Franco 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.

Most Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Terminator

as Future Terminator

Tales from the Crypt

as Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")

Predator

as Medic (uncredited)

Conan the Barbarian

as Pictish Scout

The Running Man

as 911 Security Officer #2

Taken Alive

as Enrico Costa

The World's Strongest Man

as Competitor

Big Top Pee-wee

as Otto the Strongman

Stay Hungry

as Franco Orsini (uncredited)

Pumping Iron

as Self

Beretta's Island

as Franco "Beretta" Armando

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

as Self - Mr. Olympia 1981

The Hustler of Muscle Beach

as Self

Doublecross on Costa's Island

as Enrico Costa

Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild

as Self

Last Man Standing

as Batty

Ancient Warriors

as Aldo Paccione

Desperate Crimes

as Nerescu

One More Round

as Franco Turelli