Cast
Franco Columbu
Acting
Cast
Franco Columbu
Known for
Acting
Born
1941-08-07
From
Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia
Died
2019-08-30
Also known as Francesco 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.
The Terminator
as Future Terminator
Predator
as Medic (uncredited)
Conan the Barbarian
as Pictish Scout
The Running Man
as 911 Security Officer #2
Stay Hungry
as Franco Orsini (uncredited)
Ancient Warriors
as Aldo Paccione
Pumping Iron
as Self
Taken Alive
as Enrico Costa
Big Top Pee-wee
as Otto the Strongman
Beretta's Island
as Franco "Beretta" Armando
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
Desperate Crimes
as Nerescu
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
as Self
The Comeback
as Self
Last Man Standing
as Batty
Getting Physical
as Himself
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
as Self
Herakles
Rickles... On the Loose
as Self
Rocky IV: The American Punch
as Self
Doublecross on Costa's Island
as Enrico Costa
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
as Frank
One More Round
as Franco Turelli
Perduta
as L'americano
The Road To Olympia
as Self
How To Become Rambo... Part One
as Self