Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography

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Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger has appeared in over 51 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.

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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

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1970 Hercules in New York Hercules Credited as Arnold Strong "Mr. Universe"
1973 The Long Goodbye Hood in Augustine's OfficeUncredited [6]
1976 Stay Hungry Joe Santo
1977 Pumping Iron Himself
1979 The Villain "Handsome Stranger"
Scavenger Hunt Lars
1982 Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian
1984 Conan the Destroyer Conan the Destroyer
The Terminator The Terminator
1985 Red Sonja Lord Kalidor
Commando Colonel John Matrix
1986 Raw Deal Sheriff Mark Kaminsky / Joseph P. Brenner
1987 Predator Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
The Running Man Captain Benjamin Stuart "Ben" Richards
1988 Red Heat Captain Ivan Danko
Twins Julius Benedict
1990 Total Recall Douglas "Doug" Quaid / Agent Carl Hauser
Kindergarten Cop LAPD Detective John Kimble
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day The Terminator
1993 Dave HimselfCameo
Last Action Hero Detective Jack Slater / Himself / Hamlet Also executive producer
Beretta's Island HimselfDirect-to-video; cameo
1994 True Lies Agent Harry Tasker / Harry Rehnquist
Junior Dr. Alexander "Alex" Hesse
1996 T2-3D: Battle Across Time The Terminator Theme park attraction
Eraser U.S. Marshal John "Eraser" Kruger
Jingle All the Way Howard Langston
1997 Batman & Robin Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze
1999 End of Days Detective Jericho Cane
2000 The 6th Day Adam Gibson / Adam Gibson CloneAlso producer
2002 Collateral Damage Captain Gordon "Gordy" Brewer
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines The Terminator
The Rundown Bar PatronUncredited cameo [7]
2004 Around the World in 80 Days Prince HapiCameo
2005 The Kid & I Himself
2010 The Expendables Trent "Trench" Mauser Uncredited cameo [8]
2012 The Expendables 2
2013 The Last Stand Sheriff Ray Owens
Escape Plan Emil Rottmayer / Victor X. Mannheim
2014 Sabotage Agent John "Breacher" Wharton
The Expendables 3 Trent "Trench" Mauser
2015 Maggie Wade VogelAlso producer
Terminator Genisys Terminator / Guardian
2017 Aftermath Roman MelnykAlso producer
Wonders of the Sea 3D Himself - Narrator Documentary film; also producer
Killing Gunther Robert "Gunther" BendikAlso executive producer
2018 The Game Changers HimselfDocumentary film; also executive producer
2019 Viy 2: Journey to China Captain James HookAlso executive producer
Terminator: Dark Fate T-800 / Carl
2025 Predator: Killer of Killers Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer Cameo; likeness only
TBA Kung Fury 2 "The President"Completed
The Man with the Bag Santa Claus Post-production
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Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1974 Happy Anniversary and Goodbye RicoTelevision film
1977 The Streets of San Francisco Josef SchmidtEpisode: "Dead Lift"
The San Pedro Beach Bums MusclemanEpisode: "Lifting Is My Life"
1980 The Jayne Mansfield Story Mickey Hargitay Television film
1990 Tales from the Crypt X-Con / HimselfEpisode: "The Switch"; uncredited cameo; also director [9]
1992 Christmas in Connecticut Man in Chair in Front of Media TruckTelevision film; uncredited cameo; also director [10]
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 Himself2 episodes; documentary series; also executive producer
2015 Two and a Half Men Lieutenant WagnerEpisode: "Of Course He's Dead: Part 1 & 2"
Epic Rap Battles of History Terminator Announcer (voice)Episode: "Terminator vs. RoboCop"; uncredited cameo
2017 The New Celebrity Apprentice Himself - Host8 episodes; also executive producer
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 Arnold Himself3 episodes; documentary series
2023–2025 FUBAR Luke Brunner16 episodes; also executive producer
2024 Secret Level King Aelstrom (voice)Episode: "New World: The Once And Future King" [11] [12]

Commercials

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1990-1991Nissin Cup NoodleHimself
1996Terminator 2 3D: Battle Across Time Commercial The Terminator
2014Bud Light: Ian Up for WhateverArnold
2015WWE 2K16 - Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator CommercialThe Terminator
2022BMW: Zeus & HeraThunder Zeus
World of Tanks: Holiday OpsHimself
2023Netflix
Parkside [13]
2024Agent State FarmAgent State Farm/Himself

Music videos

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

Soundtrack appearances

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

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day The Terminator
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: War of the Machines
Terminator 3: The Redemption
2014 Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff Himself (voice)
2019 Mortal Kombat 11 The TerminatorPlayable DLC character; Likeness only
2020 Predator: Hunting Grounds Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer (voice) [16]
2025 Mortal Kombat 1 Conan the BarbarianPlayable DLC character; Likeness only
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 The TerminatorLikeness only

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. "Arnold Passes Action Hero Torch to The Rock". Associated Press. March 25, 2015.
  8. "Arnold Schwarzenegger Salutes Action Royalty, Will Cameo In Sly's 'The Expendables'". theplaylist.net.
  9. "That Time Arnold Schwarzenegger Did 'Tales From the Crypt'". July 30, 2015.
  10. "Do You Remember? #64: Christmas In Connecticut (Directed By Arnold Schwarzenegger)". December 18, 2016.
  11. King, Jade; Switzer, Eric; Sledge, Ben (December 5, 2024). "Secret Level Review – Prime's Animated Anthology Pushes Most Of The Right Buttons". TheGamer. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  12. Valentine, Tyler WildeContributions from Robin; Macgregor, Jody; published, Christopher Livingston (December 6, 2024). "Secret Level review: our take on every episode of Amazon's videogame anthology show". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  13. "Arnold Schwarzenegger Named As The Face Of Lidl's DIY Brand". ESM Magazine. August 28, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 "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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