Arnold Schwarzenegger
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Two and a Half Men
Lieutenant Wagner
2003
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest
1962
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
The View
Self
1997
Film
The Terminator
Terminator
1984
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Self
1999
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Meet the Press
Self
1947
Series
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Film
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Terminator
1991
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Tales from the Crypt
X-Con (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")
1989
Series
Secret Level
King Aelstrom (voice)
2024
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Film
Predator
Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
1987
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
American Masters
Self
1986
Film
Terminator Genisys
Guardian / The Terminator
2015
Film '72
Self
1971
Film
Total Recall
Douglas Quaid / Hauser
1990
Series
FUBAR
Luke Brunner
2023
Series
Taff
self
1997
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – Actor and climate activist
2022
Series
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Film
True Lies
Harry
1994
Film
The Expendables
Trench (uncredited)
2010
Series
Biography
Self
1987
Series
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
Series
The Celebrity Apprentice
Self - Host
2004
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Film
Batman & Robin
Mr. Freeze / Dr. Victor Fries
1997
Film
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Terminator
2003
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
Josef Schmidt
1972
Film
Terminator: Dark Fate
T-800 / Carl
2019
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Series
Epic Rap Battles of History
Self
2010
Film
Conan the Barbarian
Conan
1982
Series
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Film
Escape Plan
Emil Rottmayer
2013
Series
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
2015
Film
The Expendables 2
Trench
2012
Film
Commando
John Matrix
1985
Film
The Expendables 3
Trench
2014
Film
The Running Man
Ben Richards
1987
Film
End of Days
Jericho Cane
1999
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Eraser
U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger
1996
Film
The 6th Day
Adam Gibson
2000
Film
Red Heat
Ivan Danko
1988
Film
Last Action Hero
Jack Slater / Self
1993
Film
The Rundown
Bar Patron (uncredited)
2003
Series
The Howard Stern Interview
Self
2006
Film
Twins
Julius Benedict
1988
Film
The Last Stand
Sheriff Ray Owens
2013
Film
Red Sonja
Kalidor
1985
Film
Jingle All the Way
Howard Langston
1996
Film
Around the World in 80 Days
Prince Hapi
2004
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Film
Raw Deal
Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner
1986
Film
Conan the Destroyer
Conan
1984
Series
Explosiv - Das Magazin
self
1992
Film
Iron Mask
James Hook
2019
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
Auf los geht's los
Self
1977
Series
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self
2018
Series
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
2022
Series
Stars 90
Self
1990
Film
Maggie
Wade Vogel
2015
Film
Collateral Damage
Gordy Brewer
2002
Series
Little Demon
Game Show Host (voice)
2022
Film
Aftermath
Roman Melnyk
2017
Series
Arnold
Self
2023
Na sowas!
Self
1982
Series
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self
2021
Series
Liberty's Kids
2002
Film
Dr. Dolittle 2
White Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2001
Series
Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
Arnold Armstrong / Captain Fantastic (voice)
2021
Film
Bruno Sammartino
Self
2019
Film
Kindergarten Cop
John Kimble
1990
Film
Sabotage
John "Breacher" Wharton
2014
Series
10 самых...
Self (archive footage)
2016
Series
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Junior
Dr. Alex Hesse
1994
Harty
Self
1983
Film
Dave
Arnold Schwarzenegger
1993
Series
The Family Stallone
Self
2023
Series
The Magic Hour
Self
1998
Series
The Family
Self (archive footage)
2019
Series
America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
The Long Goodbye
Hood in Augustine's Office (uncredited)
1973
Film
The Villain
Handsome Stranger
1979
Film
I Am Greta
Self
2020
Series
McGREGOR FOREVER
Self
2023
Series
Race for the White House
Self (archive footage)
2016
Series
Killer Sally
Self - Champion Bodybuilder & Actor (archive footage)
2022
Film
Sly
Self
2023
Film
Junket Whore
Self
1998
Film
Bio.
Self
2005
Series
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020
Series
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Self
2020
Film
Killing Gunther
Robert "Gunther" Bendik
2017
Film
Stay Hungry
Joe Santo
1976
Series
OBJECTified
Self
2017
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
I Am Not Your Negro
Self
2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
Self
1999
Film
Hercules in New York
Hercules
1970
Film
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
Series
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
Film
Pumping Iron
Self
1977
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
The Game Changers
Self
2019
Film
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Self
2016
Web Junk 20
2006
Film
WWE WrestleMania 31
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Self
2005
Film
Andre the Giant
Self
2018
Film
Conor McGregor: Notorious
Self
2017
Film
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2019
Film
The Making of The Expendables 3
Self
2014
Film
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Self
2007
Film
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
Film
KURZ
Self
2023
Film
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Film
Taming The Beast
Self
2026
Film
Scavenger Hunt
Lars
1979
Film
A Century of Science Fiction
Self
1996
Film
Eddie: Strongman
Self
2015
Sauna Report Germany - The Naked Joy of Sweating
Self (archive footage)
1998
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Self
Film
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
2022
Series
Terminator Genisys: The YouTube Chronicles
Terminator
2015
Film
Iron and Beyond
Self (uncredited)
2002
The Man with the Bag
Santa
2026
Film
Kung Fury 2
The President
Film
Wonders of the Sea
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Self
2021
Film
Running with Arnold
Self
2006
Film
The Kid & I
Arnold
2005
Film
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Self
2008
Film
Revenge of the Electric Car
Self
2011
Film
The Jayne Mansfield Story
Mickey Hargitay
1980
Film
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
Film
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Self
2000
Film
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self
2002
Film
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Self
2010
Film
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
Self
2000
Film
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Self
2024
Film
Christmas in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Film
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
Self
2002
Film
Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor
2001
Film
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Rico
1974
Film
Global Warming: Our Searing Earth
Self
2007
Film
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
Self
2001
Film
Milius
Self
2013
Film
Gerrymandering
Self
2010
Film
...So Goes the Nation
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Beretta's Island
Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited)
1994
The Original Action Hero
Self
Film
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Self
2020
Film
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
2017
Film
The Making of 'Superman II'
Self
1983
Film
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Self
1993
Film
The Making of the Terminator
Self
1985
Film
Dolph: Unbreakable
Self
2025
The Kellys
Film
Party in Rio
Self - Host
1983
Film
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
Film
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
Self
2015
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Self
1999
Film
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Self
1991
Film
Generation Iron 2
Self
2017
Film
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
Self
Film
Feed
Self
1992
Lincoln
John G. Nicolay (voice)
1992
Film
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self - Presenter
1995
Film
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
Self
2001
Hallo, wie geht's
Self
1991
Film
Pursuit of Equality
Self
2005
Film
Christmas in Connecticut
Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck (uncredited)
1992
Film
A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins
Self (archive)
2004
Cigars!: The New Rage!
Self
1996
Film
The Hollywood Rabbi
Himself
2026
Film
Superstars and their Moms
Self
1987
Series
Kiwis große Partynacht
Self
2023
Film
Ultimate Reality
(archive footage)
2007
Breakout
Terry Reynolds
Film
Arnold: Made in Britain
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Generation Iron
Self
2013
Film
Al Franken: God Spoke
Self
2006
Film
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
Self (archive)
2004
Film
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
Self
2013
Film
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Born Strong
Self
2017
Film
Dare2Dream: The Flex Wheeler Story
Self
2015
Film
Return Engagement
Self
1983
Arnie's 50 Greatest Ever Stunts
Self - Presenter
2016
Film
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
Self
2022
Film
Nobody Here: The Story of Vaporwave
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
Right America: Feeling Wronged
Self
2009
Film
Reagan
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Workers Con
Self - Former CA Governor (archive footage)
2017
Film
Total Recall(ed)
Self
2021
Film
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Self
2001
Film
This Is America
Bodybuilder at Gold's Gym (uncredited)
1977
Film
Manolito Espinberg: une vie de cinéma
Conan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
King Conan
Conan
Series
Hårde muller og stramme baller
Himself
2025
Film
Arnold's Blueprint
Self
2012
Film
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
Self
1988
Film
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
Self
1992
Film
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Self
2000
Film
A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
LA DA Story
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
The Comeback
Self
1980
Film
Arnold: The Man Behind the Muscle
Self (archive footage)
1994
Film
Bill Nye's Global Meltdown
Self
2016
Film
Body by Garret
Self
1982
Film
Schwarzenegger's Superstars of Muscle
Self
1991
Film
WEAKEND
Adam Gibson (Archive)
2003
Film
The Power of the Market
Self
1980
Film
Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Art of Bodybuilding
Self
2020
Film
Anything Is Possible
(voice)
2015
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains
Self - Host
2003
Film
How Arnold Won the West
2004
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Film
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Guide to Blowing Sh*T Up
Arnold Schwarzenegger
2015
Film
Strong-Thing
Strong-Thing
2014
Film
Commando: Retribution
John Matrix