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Franco Columbu

Acting Born Aug 7, 1941 Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
Film

Predator

as Medic (uncredited)
Film

The Terminator

as Future Terminator

Full filmography

  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Predator (1987) as Medic (uncredited)
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")
  • The Terminator (1984) as Future Terminator
  • The Running Man (1987) as 911 Security Officer #2
  • Conan the Barbarian (1982) as Pictish Scout
  • The World's Strongest Man (1977) as Competitor
  • Stay Hungry (1976) as Franco Orsini (uncredited)
  • Big Top Pee-wee (1988) as Otto the Strongman
  • Pumping Iron (1977) as Self
  • Beretta's Island (1994) as Franco "Beretta" Armando
  • Taken Alive (1994) as Enrico Costa
  • Getting Physical (1984) as Himself
  • The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980) as Self
  • Ancient Warriors (2003) as Aldo Paccione
  • Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' (2002) as Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
  • Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild (1988) as Self
  • Doublecross on Costa's Island (1997) as Enrico Costa
  • Rocky IV: The American Punch (2014) as Self
  • Desperate Crimes (1993) as Nerescu
  • Last Man Standing (1987) as Batty
  • The Comeback (1980) as Self
  • Rickles... On the Loose (1986) as Self
  • Herakles (1962)