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Ancient Warriors

as Aldo Paccione

2003
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

as Self - Mr. Olympia 1981

2002
Beretta's Island

as Franco Armando Beretta

1994
Taken Alive

as Enrico Costa

1994
Desperate Crimes

as Nerescu

1993
Getting Physical

as Himself

1984
Pumping Iron

as Self

1977
Stay Hungry

as

1976
Franco Columbu Franco Columbu

Birthday

1941-08-07

Place of Birth

Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia

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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