Franco Columbu
Born in Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia — Aug 07 1941• Died Aug 30 2019
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Biography
An Italian born former bodybuilder, actor and author. Despite his short statue at 5 ft 5 (165cm) he won Mr. Olympia bodybuilding in 1976 and 1981. During a competition in Munich in 1965, he met Arnold Schwarzenegger and the two of them got very close. After Arnolds relocation to USA, he brought Franco over not long after because he missed his best friend. It was a friendship that would last for 54 years til Franco'a death. Franco Columbo's would participate in several minor roles in movies after his US entry, acting along side Schwarzenegger in a few of…
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Franco Columbu's Credits
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The Terminator
Future Terminator
Tales from the Crypt
Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")
Predator
Medic (uncredited)
The Running Man
911 Security Officer #2
Conan the Barbarian
Pictish Scout
Eraser
Crew
End of Days
Crew
The World's Strongest Man
Competitor
Big Top Pee-wee
Otto the Strongman
Pumping Iron
Self
Stay Hungry
Franco Orsini (uncredited)
Beretta's Island
Franco "Beretta" Armando
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
Self
Ancient Warriors
Aldo Paccione
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
Self
Doublecross on Costa's Island
Enrico Costa
Last Man Standing
Batty
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
Herakles
Getting Physical
Himself
The Comeback
Self
Desperate Crimes
Nerescu
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
Taken Alive
Enrico Costa
The Road To Olympia
Self
One More Round
Franco Turelli
Rocky IV: The American Punch
Self
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
Frank
Perduta
L'americano
How To Become Rambo... Part One
Self