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Franco Columbu

Franco Columbu
  • Name: Franco Columbu
  • Birthday: 1941-08-07
  • Also known as: Francesco Columbu
  • Place of birth: Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia
  • Popularity: 6.692
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 his motion pictures. Although he held a US residence and lived there since the 1970's, Columbu would often travel back home to Sardinia on... Read More

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Title Release date
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons   as  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2024-04-23
One More Round   as  Franco Turelli 2015-06-02
Rocky IV: The American Punch   as  Self 2014-10-11
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams   as  Frank 2011-07-08
Ancient Warriors   as  Aldo Paccione 2003-03-01
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'   as  Self - Mr. Olympia 1981 2002-01-01
Doublecross on Costa's Island   as  Enrico Costa 1997-01-01
Taken Alive   as  Enrico Costa 1994-05-12
Beretta's Island   as  Franco Armando Beretta 1994-05-05
Desperate Crimes   as  Nerescu 1993-11-24
Perduta   as  L'americano 1991-01-01
Big Top Pee-wee   as  Otto the Strongman 1988-07-22
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild   as  Self 1988-03-01
The Running Man   as  911 Security Officer #2 1987-11-13
Predator   as  Medic (uncredited) 1987-06-12
Rickles... On the Loose   as  Self 1986-08-23
The Road To Olympia   as  Self 1984-11-14
The Terminator   as  Future Terminator 1984-10-26
Getting Physical   as  Himself 1984-03-20
Conan the Barbarian   as  Pictish Scout 1982-04-02
The Hustler of Muscle Beach   as  Self 1980-05-16
The Comeback   as  Self 1980-05-12
Pumping Iron   as  Self 1977-01-18
Stay Hungry   as  Franco Orsini (uncredited) 1976-04-23
Herakles 1962-01-01