Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography

Schwarzenegger in 2019

Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger has appeared in over 40 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.

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

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1970 Hercules in New York Hercules Credited as Arnold Strong "Mr. Universe"
1973 The Long Goodbye Hood in Augustine's Office Uncredited [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 Detective John Kimble
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day The Terminator
1993 Dave Himself Cameo
Last Action Hero Detective Jack Slater / Himself / Hamlet Also executive producer
Beretta's Island Himself Direct-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 Clone Also producer
2002 Collateral Damage Captain Gordon "Gordy" Brewer
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines The Terminator
The Rundown Bar Patron Uncredited cameo [7]
2004 Around the World in 80 Days Prince Hapi Cameo
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 Vogel Also producer
Terminator Genisys Terminator / Guardian
2017 Aftermath Roman Melnyk Also producer
Wonders of the Sea 3D Himself - Narrator Documentary film; also producer
Killing Gunther Robert "Gunther" Bendik Also executive producer
2018 The Game Changers Himself Documentary film; also executive producer
2019 Viy 2: Journey to China Captain James Hook Also executive producer
Terminator: Dark Fate T-800 / Carl
TBA Kung Fury 2 "The President" Completed
The Man with the Bag TBA Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1974 Happy Anniversary and Goodbye Rico Television film
1977 The Streets of San Francisco Josef Schmidt Episode: "Dead Lift"
The San Pedro Beach Bums Muscleman Episode: "Lifting Is My Life"
1980 The Jayne Mansfield Story Mickey Hargitay Television film
1990 Tales from the Crypt X-Con / Himself Episode: "The Switch"; uncredited cameo; also director [9]
1992 Christmas in Connecticut Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck Television 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 Himself 2 episodes; documentary series; also executive producer
2015 Two and a Half Men Lieutenant Wagner Episode: "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 - Host 8 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 Himself 3 episodes; documentary series
2023–present FUBAR Luke Brunner 8 episodes; also executive producer
2024 Secret Level King Aelstrom (voice) Episode: "New World: The Once And Future King" [11][12][13]

Commercials

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1990-1991 Nissin Cup Noodle Himself
1996 Terminator 2 3D: Battle Across Time Commercial The Terminator
2014 Bud Light: Ian Up for Whatever Arnold
2015 WWE 2K16 - Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator Commercial The Terminator
2022 BMW: Zeus & Hera Thunder Zeus
2022 World of Tanks: Holiday Ops Himself
2023 Netflix Himself
2023 Parkside Himself [14]
2024 Agent State Farm Agent State Farm/Himself

Music videos

Year Title Role Performer Notes Ref.
1982 "Don't Call It Love" Bodybuilder Girlschool Cameo [15]
1985 "Stop the Madness" Himself Tim Reid
1991 "You Could Be Mine" T-800 Guns N' Roses [15]
1993 "Big Gun" Himself AC/DC [15]
2000 "Say It Isn't So" Bon Jovi Uncredited cameo [16]
2019 "Pump It Up (The Motivation Song)" Andreas Gabalier Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Soundtrack appearances

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

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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 Terminator Playable DLC character; Likeness only
2020 Predator: Hunting Grounds Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer (voice) [17]
2025 Mortal Kombat 1 Conan the Barbarian Playable DLC character; Likeness only

See also

References

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  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.
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  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.
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  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. ^ NoBullet (November 26, 2024). "Sneak peek of Secret Levels episode of New World. Voiced by Arnold Schwarzenegger". r/newworldgame. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Arnold Schwarzenegger Named As The Face Of Lidl's DIY Brand". ESM Magazine. August 28, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "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.
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  17. ^ Bishop, Rollin (May 12, 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds Is Adding Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dutch". Comicbook.

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