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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
Arnold Schwarzenegger biography
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947), born on 30 July 1947 in Thal.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's screen career began in 1970 with Hercules in New York, playing Hercules.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has appeared in 89 films and 14 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Predator: Killer of Killers (2025), Mortal Kombat 1 (2025), Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (2025).
Honours include Grand Gold Decoration of Styria, Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year , Actor.
Coming up next: The Man with the Bag (2026), Kung Fury 2, The Kellys.
- Born
- 30 July 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Thal
- Work
- Actor, Politician, Film producer, Film actor, Entrepreneur
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Awards
- Grand Gold Decoration of Styria
- Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year , Actor
- MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
- WWE Hall of Fame
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography
92 films and 14 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kellys | TBA | Filming | ||
| Kung Fury 2 | "The President" | Completed | ||
| 2026 | The Man with the Bag | Santa Claus | Post-production | |
| 2025 | Predator: Killer of Killers | Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer | Cameo; likeness only | |
| 2025 | Mortal Kombat 1 | Conan the Barbarian | Playable DLC character; Likeness only | |
| 2025 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | The Terminator | Likeness only | |
| 2024 | Agent State Farm | Agent State Farm/Himself | ||
| 2022 | Call of Duty: Vanguard | The Terminator | Likeness only | |
| 2022 | BMW: Zeus & Hera | Thunder Zeus | ||
| 2020 | Predator: Hunting Grounds | Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Terminator: Dark Fate | T-800 / Carl | ||
| 2019 | Viy 2: Journey to China | Captain James Hook | Also executive producer | |
| 2019 | Mortal Kombat 11 | The Terminator | Playable DLC character; Likeness only | |
| 2017 | Killing Gunther | Robert "Gunther" Bendik | Also executive producer | |
| 2017 | Born Strong | English | ||
| 2017 | Aftermath | Roman Melnyk | Also producer | |
| 2017 | Kain's Quest | Episode: "The Terminator"; uncredited | ||
| 2016 | I Am Not Your Negro | English | ||
| 2015 | Terminator Genisys | Terminator / Guardian | ||
| 2015 | Maggie | Wade Vogel | Also producer | |
| 2015 | WWE 2K16 - Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator Commercial | The Terminator | ||
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Trent "Trench" Mauser | ||
| 2014 | Sabotage | Agent John "Breacher" Wharton | ||
| 2013 | Generation Iron | English | ||
| 2013 | Escape Plan | Emil Rottmayer / Victor X. Mannheim |
Show all 92 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Last Stand | Sheriff Ray Owens | ||
| 2013 | Milius | English | ||
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 | Trent "Trench" Mauser | ||
| 2011 | Revenge of the Electric Car | English | ||
| 2011 | Reagan | English | ||
| 2010 | The Expendables | Trent "Trench" Mauser | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2010 | My Name Is Khan | English | ||
| 2010 | Nuclear Tipping Point | English | ||
| 2010 | Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | English | ||
| 2010 | Gerrymandering | English | ||
| 2010 | Dreamland: La terra dei sogni | Italian | ||
| 2009 | Capitalism: A Love Story | Russian | ||
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | The Terminator | Likeness only | |
| 2008 | The Burning Season | English | ||
| 2008 | Bigger, Stronger, Faster* | English | ||
| 2008 | Being W | English | ||
| 2007 | The 11th Hour | English | ||
| 2007 | Darfur Now | English | ||
| 2006 | Al Franken: God Spoke | English | ||
| 2005 | The Kid & I | English | ||
| 2005 | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room | English | ||
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Prince Hapi | ||
| 2004 | How Arnold Won the West | |||
| 2003 | The Rundown | Bar Patron | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | The Terminator | ||
| 2003 | Terminator 3: War of the Machines | The Terminator | ||
| 2003 | Terminator 3: The Redemption | The Terminator | ||
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | Captain Gordon "Gordy" Brewer | ||
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Arctic Wolf (voice) | Uncredited | |
| 2000 | The 6th Day | Adam Gibson / Adam Gibson Clone | Also producer | |
| 2000 | Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' | |||
| 1999 | End of Days | Detective Jericho Cane | ||
| 1998 | Junket Whore | English | ||
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze | ||
| 1997 | Stand Tall | English | ||
| 1996 | Jingle All the Way | Howard Langston | ||
| 1996 | Eraser | U.S. Marshal John "Eraser" Kruger | ||
| 1996 | Terminator 2 3D: Battle Across Time Commercial | The Terminator | ||
| 1996 | T2-3D: Battle Across Time | The Terminator | Theme park attraction | |
| 1994 | True Lies | Agent Harry Tasker / Harry Rehnquist | ||
| 1994 | Junior | Dr. Alexander "Alex" Hesse | ||
| 1994 | Beretta's Island | English | ||
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | English | ||
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Detective Jack Slater / Himself / Hamlet | Also executive producer | |
| 1993 | The Last Party | English | ||
| 1993 | Dave | English | ||
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | The Terminator | ||
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | LAPD Detective John Kimble | ||
| 1990 | Total Recall | Douglas "Doug" Quaid / Agent Carl Hauser | ||
| 1988 | Twins | Julius Benedict | ||
| 1988 | Red Heat | Captain Ivan Danko | ||
| 1987 | The Running Man | Captain Benjamin Stuart "Ben" Richards | ||
| 1987 | Predator | Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer | ||
| 1986 | Raw Deal | Sheriff Mark Kaminsky / Joseph P. Brenner | ||
| 1985 | Red Sonja | Lord Kalidor | ||
| 1985 | Commando | Colonel John Matrix | ||
| 1984 | The Terminator | The Terminator | ||
| 1984 | Conan the Destroyer | Conan | ||
| 1982 | Conan the Barbarian | Conan | ||
| 1980 | The Comeback | English | ||
| 1979 | The Villain | "Handsome Stranger" | ||
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt | Lars | ||
| 1977 | Pumping Iron | English | ||
| 1977 | This Is America | English | ||
| 1976 | Stay Hungry | Joe Santo | ||
| 1973 | The Long Goodbye | Hood in Augustine's Office | Uncredited | |
| 1970 | Hercules in New York | Hercules | Credited as Arnold Strong "Mr. Universe" |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Secret Level | King Aelstrom (voice) | Episode: "New World: The Once and Future King" | |
| 2023 | FUBAR | Luke Brunner | 16 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2022 | Little Demon | Game Show Host (voice) | Episode: "Everybody's Dying for the Weekend" | |
| 2021 | Superhero Kindergarten | Arnold Armstrong / Captain Fantastic (voice) | 26 episodes; 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 | |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kids | Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 1992 | Lincoln | John George Nicolay (voice) | Television film | |
| 1992 | Christmas in Connecticut | Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck | Television film; uncredited cameo; also director | |
| 1990 | Tales from the Crypt | X-Con / Himself | Episode: "The Switch"; uncredited cameo; also director | |
| 1980 | The Jayne Mansfield Story | Mickey Hargitay | 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" | |
| 1974 | Happy Anniversary and Goodbye | Rico | Television film |