Franco Columbu
Acting • Born 1941-08-07 – Died 2019-08-30
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.
Filmography
29 credits
The Terminator
Movie • 1984
Future Terminator
The Comeback
Movie • 1980
Self
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
Movie • 1980
Self
Stay Hungry
Movie • 1976
Franco Orsini (uncredited)
Pumping Iron
Movie • 1977
Self
Ancient Warriors
Movie • 2003
Aldo Paccione
Beretta's Island
Movie • 1994
Franco "Beretta" Armando
Conan the Barbarian
Movie • 1982
Pictish Scout
Perduta
Movie • 1991
L'americano
Desperate Crimes
Movie • 1993
Nerescu
Big Top Pee-wee
Movie • 1988
Otto the Strongman
Getting Physical
Movie • 1984
Himself
Taken Alive
Movie • 1994
Enrico Costa
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
Movie • 2011
Frank
Rocky IV: The American Punch
Movie • 2014
Self
Doublecross on Costa's Island
Movie • 1997
Enrico Costa
Rickles... On the Loose
Movie • 1986
Self
One More Round
Movie • 2015
Franco Turelli
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Movie • 2002
Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
The Running Man
Movie • 1987
911 Security Officer #2
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
Movie • 1988
Self
The Road To Olympia
Movie • 1984
Self
Herakles
Movie • 1962
Predator
Movie • 1987
Medic (uncredited)
How To Become Rambo... Part One
Movie • 2018
Self
Last Man Standing
Movie • 1987
Batty
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")
The World's Strongest Man
TV • 1977
Competitor
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self