Arnold Schwarzenegger
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-07-30 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Thal, Styria, Austria
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Biography
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (/ˈʃwɔːrtsənɛɡər/ SHWORT-sə-neg-ər, Austrian German:[ˈarnɔlt ˈaːlɔʏs ˈʃvartsn̩ˌɛɡɐ]; 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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Known For
Acting
Kung Fury 2
as The President
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
as Self
Dolph: Fights Worth Fighting
as Self
Taming The Beast
as Self
Commando: Retribution
as John Matrix
Breakout
as Terry Reynolds
The Original Action Hero
as Self
(2025)
The Man with the Bag
as Santa
(2024)
(2023)
Sly
as Self
(2023)
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2023)
KURZ
as Self
(2022)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
as Self
(2021)
Stallone: Frank, That Is
as Self
(2021)
Total Recall(ed)
as Self
(2020)
I Am Greta
as Self
(2020)
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self
(2020)
(2019)
Terminator: Dark Fate
as T-800 / Carl
(2019)
Iron Mask
as James Hook
(2019)
The Game Changers
as Self
(2019)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2019)
A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Bruno Sammartino
as Self
(2018)
Andre the Giant
as Self
(2018)
LA DA Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Aftermath
as Roman Melnyk
(2017)
Killing Gunther
as Robert "Gunther" Bendik
(2017)
Conor McGregor: Notorious
as Self
(2017)
(2017)
Wonders of the Sea 3D
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
Born Strong
as Self
(2017)
Generation Iron 2
as Self
(2017)
Workers Con
as Self - Former CA Governor (archive footage)
(2016)
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
as Self
(2016)
Arnie's 50 Greatest Ever Stunts
as Self - Presenter
(2015)
Terminator Genisys
as Guardian / The Terminator
(2015)
Maggie
as Wade Vogel
(2015)
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
as Self
(2015)
(2015)
Anything Is Possible
as (voice)
(2015)
(2014)
The Expendables 3
as Trench
(2014)
Sabotage
as John 'Breacher' Wharton
(2014)
(2013)
Escape Plan
as Emil Rottmayer
(2013)
The Last Stand
as Sheriff Ray Owens
(2013)
Propaganda
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
Generation Iron
as Self
(2013)
Milius
as Self
(2013)
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
as Self
(2012)
The Expendables 2
as Trench
(2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
(2012)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
Arnold's Blueprint
as Self
(2011)
Revenge of the Electric Car
as Self
(2011)
Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
The Expendables
as Trench (uncredited)
(2010)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
(2010)
Gerrymandering
as Self
(2009)
(2008)
Bigger Stronger Faster*
as Self
(2007)
(2007)
Ultimate Reality
as (archive footage)
(2007)
(2006)
Al Franken: God Spoke
as Self
(2006)
...So Goes the Nation
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
Running with Arnold
as Self
(2006)
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
Arnold: Made in Britain
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
(2005)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self
(2005)
The Kid & I
as Arnold
(2005)
Bio.
as Self
(2005)
Pursuit of Equality
as Self
(2005)
Manolito Espinberg: une vie de cinéma
as Conan (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2004)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Prince Hapi
(2004)
(2003)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
as The Terminator
(2003)
The Rundown
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
(2003)
Christmas in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Collateral Damage
as Gordy Brewer
(2002)
Iron and Beyond
as Self (uncredited)
(2002)
(2002)
(2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2
as White Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
(2001)
Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - Actor
(2001)
Imagining 'Total Recall'
as Self
(2001)
(2001)
(2000)
The 6th Day
as Adam Gibson
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
End of Days
as Jericho Cane
(1999)
(1998)
Junket Whore
as Self
(1997)
Batman & Robin
as Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze
(1996)
Eraser
as U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger
(1996)
Jingle All the Way
as Howard Langston
(1996)
A Century of Science Fiction
as Self
(1996)
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
as The Terminator
(1995)
(1995)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Presenter
(1994)
True Lies
as Harry Tasker
(1994)
Junior
as Dr. Alex Hesse
(1994)
Beretta's Island
as Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited)
(1994)
Arnold: The Man Behind the Muscle
as Self (archive footage)
(1993)
Last Action Hero
as Jack Slater / Self
(1993)
Dave
as Arnold Schwarzenegger
(1993)
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
as Self
(1992)
Feed
as Self
(1992)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck (uncredited)
(1992)
Lincoln
as John G. Nicolay (voice)
(1992)
(1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
as The Terminator
(1991)
(1991)
(1990)
Total Recall
as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
(1990)
Kindergarten Cop
as John Kimble
(1990)
The Power of the Market
as Self
(1988)
Twins
as Julius Benedict
(1988)
Red Heat
as Ivan Danko
(1988)
(1987)
Predator
as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
(1987)
The Running Man
as Ben Richards
(1987)
Superstars and their Moms
as Self
(1986)
Raw Deal
as Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner
(1985)
Commando
as John Matrix
(1985)
Red Sonja
as Kalidor
(1985)
The Making of the Terminator
as Self
(1984)
The Terminator
as Terminator
(1984)
Conan the Destroyer
as Conan
(1983)
(1983)
Return Engagement
as Self
(1983)
Party in Rio
as Self - Host
(1982)
Conan the Barbarian
as Conan
(1982)
The Making of 'Superman II'
as Self
(1982)
Body by Garret
as Self
(1980)
The Jayne Mansfield Story
as Mickey Hargitay
(1980)
The Comeback
as Self
(1979)
The Villain
as Handsome Stranger
(1979)
Scavenger Hunt
as Lars
(1977)
Pumping Iron
as Self
(1977)
This Is America
as Bodybuilder at Gold's Gym (uncredited)
(1976)
Stay Hungry
as Joe Santo
(1974)
(1973)
The Long Goodbye
as Hood in Augustine's Office (uncredited)
(1970)
Hercules in New York
as Hercules
Crew
(2019)
Iron Mask
Producer
(2019)
The Game Changers
Executive Producer
(2017)
Aftermath
Producer
(2017)
Killing Gunther
Executive Producer
(2015)
Maggie
Producer
(2000)
The 6th Day
Producer
(1994)
Beretta's Island
Thanks
(1993)
Last Action Hero
Executive Producer
(1992)
Christmas in Connecticut
Director
(1990)
Tales from the Crypt Volume 3
Director