Actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Born 30 July 1947 · Thal, Styria, Austria
Austrian-born actor, former professional bodybuilder and businessman who became one of Hollywood's biggest action stars of the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for playing the title role in The Terminator series and Conan. He later served as governor of California from 2003 to 2011.
Key films
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
His breakthrough leading role, which turned the bodybuilding champion into an international box-office star.
The Terminator (1984)
Made him an icon as the relentless cyborg and launched his signature franchise.
Predator (1987)
A defining action-sci-fi hit that showcased his commanding screen presence.
Total Recall (1990)
A big-budget science-fiction thriller that confirmed his status as a top action headliner.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
A landmark blockbuster in which he reprised the Terminator, now as a protector.
Key awards
- 1977 Golden Globe Award, New Star of the Year – Actor (for Stay Hungry)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 167
- 1970Hercules in New York · as HerculesActor
- 1973The Long Goodbye · as Hood in Augustine's Office (uncredited)Actor
- 1974Happy Anniversary and Goodbye · as RicoActor
- 1976Stay Hungry · as Joe SantoActor
- 1977Pumping Iron · as SelfActor
- 1977This Is America · as Bodybuilder at Gold's Gym (uncredited)Actor
- 1977Playboy's Playmate PartyActor
- 1979The Villain · as Handsome StrangerActor
- 1979Scavenger Hunt · as LarsActor
- 1980The Jayne Mansfield Story · as Mickey HargitayActor
- 1980The Comeback · as SelfActor
- 1980The Power of the Market · as SelfActor
- 1982Conan the Barbarian · as ConanActor
- 1982Body by Garret · as SelfActor
- 1983The Making of 'Superman II' · as SelfActor
- 1983Party in Rio · as Self - HostActor
- 1983Return Engagement · as SelfActor
- 1983James Bond: The First 21 Years · as SelfActor
- 1984The Terminator · as TerminatorActor
- 1984Conan the Destroyer · as ConanActor
- 1985Commando · as John MatrixActor
- 1985Red Sonja · as KalidorActor
- 1985The Making of the Terminator · as SelfActor
- 1986Raw Deal · as Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. BrennerActor
- 1987Predator · as Major Alan "Dutch" SchaeferActor
- 1987The Running Man · as Ben RichardsActor
- 1987Superstars and their Moms · as SelfActor
- 1988Twins · as Julius BenedictActor
- 1988Red Heat · as Ivan DankoActor
- 1988Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild · as SelfActor
- 1990Total Recall · as QuaidActor
- 1990Kindergarten Cop · as KimbleActor
- 1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day · as The TerminatorActor
- 1991The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' · as SelfActor
- 1991Schwarzenegger's Superstars of Muscle · as SelfActor
- 1992Christmas in ConnecticutDirector
- 1992Christmas in Connecticut · as Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck (uncredited)Actor
- 1992Lincoln · as John G. Nicolay (voice)Actor
- 1992Feed · as SelfActor
- 1992The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective · as SelfActor
- 1993Last Action Hero · as Jack Slater / SelfActor
- 1993Dave · as Arnold SchwarzeneggerActor
- 1993T2: More Than Meets the Eye · as SelfActor
- 1994True Lies · as HarryActor
- 1994Junior · as Dr. Alex HesseActor
- 1994Beretta's Island · as Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited)Actor
- 1994A Century of Cinema · as SelfActor
- 1994Arnold: The Man Behind the Muscle · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · as SelfActor
- 1995Sinatra: 80 Years My Way · as Self - PresenterActor
- 1996Jingle All the Way · as Howard LangstonActor
- 1996Eraser · as EraserActor
- 1996A Century of Science Fiction · as SelfActor
- 1996Cigars!: The New Rage! · as SelfActor
- 1996Terminator: Battle Across Time · as The TerminatorActor
- 1997Batman & Robin · as Mr. Freeze / Dr. Victor FriesActor
- 1998Junket Whore · as SelfActor
- 1998Sauna Report Germany - The Naked Joy of Sweating · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1999End of Days · as Jericho CaneActor
- 1999Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity · as SelfActor
- 1999Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero · as SelfActor
- 2000The 6th Day · as Adam GibsonActor
- 2000Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' · as SelfActor
- 2000The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' · as SelfActor
- 2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' · as SelfActor
- 2000Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2001Dr. Dolittle 2 · as White Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)Actor
- 2001Dirty Harry: The Original · as Self - ActorActor
- 2001Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' · as SelfActor
- 2001Imagining 'Total Recall' · as SelfActor
- 2001Anthony Quinn: The Final Words · as SelfActor
- 2002Collateral Damage · as Gordy BrewerActor
- 2002Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' · as SelfActor
- 2002Iron and Beyond · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 2002"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller! · as SelfActor
- 2003Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines · as The TerminatorActor
- 2003The Rundown · as Bar Patron (uncredited)Actor
- 2003AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains · as Self - HostActor
- 2003Christmas from Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003WEAKEND · as Adam Gibson (Archive)Actor
- 2004Around the World in 80 Days · as Prince HapiActor
- 2004How Arnold Won the WestActor
- 2004A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins · as Self (archive)Actor
- 2004East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco · as Self (archive)Actor
- 2005Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room · as SelfActor
- 2005The Kid & I · as ArnoldActor
- 2005Pursuit of Equality · as SelfActor
- 2005Bio. · as SelfActor
- 2005Manolito Espinberg: une vie de cinéma · as Conan (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2005Nos Bastidores de Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006...So Goes the Nation · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006Al Franken: God Spoke · as SelfActor
- 2006Running with Arnold · as SelfActor
- 2006Arnold: Made in Britain · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens · as SelfActor
- 2007Global Warming: Our Searing Earth · as SelfActor
- 2007Ultimate Reality · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2008Bigger Stronger Faster* · as SelfActor
- 2009Right America: Feeling Wronged · as SelfActor
- 2010The Expendables · as Trench (uncredited)Actor
- 2010Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' · as SelfActor
- 2010Gerrymandering · as SelfActor
- 2011Revenge of the Electric Car · as SelfActor
- 2011Reagan · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2012The Expendables 2 · as TrenchActor
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2012WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Arnold's Blueprint · as SelfActor
- 2013Escape Plan · as Emil RottmayerActor
- 2013The Last Stand · as Sheriff Ray OwensActor
- 2013Generation Iron · as SelfActor
- 2013Milius · as SelfActor
- 2013WWE Hall Of Fame 2013 · as SelfActor
- 2014The Expendables 3 · as TrenchActor
- 2014Sabotage · as John "Breacher" WhartonActor
- 2014The Making of The Expendables 3 · as SelfActor
- 2014Strong-Thing · as Strong-ThingActor
- 2015Terminator Genisys · as Guardian / The TerminatorActor
- 2015Maggie · as Wade VogelActor
- 2015WWE WrestleMania 31 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Eddie: Strongman · as SelfActor
- 2015WWE Hall of Fame 2015 · as SelfActor
- 2015Dare2Dream: The Flex Wheeler Story · as SelfActor
- 2015Anything Is Possible · as (voice)Actor
- 2015Arnold Schwarzenegger's Guide to Blowing Sh*T Up · as Arnold SchwarzeneggerActor
- 2016David Blaine: Beyond Magic · as SelfActor
- 2016Arnie's 50 Greatest Ever Stunts · as Self - PresenterActor
- 2016Bill Nye's Global Meltdown · as SelfActor
- 2017Aftermath · as Roman MelnykActor
- 2017I Am Not Your Negro · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Killing Gunther · as Robert "Gunther" BendikActor
- 2017Conor McGregor: Notorious · as SelfActor
- 2017Generation Iron 2 · as SelfActor
- 2017Born Strong · as SelfActor
- 2017T2: Reprogramming The Terminator · as SelfActor
- 2017Wonders of the Sea · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2017Workers Con · as Self - Former CA Governor (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Andre the Giant · as SelfActor
- 2018LA DA Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Terminator: Dark Fate · as T-800 / CarlActor
- 2019Iron Mask · as James HookActor
- 2019The Game Changers · as SelfActor
- 2019Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic · as Self - Actor (archive footage)Actor
- 2019A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Bruno Sammartino · as SelfActor
- 2020I Am Greta · as SelfActor
- 2020VOMO: Vote or Miss Out · as SelfActor
- 2020Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Art of Bodybuilding · as SelfActor
- 2021Stallone: Frank, That Is · as SelfActor
- 2021Total Recall(ed) · as SelfActor
- 2021Morceaux de Cannes · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Jerry Brown: The Disrupter · as SelfActor
- 2023Sly · as SelfActor
- 2023Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2023KURZ · as SelfActor
- 2024Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons · as SelfActor
- 2025Untold: The Liver King · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 · as The Terminator (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Dolph: Unbreakable · as SelfActor
- 2026Taming the Beast · as SelfActor
- 2026Nobody Here: The Story of Vaporwave · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2026The Hollywood Rabbi · as HimselfActor
- 2026The Man with the Bag · as SantaActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.