Cast & creator
Franco Columbu
Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, Tales from the Crypt, The Terminator
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.
Also known as: Francesco Columbu
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film credits
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television credits
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1961–2018 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (40)
Showing 40 of 40 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Tales from the Crypt
Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")
1989
The Terminator
Future Terminator
1984
Predator
Medic (uncredited)
1987
End of Days
Utility Stunts
1999
Conan the Barbarian
Pictish Scout
1982
The Running Man
911 Security Officer #2
1987
The World's Strongest Man
Competitor
1977
Eraser
Stunts
1996
Big Top Pee-wee
Otto the Strongman
1988
Stay Hungry
Franco Orsini (uncredited)
1976
Pumping Iron
Self
1977
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
2002
Doublecross on Costa's Island
Enrico Costa
1997Doublecross on Costa's Island
Producer
1997Doublecross on Costa's Island
Director
1997Doublecross on Costa's Island
Writer
1997
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
Self
1980
Beretta's Island
Franco "Beretta" Armando
1994Beretta's Island
Author
1994Beretta's Island
Producer
1994
Taken Alive
Enrico Costa
1994Taken Alive
Writer
1994Taken Alive
Producer
1994
Last Man Standing
Batty
1987
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
1986
Desperate Crimes
Nerescu
1993
Rocky IV: The American Punch
Self
2014
Ancient Warriors
Aldo Paccione
2003Ancient Warriors
Producer
2003
Getting Physical
Himself
1984Getting Physical
Technical Advisor
1984
The Road To Olympia
Self
1984
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
Frank
2011
The Comeback
Self
1980
Herakles
1962
One More Round
Franco Turelli
2015
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
Self
1988
Perduta
L'americano
1991How To Become Rambo... Part One
Self
2018