Franco Columbu
Known for: Acting
Born: August 7, 1941
Died: August 30, 2019
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…
Known for
Ancient Warriors
2003
Beretta's Island
1994
Taken Alive
1994
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
2011
Doublecross on Costa's Island
1997
How To Become Rambo... Part One
2018
Rickles... On the Loose
1986
One More Round
2015
Herakles
1962
Rocky IV: The American Punch
2014
Perduta
1991
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002
The Road To Olympia
1984
Pumping Iron
1977
Desperate Crimes
1993
Getting Physical
1984
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
1980
Last Man Standing
1987
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1988
The Terminator
1984
Conan the Barbarian
1982
The Comeback
1980
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
Predator
1987
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The World's Strongest Man
1977
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Stay Hungry
1976
The Running Man
1987