Hollywood fame and a hard life: what was the fate of the actors of "Terminator"

The first part of "Terminator" was released in 1984. The film has become one of the most successful science fiction films in the history of world cinema. The cult action movie was not only a brilliant start for Titanic director James Cameron, but also the beginning of the dizzying acting career of bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger. Almost all the actors who starred in The Terminator have built a successful career in Hollywood, which cannot be said about their personal happiness.

After the release of "Terminator", the box office totaled $ 78.3 million (about 5.5 billion rubles). The franchise also raised tens of billions of dollars when numerous sequels, video games and TV shows based on the plot of the action movie began to be released.

All the actors who played in the legendary film became famous. Many of them managed to build a successful career, but fate was not very favorable to some of them. Severe divorces, tragic deaths and even suicides: this is how the life of the stars of the first part of "Terminator" turned out.

The winner of the title "Mr. Universe" played the main role in the film. Handsome at that time was already known in the bodybuilding world as the youngest champion of "Mr. Olympia". He won this title at the age of 23, and then seven more times. Nevertheless, it was the role in The Terminator that brought him worldwide acting fame.

Since then, Schwarzenegger has starred in the most successful Hollywood action films, including "Running Man" (1987), "Predator" (1987) and "Remember Everything" (1990). In addition, he played the iconic role of cyborg several more times in the sequels "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991) and "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003).

In 2003, the actor's life changed dramatically. He became governor of California and held a high public office until 2011.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's personal life was not so stormy. In 1977, he met journalist Maria Shriver— the niece of former US President John F. Kennedy. The couple married in 1986. The couple had four children - Catherine, Christina, Patrick and Christopher.

Arnold and Maria divorced after 25 years of marriage. His wife left Schwarzenegger after she found out that one of their housekeepers, Patricia Baena, had given birth to his child. The actor helped a boy named Joseph and bought him a house in California.

The divorce officially ended in 2017, but the scandals around it continued for a long time. Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen said that she had an affair with Schwarzenegger. He got involved on the set of the movie "Red Sonya" (1985), when the Terminator had just started a relationship with his future wife Maria. Arnold confirmed this information and said he was sorry for the pain caused to the family.

Since 2015, Schwarzenegger has been dating physiotherapist Heather Milligan. The chosen one is 27 years younger than him.

Michael played Sergeant Kyle Reese, appearing in the same role in the sequel. He almost missed the chance to star in "Terminator" because of the southern accent, but was able to convince the producers that he could handle it.

The actor appeared in several action films directed by James Cameron. For his role in "Strangers" (1986), he received the title of best actor in a science fiction film.

Bean has been married three times and has five sons. Together with his current wife, actress Jennifer Blank, he shot the horror film "Victim" in 2011.

Linda Hamilton is best known for her role as Sarah Connor in the Terminator film series. She starred in the horror film "Children of Corn" (1984) and in the adventure film "Dante's Peak" (1997).

The Hollywood actress was twice nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her role as Catherine in the TV series Beauty and the Beast.

After Linda's first marriage broke up in 1989, she married The Terminator director James Cameron. In 1993, their daughter Josephine was born. However, the star couple divorced in 1999. The amount of settlement of the situation amounted to $ 50 million (about 3.5 billion rubles).

The actress said that she suffers from bipolar disorder. Because of this, she often has sudden mood swings and even had thoughts of suicide. Linda says her marriages may have been falling apart due to illness. She was undergoing medication and psychotherapy.

Another trouble happened to Linda Hamilton during the filming of the second part of The Terminator. Schwarzenegger fired his gun in the elevator and stunned her as she took out the earplugs. Since then, the actress has been suffering from partial hearing loss.

Earl Boehner is best known for his role as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in Terminator. He is the only actor, except Schwarzenegger, who appeared in three parts of the film.

Boehner voiced characters in the children's films "Big Red Dog Clifford", "Kim Five-Plus" and in the computer game World of Warcraft.

In 1970, Earl married actress Carole Kean. Unfortunately, she died of cancer at the age of 58.

Paul played police officer Ed Trexler, who tried to protect Sarah from the Terminator. Even before filming in the cult action movie, he appeared in the Great Depression film "Sounder" (1972) and was nominated for an Emmy for the role of Martin Luther King in the television series "King" (1978).

The actor also played in the movie "Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan" (1982). In 1995, he finally won an Emmy Award for his role in the TV series "Outpost of Fencers".

Winfield was homosexual, but hid it from the general public. He lived with his partner Charles Gillan for 30 years until his death from bone cancer in 2002. The actor died two years later from a heart attack on the background of obesity and diabetes. He was 64 years old.

When James Cameron wrote the script for Terminator, he originally cast Lance Henriksen in the lead role, but Schwarzenegger got it. Henriksen also played Officer Vukovich. The actor actually served in the US Navy in the 1950s.

After filming in the Terminator, Henriksen continued to appear in James Cameron's films - "Aliens" (1986), "Alien 3" (1992) and "Alien vs Predator" (2004).

The actor was married three times. He had four children, one of whom died.

Bess Motta played Linda Hamilton's roommate Ginger. Despite the fact that she appeared in several more films, teletraining brought her popularity. She starred in the Canadian program "20 minutes of training" in 1983 - 1984.

The hot fitonyashka was called the "queen of aerobics of the 80s". She became a fitness guru after returning from the UK overweight.

Nevertheless, Bess Motta still occasionally returns to acting. In the past, the beauty often attended the Comic-Con festival.

Rossovich played Ginger's boyfriend, who is killed by the Terminator along with her. He became famous for his roles in the film "The Best Shooter" (1986) and many others, including romantic comedies and military action films.

The actor is married to Eva Rossovich. The couple married in 1985 and had two children.

There are many interesting facts connected with the Terminator. The history of creation, interesting moments of filming and incidents on the set will surprise fans.