Most Americans got their first glimpse of this soon-to-be action star in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron 76'. Although his thick accent and limited acting experience hindered him in his early 1980s acting roles in Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator, a string of successful action films including Commando, Predator, Total Recall and True Lies made him one of the most popular movie stars in the world.

Credits include: Iron Eagle III: Aces, Pumping Iron II: The Women, Ravenhawk and Muscle Beach Then and Now

Credits include: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Jail Bait, Hercules, Hercules Unchained and Giant of Marathon

Credits include: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, Bloody Pit of Horror, Lady Frankenstein, The Loves of Hercules and Delirium

Credits include: Conan the Barbarian, Pumping Iron, Big Top Pee-wee and Beretta's Island

Credits include: Double Impact, Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, Ballistic and Muscle Beach Then and Now

Credits include: The Ladies Man, Repossessed, The Year Without a Santa Claus, The Jack LaLanne Show and Muscle Beach Then and Now

Credits include: Muscle Beach Then and Now

Credits include: Muscle Beach Then and Now

Credits include: Muscle Beach Then and Now

Credits include: Muscle Beach Then and Now

Credits include: Muscle Beach Then and Now