Instadocs: AI Gone Wild
2026 · Terminator (archive footage)
Nobody Here: The Story of Vaporwave
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Taming the Beast
2026 · Self
The Hollywood Rabbi
2026 · Himself
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
2025 · The Terminator (archive footage)
Dolph: Unbreakable
2025 · Self
Untold: The Liver King
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
2024 · Self
Sly
2023 · Self
KURZ
2023 · Self
El Escándalo de Randall Emmet
2023 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
2022 · Self
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Total Recall(ed)
2021 · Self
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021 · Self
I Am Greta
2020 · Self
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
2020 · Self
Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Art of Bodybuilding
2020 · Self
Bruno Sammartino
2019 · Self
Terminator: Dark Fate
2019 · T-800 / Carl
The Game Changers
2019 · Self, Executive Producer
A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Iron Mask
2019 · James Hook, Producer
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
2018 · Self
LA DA Story
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Wonders of the Sea
2017 · Narrator (voice)
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017 · Self
Conor McGregor: Notorious
2017 · Self
Born Strong
2017 · Self
Workers Con
2017 · Self - Former CA Governor (archive footage)
Killing Gunther
2017 · Robert "Gunther" Bendik, Executive Producer
Generation Iron 2
2017 · Self
Aftermath
2017 · Roman Melnyk, Producer
I Am Not Your Negro
2017 · Self (archive footage)
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016 · Self
Arnie's 50 Greatest Ever Stunts
2016 · Self - Presenter
Bill Nye's Global Meltdown
2016 · Self
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Guide to Blowing Sh*T Up
2015 · Arnold Schwarzenegger
Dare2Dream: The Flex Wheeler Story
2015 · Self
Eddie: Strongman
2015 · Self
Terminator Genisys
2015 · Guardian / The Terminator
Maggie
2015 · Wade Vogel, Producer
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015 · Self (archive footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
2015 · Self
Anything Is Possible
2015 · (voice)
The Making of The Expendables 3
2014 · Self
The Expendables 3
2014 · Trench
Strong-Thing
2014 · Strong-Thing
Sabotage
2014 · John "Breacher" Wharton
Escape Plan
2013 · Emil Rottmayer
Generation Iron
2013 · Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
2013 · Self
Milius
2013 · Self
The Last Stand
2013 · Sheriff Ray Owens
Arnold's Blueprint
2012 · Self
The Expendables 2
2012 · Trench
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Revenge of the Electric Car
2011 · Self
Reagan
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010 · Self
Gerrymandering
2010 · Self
The Expendables
2010 · Trench (uncredited)
Kambakkht Ishq
2009 · Thanks
Right America: Feeling Wronged
2009 · Self
Bigger Stronger Faster*
2008 · Self
Ultimate Reality
2007 · (archive footage)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007 · Self
Global Warming: Our Searing Earth
2007 · Self
...So Goes the Nation
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Running with Arnold
2006 · Self
Arnold: Made in Britain
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006 · Self
The Kid & I
2005 · Arnold
Pursuit of Equality
2005 · Self
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005 · Self
Bio.
2005 · Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Manolito Espinberg: une vie de cinéma
2005 · Conan (archive footage) (uncredited)
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
2004 · Self (archive)
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · Prince Hapi
How Arnold Won the West
2004
A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins
2004 · Self (archive)
Christmas from Hollywood
2003 · Self (archive footage)
WEAKEND
2003 · Adam Gibson (Archive)
The Rundown
2003 · Bar Patron (uncredited)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003 · The Terminator
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains
2003 · Self - Host
Iron and Beyond
2002 · Self (uncredited)
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
2002 · Self
Collateral Damage
2002 · Gordy Brewer
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002 · Self
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001 · Self - Actor
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 · White Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001 · Self
Imagining 'Total Recall'
2001 · Self
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
2001 · Self
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 · Self
El sexto día
2000 · Adam Gibson, Producer
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000 · Self
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000 · Self
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000 · Self (archive footage)
End of Days
1999 · Jericho Cane
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
1999 · Self
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
1999 · Self
Junket Whore
1998 · Self
Sauna Report Germany - The Naked Joy of Sweating
1998 · Self (archive footage)
Batman & Robin
1997 · Mr. Freeze / Dr. Victor Fries
Jingle All the Way
1996 · Howard Langston
Eraser
1996 · Eraser
Terminator: Battle Across Time
1996 · The Terminator
A Century of Science Fiction
1996 · Self
Cigars!: The New Rage!
1996 · Self, Thanks
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995 · Self - Presenter
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self
Junior
1994 · Dr. Alex Hesse
True Lies
1994 · Harry
Beretta's Island
1994 · Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited), Thanks
Arnold: The Man Behind the Muscle
1994 · Self (archive footage)
A Century of Cinema
1994 · Self
Last Action Hero
1993 · Jack Slater / Self, Executive Producer
Dave
1993 · Arnold Schwarzenegger
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993 · Self
Lincoln
1992 · John G. Nicolay (voice)
Christmas in Connecticut
1992 · Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck (uncredited), Director
Feed
1992 · Self
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
1992 · Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991 · Self
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · The Terminator
Schwarzenegger's Superstars of Muscle
1991 · Self
Kindergarten Cop
1990 · Kimble
Total Recall
1990 · Quaid
Twins
1988 · Julius Benedict
Red Heat
1988 · Ivan Danko
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1988 · Self
The Running Man
1987 · Ben Richards
Predator
1987 · Major Alan 'Dutch' Schaefer
Superstars and their Moms
1987 · Self
Raw Deal
1986 · Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner
Commando
1985 · John Matrix
Red Sonja
1985 · Kalidor
The Making of the Terminator
1985 · Self
The Terminator
1984 · Terminator
Conan the Destroyer
1984 · Conan
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983 · Self
Return Engagement
1983 · Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983 · Self
Party in Rio
1983 · Self - Host
Body by Garret
1982 · Self
Conan the Barbarian
1982 · Conan
The Jayne Mansfield Story
1980 · Mickey Hargitay
The Comeback
1980 · Self
The Power of the Market
1980 · Self
Scavenger Hunt
1979 · Lars
The Villain
1979 · Handsome Stranger
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
This Is America
1977 · Bodybuilder at Gold's Gym (uncredited)
Pumping Iron
1977 · Self
Stay Hungry
1976 · Joe Santo
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974 · Rico
The Long Goodbye
1973 · Hood in Augustine's Office (uncredited)
Hercules in New York
1970 · Hercules
Breakout
· Terry Reynolds
The Original Action Hero
· Self
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
· Self
Kung Fury 2
· The President
King Conan
· Conan
The Kellys
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
· Self
TV shows (79)
Icons Unearthed: Arnold Schwarzenegger
2026
America Who Are You?
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Hårde muller og stramme baller
2025 · Himself
Secret Level
2024 · King Aelstrom (voice)
Kiwis große Partynacht
2023 · Self
Arnold
2023 · Self
FUBAR
2023 · Luke Brunner, Executive Producer
McGregor Forever
2023 · Self
La Familia Stallone
2023 · Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Killer Sally: La fisicoculturista asesina
2022 · Self - Champion Bodybuilder & Actor (archive footage)
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022 · Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · Self – Actor and climate activist
Pequeña diabla
2022 · Game Show Host (voice)
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021 · Self
Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
2021 · Arnold Armstrong / Captain Fantastic (voice), Executive Producer, Creator
El poder del voto, en pocas palabras
2020 · Self
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
The Family
2019 · Self (archive footage)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018 · Self
OBJECTified
2017 · Self
10 самых...
2016 · Self (archive footage)
Race for the White House
2016 · Self (archive footage)
Jay Leno's Garage
2015 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Terminator Genisys: The YouTube Chronicles
2015 · Terminator
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Years of Living Dangerously
2014 · Executive Producer
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Epic Rap Battles of History
2010 · Self
The Jay Leno Show
2009 · Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
Web Junk 20
2006
The Howard Stern Interview
2006 · Self
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004 · Self - Host
Two and a Half Men
2003 · Lieutenant Wagner
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Guest
Liberty's Kids
2002
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · Self
The Magic Hour
1998 · Self
The View
1997 · Self
Taff
1997 · self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Explosiv - Das Magazin
1992 · self
Hallo, wie geht's
1991 · Self
Stars 90
1990 · Self
Wild & Crazy Kids
1990 · Self
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · X-Con (uncredited) (segment "The Switch"), Director
Sacrée soirée
1987 · Self
Biography
1987 · Self
American Masters
1986 · Self
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Self
Harty
1983 · Self
Na sowas!
1982 · Self
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
Auf los geht's los
1977 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self (uncredited)
Dinah!
1974 · Self
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Josef Schmidt
Film '72
1971 · Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · Self
60 Minutes
1968 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self, Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Bambi
1948 · Self
Meet the Press
1947 · Self