Franco Columbu
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Terminator
as Future Terminator 1984
Predator
as Medic (uncredited) 1987
Conan the Barbarian
as Pictish Scout 1982
The Running Man
as 911 Security Officer #2 1987
Pumping Iron
as Self 1977
Big Top Pee-wee
as Otto the Strongman 1988
Stay Hungry
as Franco Orsini (uncredited) 1976
Herakles
1962
Beretta's Island
as Franco "Beretta" Armando 1994
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self - Mr. Olympia 1981 2002
Ancient Warriors
as Aldo Paccione 2003
Rocky IV: The American Punch
as Self 2014
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
as Frank 2011
Doublecross on Costa's Island
as Enrico Costa 1997
Desperate Crimes
as Nerescu 1993
Last Man Standing
as Batty 1987
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
as Self 1980