Roland Kickinger Movies
Vienna-born bodybuilder Roland Kickinger has been putting his sizeable physique to use as an actor since the late '90s, with small appearances in movies like Lethal Weapon 4. In 2000, he was cast as bodybuilder Chip Rommel on the comedy series Son of the Beach, which he stayed with for two seasons. He later starred as Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 2005 biographical TV movie See Arnold Run. After a number of other roles, like The Showman in 2008's Street Warrior, Kickinger followed in Schwarzenegger's footsteps once again, playing the infamous T-800 Terminator in Terminator Salvation. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
This made-for-cable biopic recounts the incredible career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who after a hardscrabble childhood in Austria came to America in the pursuit of the three goals: to be a champion bodybuilder, a popular film actor, and a mover and shaker in the world of politics. It goes without saying that he succeeds in all three endeavors -- spectacularly so -- and, as a bonus, enjoys a happy and enduring marriage to Maria Shriver, one of the many well-publicized offshoots of the influential Kennedy family (who, ironically, are Schwarzenegger's political polar opposites). The film parallels Schwarzenegger's dizzying campaign for the governor's office in California with his strenuous efforts to be chosen as "Mr. Olympia" some three decades earlier. Jürgen Prochnow stars as the Arnold Schwarzenegger of 2003, Roland Kickinger is seen as the younger Schwarzenegger, and Mariel Hemingway is cast as Maria Shriver. While the film doesn't really take sides, it is entertaining and good-humored enough to please both fans and detractors of Schwarzenegger alike. Based on the book by Nigel Andrews, See Arnold Run ran on the A&E Network on January 30, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jürgen Prochnow, Roland Kickinger, (more)
