Franco Columbu
Acting
Born: 1941-08-07 in 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
The Terminator
Future Terminator
Predator
Medic (uncredited)
The Running Man
911 Security Officer #2
Conan the Barbarian
Pictish Scout
Tales from the Crypt
Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")
Pumping Iron
Self
Big Top Pee-wee
Otto the Strongman
Stay Hungry
Franco Orsini (uncredited)
Herakles
Beretta's Island
Franco "Beretta" Armando
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Ancient Warriors
Aldo Paccione
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
Frank
Rocky IV: The American Punch
Self
Doublecross on Costa's Island
Enrico Costa
Last Man Standing
Batty
Desperate Crimes
Nerescu
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
Self
Getting Physical
Himself
One More Round
Franco Turelli
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
Self
The Comeback
Self
Perduta
L'americano
Taken Alive
Enrico Costa
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
The World's Strongest Man
Competitor
The Road To Olympia
Self