The stories wont prompt anyone to run out for acting lessons.
Among them: the time he bit a dead vulture.
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The incident happened during hisConan the Barbarianfilming.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerPhoto by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images
Schwarzenegger was pushed to do his own stunts because of the lack of suitable doubles.
Luckily, lifting weights became popular, and muscular stunt guys became available.
One other incident from his career stands out.
The former Governor of California said a swimming scene in the movieThe 6th Dayalmost caused him to drown.
OnSixth Day, I probably had my most dangerous stunt.
It was supposed to be simple, a scene where I am swimming.
But there was a cover on the pool.
Luckily, my stunt double Billy Lucas realized what was happening and came in to save me.
