Arnold Schwarzenegger was an actor in action films.
Arnold Schwarzenegger . Schwarzenegger was nicknamed `` the Austrian Oak '' in his bodybuilding days , `` Arnie '' during his acting career , and `` The Governator '' ( a portmanteau of `` Governor '' and `` The Terminator '' ) during his political career . Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 American low fantasy adventure film directed and co-written by John Milius . Predator is a 1987 American science-fiction action film directed by John McTiernan . Terminator Genisys is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Alan Taylor and written by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier . The Terminator is a 1984 American science-fiction action film directed by James Cameron .