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Franco Columbu
Acting

Franco Columbu
Homepage
https://francescocolumbu.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1941-08-07,Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia
Gender
Male
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

7.674

The Terminator
1984-10-26

6

The Comeback
1980-05-12

7.1

Pumping Iron
1977-01-18

5.7

Stay Hungry
1976-04-23

The Hustler of Muscle Beach

4.7

The Hustler of Muscle Beach
1980-05-16

Ancient Warriors

4.9

Ancient Warriors
2003-03-01

Beretta's Island

3.479

Beretta's Island
1994-05-05

Conan the Barbarian

6.807

Conan the Barbarian
1982-03-16

3

Perduta
1991-01-01

Desperate Crimes

3.2

Desperate Crimes
1993-11-24

Big Top Pee-wee

4.9

Big Top Pee-wee
1988-07-22

Getting Physical

2

Getting Physical
1984-03-20

6

Taken Alive
1994-05-12

Dreamland: The Land of Dreams

2.7

Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
2011-07-08

Rocky IV: The American Punch

6.4

Rocky IV: The American Punch
2014-10-11

Doublecross on Costa's Island

4.167

Doublecross on Costa's Island
1997-01-01

Rickles... On the Loose

0

Rickles... On the Loose
1986-08-23

1

One More Round
2015-06-02

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

7

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002-01-01

The Running Man

6.5

The Running Man
1987-11-13

Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild

4.7

Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1988-03-01

The Road To Olympia

0

The Road To Olympia
1984-11-14

5.9

Herakles
1962-01-01

7.5

Predator
1987-06-12

How To Become Rambo... Part One

0

How To Become Rambo... Part One
2018-11-13

Tales from the Crypt

7.9

Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10

The World's Strongest Man

0

The World's Strongest Man
1977-12-24

The Mike Douglas Show

5.4

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11