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Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
07 Aug, 1941 (83 years old)

Franco Columbu

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.

Known For

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
43 min 2024

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

Documentary Movie
The Running Man
101 min 1987

The Running Man

Action Movie
Predator
107 min 1987

Predator

Science Fiction Movie
The Terminator
108 min 1984

The Terminator

Action Movie
Conan the Barbarian
129 min 1982

Conan the Barbarian

Adventure Movie