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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (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…
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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (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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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Filmography
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The Man with the Bag
as Santa
Instadocs: AI Gone Wild
as Terminator (archive footage)
Nobody Here: The Story of Vaporwave
as Self (archive footage)
Taming the Beast
as Self
No Poster
The Hollywood Rabbi
as Himself
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
as The Terminator (archive footage)
Dolph: Unbreakable
as Self
Untold: The Liver King
as Self (archive footage)
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
as Self
Sly
as Self
KURZ
as Self
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
as Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
as Self
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
as Self (archive footage)
Total Recall(ed)
as Self
Stallone: Frank, That Is
as Self
I Am Greta
as Self
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self
Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Art of Bodybuilding
as Self
Bruno Sammartino
as Self
Terminator: Dark Fate
as T-800 / Carl
The Game Changers
as Self
A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian
as Self (archive footage)
Iron Mask
as James Hook
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
as Self
LA DA Story
as Self (archive footage)
Wonders of the Sea
as Narrator (voice)
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
as Self
Conor McGregor: Notorious
as Self
Born Strong
as Self
Workers Con
as Self - Former CA Governor (archive footage)
Killing Gunther
as Robert "Gunther" Bendik
Generation Iron 2
as Self
Aftermath
as Roman Melnyk
I Am Not Your Negro
as Self (archive footage)
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
as Self
No Poster
Arnie's 50 Greatest Ever Stunts
as Self - Presenter
Bill Nye's Global Meltdown
as Self
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Guide to Blowing Sh*T Up
as Arnold Schwarzenegger
Dare2Dream: The Flex Wheeler Story
as Self
Eddie: Strongman
as Self
Terminator Genisys
as Guardian / The Terminator
Maggie
as Wade Vogel
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Self (archive footage)
Anything Is Possible
as (voice)
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
as Self
The Making of The Expendables 3
as Self
The Expendables 3
as Trench
Strong-Thing
as Strong-Thing
Sabotage
as John "Breacher" Wharton
Escape Plan
as Emil Rottmayer
Generation Iron
as Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
as Self
Milius
as Self
The Last Stand
as Sheriff Ray Owens
Arnold's Blueprint
as Self
The Expendables 2
as Trench
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
as Self (archive footage)
Revenge of the Electric Car
as Self
Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
as Self
Gerrymandering
as Self
The Expendables
as Trench (uncredited)
Right America: Feeling Wronged
as Self
Bigger Stronger Faster*
as Self
Ultimate Reality
as (archive footage)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
as Self
Global Warming: Our Searing Earth
as Self
...So Goes the Nation
as Self (archive footage)
Running with Arnold
as Self
Arnold: Made in Britain
as Self (archive footage)
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
as Self (archive footage)
Al Franken: God Spoke
as Self
The Kid & I
as Arnold
Pursuit of Equality
as Self
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
as Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Bio.
as Self
Manolito Espinberg: une vie de cinéma
as Conan (archive footage) (uncredited)
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
as Self (archive)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Prince Hapi
How Arnold Won the West
A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins
as Self (archive)
Christmas from Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
WEAKEND
as Adam Gibson (Archive)
The Rundown
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
as The Terminator
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains
as Self - Host
Iron and Beyond
as Self (uncredited)
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
as Self
Collateral Damage
as Gordy Brewer
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self
Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - Actor
Dr. Dolittle 2
as White Wolf (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
as Self
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
as Self
Imagining 'Total Recall'
as Self
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
as Self
The 6th Day
as Adam Gibson
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
as Self
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as Self
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
as Self (archive footage)
End of Days
as Jericho Cane
No Poster
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
as Self
No Poster
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
as Self
Junket Whore
as Self
No Poster
Sauna Report Germany - The Naked Joy of Sweating
as Self (archive footage)
Batman & Robin
as Mr. Freeze / Dr. Victor Fries
Jingle All the Way
as Howard Langston
Eraser
as Eraser
Terminator: Battle Across Time
as The Terminator
No Poster
Cigars!: The New Rage!
as Self
A Century of Science Fiction
as Self
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Presenter
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Junior
as Dr. Alex Hesse
True Lies
as Harry
Beretta's Island
as Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited)
A Century of Cinema
as Self
Arnold: The Man Behind the Muscle
as Self (archive footage)
Last Action Hero
as Jack Slater / Self
Dave
as Arnold Schwarzenegger
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
as Self
No Poster
Lincoln
as John G. Nicolay (voice)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck (uncredited)
Feed
as Self
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
as Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
as Self
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
as The Terminator
Schwarzenegger's Superstars of Muscle
as Self
Kindergarten Cop
as Kimble
Total Recall
as Quaid
Twins
as Julius Benedict
Red Heat
as Ivan Danko
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
as Self
The Running Man
as Ben Richards
Predator
as Major Alan 'Dutch' Schaefer
Superstars and their Moms
as Self
Raw Deal
as Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner
Commando
as John Matrix
Red Sonja
as Kalidor
The Making of the Terminator
as Self
The Terminator
as Terminator
Conan the Destroyer
as Conan
The Making of 'Superman II'
as Self
Return Engagement
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
Party in Rio
as Self - Host
Body by Garret
as Self
Conan the Barbarian
as Conan
The Jayne Mansfield Story
as Mickey Hargitay
The Comeback
as Self
The Power of the Market
as Self
Scavenger Hunt
as Lars
The Villain
as Handsome Stranger
Playboy's Playmate Party
This Is America
as Bodybuilder at Gold's Gym (uncredited)
Pumping Iron
as Self
Stay Hungry
as Joe Santo
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
as Rico
The Long Goodbye
as Hood in Augustine's Office (uncredited)
Hercules in New York
as Hercules
Kung Fury 2
as The President
No Poster
The Kellys
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
as Self
No Poster
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
as Self
No Poster
Breakout
as Terry Reynolds
No Poster
The Original Action Hero
as Self
No Poster
King Conan
as Conan