Arnold Schwarzenegger

$368,400

Starting as a muscle bound Mr Olympia and ending as The Governator of California - Austrian born Arnie has had an interesting career. Starring as a robot in The Terminator series - a role that complemented his wooden acting style - he became a bona fide box-office draw, and also established his trademark of coining repeatable catchphrases in his films: "I'll be back," in Terminator, "Consider this a divorce," in Total Recall (1990), and so on. He tried his hand at comedy with Twins and Kindergarten Cop - both movies that should be allowed a quiet and peaceful death. Seems to have hung up his acting hat in favour of a political one - but still a good choice for an action movie.