Franco Columbu
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 7, 1941
- Died
- August 30, 2019 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia
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
Movie · as Self
One More Round
Movie · as Franco Turelli
Rocky IV: The American Punch
Movie · as Self
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
Movie · as Frank
Ancient Warriors
Movie · as Aldo Paccione
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Movie · as Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
Doublecross on Costa's Island
Movie · as Enrico Costa
Beretta's Island
Movie · as Franco "Beretta" Armando
Taken Alive
Movie · as Enrico Costa
Desperate Crimes
Movie · as Nerescu
Perduta
Movie · as L'americano
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch") · 1 ep
Big Top Pee-wee
Movie · as Otto the Strongman
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
Movie · as Self
The Running Man
Movie · as 911 Security Officer #2
Predator
Movie · as Medic (uncredited)
Last Man Standing
Movie · as Batty
Rickles... On the Loose
Movie · as Self
The Terminator
Movie · as Future Terminator
Getting Physical
Movie · as Himself
The Road To Olympia
Movie · as Self
Conan the Barbarian
Movie · as Pictish Scout
The Comeback
Movie · as Self
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
Movie · as Self
Pumping Iron
Movie · as Self
The World's Strongest Man
TV · as Competitor · 1 ep
Stay Hungry
Movie · as Franco Orsini (uncredited)
Herakles
Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep