Franco Columbu

Franco Columbu

Birthday: 1941-08-07

Deathday: 2019-08-30

Place of birth: Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia

Also known as: Francesco Columbu

imdb_id: nm0173372

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.

Played in movies:

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

Score: 9.3

The Terminator

Score: 7.7

Predator

Score: 7.5

Pumping Iron

Score: 7.1

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Score: 7.1

Conan the Barbarian

Score: 6.8

The Running Man

Score: 6.5

Rocky IV: The American Punch

Score: 6.4

Taken Alive

Score: 6.0

The Comeback

Score: 6.0

Herakles

Score: 5.9

Stay Hungry

Score: 5.7

Big Top Pee-wee

Score: 4.9

Ancient Warriors

Score: 4.9

Doublecross on Costa's Island

Score: 4.8

Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild

Score: 4.7

The Hustler of Muscle Beach

Score: 4.7

Beretta's Island

Score: 3.7

Desperate Crimes

Score: 3.5

Perduta

Score: 3.0

Dreamland: The Land of Dreams

Score: 2.7

Getting Physical

Score: 2.0

One More Round

Score: 1.0

The Road To Olympia

Score: 0.0

Rickles... On the Loose

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Tales from the Crypt

Score: 8.0

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

The World's Strongest Man

Score: 0.0