Franco Columbu
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 7, 1941
- Place of birth
- Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia
- Died
- August 30, 2019
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 with Franco Columbu
- The Terminator 1984 · ★ 7.7
- Predator 1987 · ★ 7.6
- The Running Man 1987 · ★ 6.5
- Conan the Barbarian 1982 · ★ 6.8
- Pumping Iron 1977 · ★ 7.2
- Big Top Pee-wee 1988 · ★ 5.0
- Stay Hungry 1976 · ★ 5.6
- Herakles 1962 · ★ 6.0
- Beretta's Island 1994 · ★ 3.5
- Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' 2002 · ★ 7.1
- Ancient Warriors 2003 · ★ 5.1
- Dreamland: The Land of Dreams 2011 · ★ 2.4
- Rocky IV: The American Punch 2014 · ★ 6.4
- Doublecross on Costa's Island 1997 · ★ 4.6
- Last Man Standing 1987 · ★ 5.0
- Desperate Crimes 1993 · ★ 4.3
- The Hustler of Muscle Beach 1980 · ★ 5.8
- Getting Physical 1984 · ★ 4.3
- One More Round 2015 · ★ 1.0
- Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild 1988 · ★ 4.7
- The Comeback 1980 · ★ 7.0
- Perduta 1991 · ★ 5.0
- Taken Alive 1994 · ★ 8.0
- Rickles... On the Loose 1986 · ★ 7.0
- The Road To Olympia 1984
- How To Become Rambo... Part One 2018
Movies directed by Franco Columbu
- Doublecross on Costa's Island 1997 · ★ 4.6