Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 07, 1941
Died
Aug 30, 2019
Place of Birth
Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia
Credits
31 titles
Franco Columbu
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 vacation, and it was there he ultimately passed away at the age of 78.
Known For
Filmography
How To Become Rambo... Part One
Self
One More Round
Franco Turelli
Rocky IV: The American Punch
Self
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
Frank
Ancient Warriors
Aldo Paccione
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
End of Days
Utility Stunts
Doublecross on Costa's Island
Enrico Costa
Eraser
Stunts
Taken Alive
Enrico Costa
Beretta's Island
Franco "Beretta" Armando
Desperate Crimes
Nerescu
Perduta
L'americano
Tales from the Crypt
Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")
Big Top Pee-wee
Otto the Strongman
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
Self
The Running Man
911 Security Officer #2
Last Man Standing
Batty
Predator
Medic (uncredited)
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
The Road To Olympia
Self
The Terminator
Future Terminator
Getting Physical
Himself
Conan the Barbarian
Pictish Scout
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
Self
The Comeback
Self
The World's Strongest Man
Competitor
Pumping Iron
Self
Stay Hungry
Franco Orsini (uncredited)
Herakles
The Mike Douglas Show
Self