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Director
Franco Columbu
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 35710
IMDb ID: nm0173372
Known for: Acting
Born: August 7, 1941
Died: August 30, 2019
Age: 78
Place of birth: Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2015
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q521172
Also known as
Francesco Columbu
Frequent jobs
Producer (2)Author (1)Stunts (1)Technical Advisor (1)Utility Stunts (1)Writer (1)
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.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Franco Columbu.
as Future Terminator
The Terminator
1984 • Movie
as Medic (uncredited)
Predator
1987 • Movie
as Self
Pumping Iron
1977 • Movie
as Pictish Scout
Conan the Barbarian
1982 • Movie
as 911 Security Officer #2
The Running Man
1987 • Movie
Utility Stunts
End of Days
1999 • Movie
Stunts
Eraser
1996 • Movie
as Franco Orsini (uncredited)
Stay Hungry
1976 • Movie
as Otto the Strongman
Big Top Pee-wee
1988 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Franco Columbu.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Franco Columbu.
as Future Terminator
The Terminator
1984 • Movie
as Medic (uncredited)
Predator
1987 • Movie
as Pictish Scout
Conan the Barbarian
1982 • Movie
as 911 Security Officer #2
The Running Man
1987 • Movie
Stunts
Eraser
1996 • Movie
Utility Stunts
End of Days
1999 • Movie
as Franco Orsini (uncredited)
Stay Hungry
1976 • Movie
as Batty
Last Man Standing
1987 • Movie
as Self
Pumping Iron
1977 • Movie
as Otto the Strongman
Big Top Pee-wee
1988 • Movie
Writer
Taken Alive
1994 • Movie
Technical Advisor
Getting Physical
1984 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Franco Columbu.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Franco Columbu.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Franco Columbu.
as Franco Turelli
One More Round
2015 • Movie
as Self
Rocky IV: The American Punch
2014 • Movie
as Frank
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
2011 • Movie
as Aldo Paccione
Ancient Warriors
2003 • Movie
as Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002 • Movie
as Enrico Costa
Doublecross on Costa's Island
1997 • Movie
as Enrico Costa
Taken Alive
1994 • Movie
as Franco "Beretta" Armando
Beretta's Island
1994 • Movie
as Nerescu
Desperate Crimes
1993 • Movie
as L'americano
Perduta
1991 • Movie
as Otto the Strongman
Big Top Pee-wee
1988 • Movie
as Self
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1988 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Franco Columbu.