Known for Acting

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.
1987
as Medic (uncredited)
1984
as Future Terminator
1982
as Pictish Scout
1987
as 911 Security Officer #2
1977
as Self
1976
as Franco Orsini (uncredited)
1988
as Otto the Strongman
1994
as Franco "Beretta" Armando
1994
Author
1994
Producer
1984
as Himself
2003
as Aldo Paccione
2003
Producer
1987
as Batty
2002
as Self - Mr. Olympia 1981
1997
as Enrico Costa
1997
Director
1997
Writer
1997
Producer
1993
as Nerescu