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Franco Columbu

Franco Columbu

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 ...

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The Terminator

As Future Terminator

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The Comeback

As Self

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The Hustler of Muscle Beach

As Self

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Stay Hungry

As Franco Orsini (uncredited)

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Pumping Iron

As Self

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Ancient Warriors

As Aldo Paccione

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Beretta's Island

As Franco Armando Beretta

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Conan the Barbarian

As Pictish Scout

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Perduta

As L'americano

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Desperate Crimes

As Nerescu

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Big Top Pee-wee

As Otto the Strongman

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Getting Physical

As Himself

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Taken Alive

As Enrico Costa

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Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Dreamland: The Land of Dreams

As Frank

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Rocky IV: The American Punch

As Self

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Doublecross on Costa's Island

As Enrico Costa

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Rickles... On the Loose

As Self

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One More Round

As Franco Turelli

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Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

As Self - Mr. Olympia 1981

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The Running Man

As 911 Security Officer #2

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Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild

As Self

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The Road To Olympia

As Self

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Herakles

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Predator

As Medic (uncredited)

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Tales from the Crypt

As Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")

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The World's Strongest Man

As Competitor

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The Mike Douglas Show

As Self

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