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
The Comeback
As Self
Pumping Iron
As Self
Stay Hungry
As Franco Orsini (uncredited)
The Hustler of Muscle Beach
As Self
Ancient Warriors
As Aldo Paccione
Beretta's Island
As Franco Armando Beretta
Conan the Barbarian
As Pictish Scout
Perduta
As L'americano
Desperate Crimes
As Nerescu
Big Top Pee-wee
As Otto the Strongman
Getting Physical
As Himself
Taken Alive
As Enrico Costa
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dreamland: The Land of Dreams
As Frank
Rocky IV: The American Punch
As Self
Doublecross on Costa's Island
As Enrico Costa
Rickles... On the Loose
As Self
One More Round
As Franco Turelli
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
As Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
The Running Man
As 911 Security Officer #2
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
As Self
The Road To Olympia
As Self
Herakles
Predator
As Medic (uncredited)
Tales from the Crypt
As Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) (segment "The Switch")
The World's Strongest Man
As Competitor
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self