Williams had struggled for over a decade to establish herself after having been dethroned as Miss America after a nude photo scandal. The film was notable for kicking the acting career of Vanessa Williams into high gear. That means people who are testifying in potentially dangerous court cases who need to be hidden from public view. “Eraser” is an espionage thriller that casts Schwarzenegger as a federal agent who “erases” people.

Starring James Caan, Vanessa Williams, James Coburn. Our list includes the movies mentioned plus “True Lies,” “Kindergarten Cop,” “Twins” and more.ĭirector: Chuck Russell. Tour our photo gallery of his 15 greatest film performances, ranked worst to best. His years in political office would take him away from acting for a number of years but he started making films again once he left office.

His film career would come to a brief and surprising halt when the actor decided to run for governor of California and won. Schwarzenegger continued his career in films for many years doing both action films and branching out into comedy. A number of years later though he found his real niche in films as an action hero when he starred in the film “Conan, The Barbarian” and then his career was really kicked into high gear with his appearance in the surprise hit “The Terminator” which also established director James Cameron as a major filmmaker. For his supporting role in the film “Stay Hungry,” he earned a Golden Globe Award as Best Film Debut for a male actor. His second foray into films was more successful. His notoriety increased with the bodybuilding documentary “Pumping Iron” which made him a familiar face to American audiences. Due to his heavy accent his dialogue had to be dubbed by another actor. His first film was a low budget film called “Hercules in New York” for which he was mostly used for his physique. He became the face of the then new sport of bodybuilding and that brought him to the attention of the entertainment industry. He first came to international attention as a bodybuilder winning both the Mr. During the long career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, he has had an unusually varied group of job choices in sports, the entertainment industry and most recently in politics.

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