Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography

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"
1979	Scavenger Hunt	Lars
1982	Conan the Barbarian	Conan the Barbarian
1984	Conan the Destroyer	Conan the Destroyer
1984	The Terminator	Terminator
1985	Red Sonja	Lord Kalidor
1985	Commando	Colonel John Matrix
1986	Raw Deal	Sheriff Mark Kaminsky / Joseph P. Brenner
1987	Predator	Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
1987	The Running Man	Captain Benjamin Stuart "Ben" Richards
1988	Red Heat	Captain Ivan Danko
1988	Twins	Julius Benedict
1990	Total Recall	Douglas "Doug" Quaid / Agent Carl Hauser
1990	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
1994	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	Terminator
2003	The Rundown	Bar Patron	Uncredited cameo	^[7]
2004	Around the World in 80 Days	Prince Hapi	Cameo
2005	The Kid & I	Himself	Cameo
2010	The Expendables	Trent "Trench" Mauser	Uncredited cameo	^[8]
2012	The Expendables 2	Trent "Trench" Mauser
2013	The Last Stand	Sheriff Ray Owens
2013	Escape Plan	Emil Rottmayer / Victor X. Mannheim
2014	Sabotage	Agent John "Breacher" Wharton
2014	The Expendables 3	Trent "Trench" Mauser
2015	Maggie	Wade Vogel	Also producer
2015	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
2019	Terminator: Dark Fate	T-800 / Carl
TBA	Kung Fury 2	"The President"	Completed

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"
1977	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]
1992	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"
2015	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	TBA (voice)

Commercials

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1990	Nissin Cup Noodle: Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Noodle Man'	Himself
1991	Nissin Cup Noodle: Arnold Schwarzenegger	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
2023	Parkside	Himself	^[11]
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	^[12]
1985	"Stop the Madness"	Himself	Tim Reid	Cameo
1991	"You Could Be Mine"	T-800	Guns N' Roses		^[12]
1993	"Big Gun"	Himself	AC/DC		^[12]
2000	"Say It Isn't So"		Bon Jovi	Uncredited cameo	^[13]
2019	"Pump It Up (The Motivation Song)"		Andreas Gabalier Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Soundtrack appearances

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

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	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
2020	Predator: Hunting Grounds	Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer	^[14]

References

^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Schwarzenegger says he's returning to acting". MSN. February 11, 2011. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
^ "Arnold Schwarzenegger". August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
^ "Arnold Schwarzenegger". The Numbers. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
^ Hiltzik, Michael (December 3, 2014). "A true 'hot property': Elliott Gould's 'Long Goodbye' apartment is for rent!". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Arnold Passes Action Hero Torch to The Rock". Associated Press. March 25, 2015.
^ "Arnold Schwarzenegger Salutes Action Royalty, Will Cameo In Sly's 'The Expendables'". theplaylist.net.
^ "That Time Arnold Schwarzenegger Did 'Tales From the Crypt'". July 30, 2015.
^ "Do You Remember? #64: Christmas In Connecticut (Directed By Arnold Schwarzenegger)". December 18, 2016.
^ "Arnold Schwarzenegger Named As The Face Of Lidl's DIY Brand". ESM Magazine. August 28, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ Bishop, Rollin (May 12, 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds Is Adding Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dutch". Comicbook.

General sources

"Arnold Schwarzenegger Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on November 23, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
"Arnold Schwarzenegger – Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
"Arnold Schwarzenegger Filmography". Tiscali. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.

"Aftermath on IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

External links

Arnold Schwarzenegger at IMDb

[EWBioTotalRecall-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.

[ExpendSlyCameo-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.

[BOXMOJO-4] "Arnold Schwarzenegger". August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

[TheNumbers-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] "Arnold Schwarzenegger Named As The Face Of Lidl's DIY Brand". ESM Magazine. August 28, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[clr-12] "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.

[13] 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.

[Return-14] Bishop, Rollin (May 12, 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds Is Adding Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dutch". Comicbook.

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