22-YEAR OLD ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER IN HIS ACTING DEBUT, HERCULES IN NEW YORK, 1969
HERCULES IN NEW YORK was produced on a budget of $300,000 and filmed entirely in New York City. Several scenes, including an elaborate chariot chase, were shot without permits. Before filming began, Schwarzenegger was living in Los Angeles, participating in bodybuilding competitions and - to make ends meet - running a bricklaying business with fellow bodybuilder Franco Columbu. All of Arnold's lines were dubbed by an uncredited voice actor.