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Francesco Columbu
Franco Columbu
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
How To Become Rambo... Part One
as Self
One More Round
as Franco Turelli
Rocky IV: The American Punch
as Self
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
as Frank
Ancient Warriors
as Aldo Paccione
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
Doublecross on Costa's Island
as Enrico Costa
Beretta's Island
as Franco "Beretta" Armando
Taken Alive
as Enrico Costa
Desperate Crimes
as Nerescu
