The Best Action Heroes of the 1980s, Where Are They Now?

5. Arnold Schwarzenegger

We all know Ah-nold’s story because the man hasn’t stopped being famous since he hacked James Earl Jones head off in Conan the Barbarian (which still totally holds up, by the way). In the eighties, the muscle bound behemoth won over audiences playing a string of stoic, infallibly macho heroes and villains alike. In the ’90s, he stayed relevant by turning that image on its ear. In the oughts, he did something with boring politics or something (and he cheated on his wife a lot). These days, Schwarzenegger is trying to revive his movie career by trading on the roles that made him famous thirty years ago. Get excited for Triplets, co-starring Eddie Murphy and Danny DeVito. Sigh.