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Franco Columbu

1941-08-07

The 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.

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Movies

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The Terminator

7.661 average rating
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Predator

7.5 average rating
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The Running Man

6.5 average rating
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Conan the Barbarian

6.8 average rating
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Big Top Pee-wee

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Pumping Iron

7.106 average rating
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Stay Hungry

5.6 average rating
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Beretta's Island

3.75 average rating
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Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

10 average rating
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Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

7.056 average rating
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Getting Physical

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Dreamland: The Land of Dreams

2.7 average rating
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Herakles

6 average rating
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The Comeback

6 average rating
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Ancient Warriors

4.9 average rating
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Taken Alive

6 average rating
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The Hustler of Muscle Beach

4.7 average rating
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Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild

4.7 average rating
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One More Round

1 average rating
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Rocky IV: The American Punch

6.429 average rating