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Bodybuilders in the Movies by Year

Title

Year

Bodybuilder
Star

Bodybuilder
Cast

Other Cast

Other Info


Sandow, the Modern Hercules (Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope)

1894

Eugene Sandow


Sandow

1896

Eugene Sandow


Mr Universe

1951

Buck Kartalian

Vince Edwards


Jail Bait

1954

Steve Reeves

Directed by Ed Wood


Athena

1954

Steve Reeves
Dick DuBois (as Richard Sabre)

Jane Powell
Debbie Reynolds


Labors of Hercules (Le Fatiche di Ercole)

1957

Steve Reeves


Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter

1957

Mickey Hargitay

Tony Randall
Jayne Mansfield


Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

1957

Mickey Hargitay

Walter Matthau


Goliath and the Barbarians (Il Terrore Dei Barbari)

1959

Steve Reeves


Hercules Unchained (Hercules and the Queen of Sheba) (Ercole e la regina di Lidia)

1959

Steve Reeves


Giant of Marathon (La Battaglia di Maratona)

1959

Steve Reeves


The White Warrior (Agi Murad il diavolo bianco)

1959

Steve Reeves


Thief of Bagdad (Il Ladro di Bagdad)

1960

Steve Reeves


Last Days of Pompeii (Gli Ultimi giorni di Pompei)

1960

Steve Reeves


Son of Samson (Maciste nella valle dei re)

1960

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)


Goliath and the Dragon (The Vendetta of Hercules) (La Vendetta di Ercole)

1960

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)

Broderick Crawford


Hercules and the Hydra (Gli Amori di Ercole)

1960

Mickey Hargitay

Jayne Mansfield


Duel of the Titans (Romolo e Remo)

1961

Steve Reeves

Gordon Scott


Morgan the Pirate (Morgan il pirata)

1961

Steve Reeves


Mole Men vs the Son of Hercules (Maciste, the Strongest Man in the World)(Maciste, l'uomo piy forte del mondo)

1961

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)

Paul Wynter


Atlas Against the Cyclops (Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi)

1961

Paul Wynter

Gordon Mitchell


Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis (Hercules and the Captive Women) (Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide)

1961

Reg Park


Hercules at the Center of the Earth (Ercole al centro della terra)

1961

Reg Park


The Avengers (The Last Glory of Troy) (La Leggenda di Enea)

1962

Steve Reeves


The Shortest Day (Il Giorno piu corto)

1962

Steve Reeves


The Trojan Horse (La Guerra di Troia)

1962

Steve Reeves


(Maciste, il gladiatore piy forte del mondo)

1962

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)


Three Stooges Meet Hercules

1962

Sam Burke

Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe DeRita


Sandokan the Great (Sandokan, la tigre di Mompracem)

1963

Steve Reeves


Son of Spartacus (Il Figlio di Spartacus)

1963

Steve Reeves


Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules (Maciste contro i mostri)

1963

Reg Lewis


Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (Maciste, the World's Greatest Hero) (Maciste, l'eroe piy grande del mondo)

1963

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)


Promises! Promises!

1963

Mickey Hargitay

Jayne Mansfield
Imogene Coca


Pirates of the Seven Seas (..of Malaysia) (I Pirati della Malesa)

1964

Steve Reeves


Muscle Beach Party

1964

Bob Seven
Larry Scott
Steve Merjanian
Chester Yorton
Dan Haggerty
Gene Shuey
Gordon Case

Frankie Avalon
Annette Funicello
Don Rickles


Brass Blottle

1964

Reg Lewis

Burl Ives
Barbara Eden


Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta)

1964

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)


Lion of Thebes (Leone di Tebe)

1964

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)


Kindar the Invulnerable (Kindar l'invulnerabile)

1964

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)


Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (Ercole contro i figli del sole )

1964

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)


Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (Terror of the Kirghiz ) (Ursus, il terrore dei kirghisi)

1964

Reg Park


Maciste nelle miniere di re Salomone

1964

Reg Park


Primitive Love (L'Amore primitivo)

1964

Mickey Hargitay

Jayne Mansfield


Stranger in Sacramento (Uno Straniero a sacramento)

1965

Mickey Hargitay


Bloody Pit of Horrors (Scarlet Executioner) (Il Boia scarlatto)

1965

Mickey Hargitay


Three Bullets for Ringo (3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo)

1965

Mickey Hargitay


Three on a Couch

1966

Dave Draper

Jerry Lewis
Janet Leigh


Walk, Don't Run

1966

Dave Draper

Carry Grant
Jim Hutton


La Vendetta dei gladiatori

1966

Mickey Hargitay


El Sheriff no dispara

1966

Mickey Hargitay


Sette Donne d'oro contro due 07

1966

Mickey Hargitay


Long Ride from Hell (Vivo per la tua morte)

1967

Steve Reeves

Written by Steve Reeves


Lord Love a Duck

1967

Dave Draper

Roddy McDowall
Tuesday Weld


Don't Make Waves

1967

Dave Draper
Chester Yorton
Reg Lewis

Tony Curtis
Sharon Tate


Las Vegas by Night (Spree)

1967

Mickey Hargitay

Vic Damone
Jayne Mansfield


Cjamango

1967

Mickey Hargitay


Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield

1968

Mickey Hargitay

Jayne Mansfield


Hercules in New York

1970

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Dennis Tinerino
Tony Carroll


Trog

1970

John Hamill

Joan Crawford


Lady Frankenstein (Daughter of Frankenstein) (Figlia di Frankenstein)

1971

Mickey Hargitay


The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant

1971

Ray Rutledge

Bruce Dern


Reincarnation of Isabel (Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento)

1972

Mickey Hargitay


Delirio Caldo

1972

Mickey Hargitay


Cool Million

1972

Mickey Hargitay

James Farentino


Melinda

1972

Earl Maynard


The Long Goodbye

1973

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Elliot Gould


World's Strongest Man

1973

Roger Callard


Shamus

1973

Chris Dickerson
Dennis Tinerino
Tony Carroll
Bob Kettle
Vinnie Reno

Burt Reynolds
Dyan Cannon


Black Belt Jones

1974

Earl Maynard


Truck Turner

1974

Earl Maynard

Isaac Hayes


Mandingo

1975

Earl Maynard

James Mason


Stay Hungry

1976

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Roger Callard
Ken Waller
Robby Robinson
Franco Columbu
Mike Katz

Jeff Bridges
Sally Fields


Pumping Iron

1977

Roger Callard
Franco Columbu
Ed Corney
Lou Ferrigno
Mike Katz
Serge Nubret
Robby Robinson
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ken Waller


Incredible Hulk

1977

Lou Ferrigno

Bill Bixby


The Deep

1977

Earl Maynard

Jacqueline Bisset
Nick Nolte


Sextette

1978

Reg Lewis
Kal Szkalak
Roger Callard
Richard Drasin
Danny Gable
Jim Morris

Mae West


The Villain

1979

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Kirk Douglas
Ann-Margret


Scavenger Hunt

1979

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Richard Benjamin


The Shark Hunter (Il Cacciatore di squali)

1979

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)


Circle of Iron

1979

Earl Maynard

David Carradine


The Hustler of Muscle Beach

1980

Franco Columbu
Frank Zane
Tim Kimber
Lisa Lyons

Veronica Hamel
Richard Hatch
Jack Carter


Jayne Mansfield Story

1980

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Loni Anderson


The Big Brawl

1980

Jeep Swenson

Jackie Chan


Maxwell Smart & The Nude Bomb

1980

Earl Maynard

Don Adams


Le Professionnel

1981

Serge Nubret

lots o french guys


(El Cazador de tiburones)

1981

Louis Degni (as Mark Forest)


Conan the Barbarian

1982

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Franco Columbu


The Beach Girls

1982

Roger Callard


Sword and the Sorcerer

1982

Earl Maynard

Lee Horsley


Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982

Jeff McBride

Ricardo Montalban


Seven Magnificent Gladiators

1983

Lou Ferrigno


Hercules

1983

Lou Ferrigno


D.C. Cab

1983

Peter Paul
David Paul


La Guerra del ferro - Ironmaster

1983

Sam Pasco


Max Dugan Returns

1983

John Corvello

Matthew Broderick


Jaws 3

1983

Harry Grant

Dennis Quaid


Terminator

1984

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Franco Columbu


Conan the Destroyer

1984

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sven Thorsen


Flamingo Kid

1984

Peter Paul
David Paul

Matt Dillion


Getting Physical

1984

Lisa Lyons
Franco Columbu


Adventures of Hercules

1985

Lou Ferrigno


Red Sonja

1985

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Commando

1985

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Pumping Iron II: The Women

1985

Kris Alexander
Lori Bowen
Lydia Cheng
Carla Dunlap
Bev Francis
Rachel McLish
Steve Michalik


Raw Deal

1986

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Vamp

1986

Lisa Lyons


Morning After

1986

Cory Everson

Jane Fonda


Pee Wee's Playhouse

1986

Rolando Rodriguez


Running Man

1987

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Franco Columbu
Jesse Ventura
Sven Thorsen


Predator

1987

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Jesse Ventura


The Barbarians

1987

Peter Paul
David Paul


Penitentiary III

1987

Raye Hollitt


Masters of the Universe

1987

Tony Carroll

Dolph Lundgren


Last Man Standing

1988

Franco Columbu


Big Top Pee-wee

1988

Franco Columbu

Paul Reubens


Red Heat

1988

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Roger Callard

James Belushi


Twins

1988

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Roger Callard
Tom Platz
Sven Thorsen

Danny DeVito


Desert Warrior

1988

Lou Ferrigno


Mr Universe

1988

Mickey Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay


UHF

1989

Roger Callard

Weird Al Yankovic


Sinbad of the Seven Seas

1989

Lou Ferrigno


Cage

1989

Lou Ferrigno


All's Fair

1989

Lou Ferrigno

George Segal


No Holds Barred

1989

Hulk Hogan

Jeep Swenson
Jesse Ventura


Ghost Writer

1989

Peter Paul
David Paul


Road Raiders

1989

Peter Paul
David Paul


Skin Deep

1989

Raye Hollitt


Cyborg

1989

Ralf Moeller

Jean-Claude Van Damme


Hunter

1989

Joe Bucci

Fred Dryer


Book of Love

1990

Tom Platz

lots of young kids, including Danny Nucci, Josie Bissett


Liberty & Bash

1990

Lou Ferrigno

Miles O'Keeffe


Think Big

1990

Peter Paul
David Paul


Total Recall

1990

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Kindergarten Cop

1990

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Terminator 2: Judgement Day

1991

Arnold Schwarzenegger


The Last Hour

1991

Raye Hollitt


Double Impact

1991

Cory Everson

Jean Claude Van Damme


Sneakers

1992

Roger Callard

Robert Redford
River Phoenix


Double Trouble

1992

Peter Paul
David Paul


Feed (doc)

1992

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Aces: Iron Eagle III

1992

Rachel McLish

Lou Gossett Jr


Univesal Soldier

1992

Ralf Moeller

Jean-Claude Van Damme


Desperate Crimes

1993

Franco Columbu

Denise Crosby


Geronimo: An American Legend

1993

Roger Callard

Gene Hackman
Robert Duval
Matt Damon


The Last Party (doc)

1993

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Dave

1993

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Kevin Kline
Sigourney Weaver


Last Action Hero

1993

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993

Raye Hollitt


The Best of the Best II

1993

Ralf Moeller

Eric Roberts


Carlito's Way

1993

Frank Sepe

Al Pacio


Red Sun Rising

1993

Ken Yasuda

Don Wilson


Beretta's Island

1994

Franco Columbu

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Written by Franco Columbu


Cage II

1994

Lou Ferrigno


Twin Sitters

1994

Peter Paul
David Paul


True Lies

1994

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Junior

1994

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Danny DeVito


Naturl Born Killers

1994

Cory Everson

Woody Harrelson


Taken Alive

1995

Franco Columbu

a lot of people I've never heard of, plus Frank Stallone


Nemesis III: Prey Harder

1995

Sue Price

Debbie Muggli
Sharon Bruneau
Melissa Coates
Ursula Sarcev


Nemesis 4: Death Angel

1995

Sue Price


Nemesis 2: Nebula

1995

Sue Price

Sharon Bruneau
Debbie Muggli


Cyborg 3: The Recycler

1995

Raye Hollitt


JAG

1995

Raye Hollitt


Felony

1995

Cory Everson

nobody I ever heard of


Ballistic

1995

Cory Everson

Marjean Holden


The Viking Sagas

1995

Ralf Moeller


Tornado Run

1995

Sharon Bruneau


Virtually Yours

1996

Roger Callard


Bulletproof

1996

Jeep Swenson

Damon Wayans
Adam Sandler


Jingle All the Way

1996

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Eraser

1996

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Day of the Warrior

1996

Raye Hollitt


Exit

1996

Joe Bucci

Shannon Whirry


8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

1997

Tom Platz

Joe Pesci


Who Killed Johnny Love

1997

Tom Platz


Batman & Robin

1997

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Jeep Swenson
Ralf Moeller
Christain Boeving

George Clooney


American Tiger

1997

Joe DeAngelis

Sam T Jones


The Fifth Element

1997

Eddie Ellwood

Bruce Willis


Doublecross on Costa's Island

1998

Franco Columbu

Frank Stalone


The Godson

1998

Lou Ferrigno

Rodney Dangerfield
Dom DeLuise


The Bad Pack

1998

Jeep Swenson
Ralf Moeller


End of Days

1999

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Luck of the Draw

2000

Roger Callard

Dennis Hopper


Ping!

2000

Lou Ferrigno

Judge Reinhold
Shirley Jones


The 6th Day

2000

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Gladiator

2000

Ralf Moeller

Russel Crowe


The Cell

2000

Kim Chizevsky

Jennifer Lopez


Ancient Warriors

2001

Franco Columbu


Ozzie

2001

Ralf Moeller

Spencer Breslin
Joan Collins


Cupid's Mistake

2001

Ken Yasuda

Everado Gil


Planet Of The Apes

2001

Quincy Taylor

Mark Wahlberg


From Heaven to Hell

2002

Lou Ferrigno

Adam West
Burt Ward


Collateral Damage

2002

Arnold Schwarzenegger


The Scorpion King

2002

Ralf Moeller

Dwayne Johnson


Terminator 3

2003

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Barbarian

2003

Mike O'Hearn

Martin Kove


Demons at the Door

2003

Bob Cicherillo


True Lies 2

2004

Arnold Schwarzenegger


No Pain, No Gain

2004

Gus Malliarodakis

Dennis Newman
Wondell LeFlore


Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

2004

Bob Cicherillo

Ben Stiller
Vince Vaughn


Around the World in 80 Days

2004

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Jackie Chan


Be Cool

2005

Daryl Jones
Quincy Taylor
Will Harris
Christopher Lewis

John Travolta

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