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Franco Columbu (1941–2019)

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Francesco Columbu was an Italian actor, author, chiropractor, and former Amateur Boxer, Professional Bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor. Franco was a longtime friend of Arnold ... read full biography

Known for The Terminator (1984), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Doublecross on Costa's Island (1997), The Running Man (1987)

Details

Aug 7, 1941 (died Aug 30, 2019) | 5' 5" (1.65m)

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4 official web sites & 4 more links

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Still of Franco Columbu, Valeria Golino, Paul Reubens, Kevin Peter Hall, Kris Kristofferson and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in Big Top Pee-wee

Still of Franco Columbu, Valeria Golino, Paul Reubens, Kevin Peter Hall, Kris Kristofferson, Frances Bay, Anne Seymour and Kenneth Tobey in Big Top Pee-wee

Still of Franco Columbu, Paul Reubens, Kevin Peter Hall, Kris Kristofferson and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in Big Top Pee-wee

Franco Columbu, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone

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47 titles

Past Film & Video (25 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
One More Round (2015) Franco Turelli Franco Turelli See fewer
Dreamland: La terra dei sogni (2011) Frank Graziani Frank Graziani See fewer	€1.4MM
Ancient Warriors (2003) Aldo Paccione, Producer Aldo Paccione, Producer See fewer
Iron and Beyond (2002) (Video) - Special Thanks (as Franco Columbo) Special Thanks (as Franco Columbo) See fewer
End of Days (1999) Utility Stunts (as Dr. Franco Columbo) Utility Stunts (as Dr. Franco Columbo) See fewer	$100MM	$21MM	$67MM	$212MM
Sardinia (1998) (Video) - Self, Director, Producer Self, Director, Producer See fewer	$200K
Doublecross on Costa's Island (1997) Enrico Costa, Director, Producer, Writer Enrico Costa, Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
Eraser (1996) Stunts Stunts See fewer	$100MM	$25MM	$101MM	$242MM
Taken Alive (1994) Enrico Costa, Producer, Writer Enrico Costa, Producer, Writer See fewer
Beretta's Island (1993) Franco Armando Beretta, Producer, Writer Franco Armando Beretta, Producer, Writer See fewer
Baby on Board (1992) Executive In Charge Of Production Executive In Charge Of Production See fewer
Desperate Crimes (1991) Nerescu, Executive Producer Nerescu, Executive Producer See fewer
The Doors (1991) Man backstage in Miami (uncredited) Man backstage in Miami (uncredited) See fewer	$38MM	$9.2MM	$34MM	$34MM
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990) Executive In Charge Of Production Executive In Charge Of Production See fewer
Perduta (1990) L'americano L'americano See fewer
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) Otto - Strongman (as Franco Columbo) Otto - Strongman (as Franco Columbo) See fewer		$4.6MM	$15MM	$15MM
Last Man Standing (1988) Batty Batty See fewer
City of Shadows (1987) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
The Running Man (1987) 911 Security Officer #2 911 Security Officer #2 See fewer	$27MM	$8.1MM	$38MM	$38MM
Predator (1987) Medic (uncredited) Medic (uncredited) See fewer	$15MM	$12MM	$60MM	$98MM
Death Before Dishonor (1987) Body Building Coach Body Building Coach See fewer		$1.8MM	$4.5MM	$4.5MM
Rambo: First Blood Part 2 (1985) Body Building Coach Body Building Coach See fewer	$44MM	$20MM	$150MM	$300MM
The Terminator (1984) Future Terminator Future Terminator See fewer	$6.4MM	$4MM	$38MM	$78MM
Conan the Barbarian (1982) Pictish Scout Pictish Scout See fewer	$20MM	$9.6MM	$40MM	$69MM
Stay Hungry (1976) Franco Orsini (uncredited) Franco Orsini (uncredited) See fewer

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Past Television (5 titles)	Episodes
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' (2002) (TV Movie) - Self - Mr. Olympia 1981, Special Thanks (as Franco Columbo) Self - Mr. Olympia 1981, Special Thanks (as Franco Columbo) See fewer
Solomon (1997) (TV Mini-series) - Stunt Coordinator Stunt Coordinator See fewer
Tales from the Crypt (1990) (TV Series) - Doctor's Assistant (1 episode, 1990) Doctor's Assistant (1 episode, 1990) See fewer The Switch (Apr 21, 1990) Season 2, Episode 2 - Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) See fewer	1
Getting Physical (1984) (TV Movie) - Self, Technical Advisor Self, Technical Advisor See fewer
The Streets of San Francisco (1977) (TV Series) - San Francisco Contest Builder #6 (1 episode, 1977) San Francisco Contest Builder #6 (1 episode, 1977) See fewer Dead Lift (May 5, 1977) Season 5, Episode 20 - San Francisco Contest Builder #6 (uncredited) San Francisco Contest Builder #6 (uncredited) See fewer	1

Self (16 titles)
Rocky IV: The American Punch (2014) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Muscle Beach Then and Now (2011) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Why We Train (2008) Self Self See fewer
How to Become Rambo ... (2008) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
How to Become Rambo ... Part II (2008) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
How to Become Rambo ... Part III (2008) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Early Years (2003) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute (1998) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
The Infinite Power Workout (1997) (TV Series) - Guest star (1 episode, 1997) Guest star (1 episode, 1997) See fewer Episode #1.2 (May 6, 1997) Season 1, Episode 2 - Guest star Guest star See fewer
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild (1988) Self Self See fewer
Don Rickles: Rickles on the Loose (1986) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
The Comeback (1980) Self Self See fewer
The Mike Douglas Show (1979) (TV Series) - Self - Bodybuilder (1 episode, 1979) Self - Bodybuilder (1 episode, 1979) See fewer Episode #18.96 (Mar 5, 1979) Season 18, Episode 96 - Self - Bodybuilder (as Franco Columbo) Self - Bodybuilder (as Franco Columbo) See fewer
Pumping Iron (1977) Self Self See fewer
ABC's Wide World of Sports (1976) (TV Series) - Self - Contestant (1 episode, 1976) Self - Contestant (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode dated 11 April 1976 (Apr 11, 1976) Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer

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Archive Footage (1 title)
Welcome to the Basement (2014) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014) Self (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Pumping Iron (Nov 28, 2014) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor	477
Ben Davidson Actor	29,698
Paul Winfield Actor	7,382
Michael Biehn Actor	1,017
Rick Rossovich Actor	4,108
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