Actor
Franco Columbu
Born 1941 · Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia
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.
Acting
The Terminator
Future Terminator · 1984
Predator
Medic (uncredited) · 1987
Tales from the Crypt
Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch") · 1989
Conan the Barbarian
Pictish Scout · 1982
The Running Man
911 Security Officer #2 · 1987
Pumping Iron
Self · 1977
Stay Hungry
Franco Orsini (uncredited) · 1976
Big Top Pee-wee
Otto the Strongman · 1988
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self - Mr. Olympia 1981 · 2002
Taken Alive
Enrico Costa · 1994
Rocky IV: The American Punch
Self · 2014
The Comeback
Self · 1980
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1961
The World's Strongest Man
Competitor · 1977
Rickles... On the Loose
Self · 1986
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
Self · 1980
Ancient Warriors
Aldo Paccione · 2003
Last Man Standing
Batty · 1987
Doublecross on Costa's Island
Enrico Costa · 1997
Beretta's Island
Franco "Beretta" Armando · 1994
Perduta
L'americano · 1991
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
Self · 1988
Desperate Crimes
Nerescu · 1993
Getting Physical
Himself · 1984