Franco Columbu

Franco Columbu

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.

  • Title: Franco Columbu
  • Popularity: 3.074
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1941-08-07
  • Place of Birth: Ollolai, Nuoro, Italia
  • Homepage: https://francescocolumbu.com/
  • Also Known As: Francesco Columbu
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Franco Columbu Movies

  • 1984
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    The Terminator

    The Terminator

    7.661 1984 HD

    In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah...

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  • 1980
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    The Comeback

    The Comeback

    6 1980 HD

    After an absence of five years, six times Mr Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a comeback and attempts to take the World Body Building...

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  • 1977
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    Pumping Iron

    Pumping Iron

    7.105 1977 HD

    Amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe contests as five-time champion Arnold Schwarzenegger defends...

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  • 1980
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    The Hustler of Muscle Beach

    The Hustler of Muscle Beach

    4.7 1980 HD

    A slick promoter in the bodybuilding subculture of Venice Beach, California, finds what he considers a diamond in the rough: a dedicated but somewhat...

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  • 1976
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    Stay Hungry

    Stay Hungry

    5.7 1976 HD

    A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But...

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  • 2003
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    Ancient Warriors

    Ancient Warriors

    4.9 2003 HD

    Special Forces Captain Aldo Paccione must pull together his former world team Delta Force and go deep within the mines of Sardinia when it is...

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  • 1994
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    Beretta's Island

    Beretta's Island

    3.75 1994 HD

    Franco Columbo stars as Interpol operative Franco Armando - code name Beretta - who's forced out of retirement to avenge the cold-blooded murder of a...

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  • 1982
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    Conan the Barbarian

    Conan the Barbarian

    6.8 1982 HD

    A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of...

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  • 1991
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    Perduta

    Perduta

    3 1991 HD

    The tragic story of a runaway girl in the 1970s in Verona.

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  • 1993
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    Desperate Crimes

    Desperate Crimes

    4.3 1993 HD

    In the large industrial port of an Italian city - sailors, women, black market traffickers, sleazy nightclubs, and dingy narrow alleys make up a...

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  • 1988
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    Big Top Pee-wee

    Big Top Pee-wee

    4.9 1988 HD

    Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front...

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  • 1984
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    Getting Physical

    Getting Physical

    2 1984 HD

    The world of female bodybuilding provides the backdrop for this tale of an aspiring young actress who initially becomes interested in the sport as a...

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  • 1994
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    Taken Alive

    Taken Alive

    6 1994 HD

    A beautiful secret agent recruits a local sculptor to aid her in rescuing a presidential candidate's kidnapped mistress.

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  • 2024
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    Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

    Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

    10 2024 HD

    TMZ exclusively sits down with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone as they discuss for the first time how their once-fierce rivalry led to...

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  • 2011
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    Dreamland: The Land of Dreams

    Dreamland: The Land of Dreams

    2.7 2011 HD

    Giacomo, a boy from Puglia, leaves immediately after the war for the United States of America, where, after a few years, he will be known by the name...

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  • 2014
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    Rocky IV: The American Punch

    Rocky IV: The American Punch

    6.429 2014 HD

    Rocky IV is dually symbolic - it embodies both the victory of the American boxer over the Soviet one and the victory of neo-liberalism over a...

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  • 1997
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    Doublecross on Costa's Island

    Doublecross on Costa's Island

    4.8 1997 HD

    Six years after stopping a multi-national arms deal that would have wiped out Los Angeles, Agent Enrico Costa (Franco Columbu) is tracked down at his...

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  • 1986
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    Rickles... On the Loose

    Rickles... On the Loose

    1 1986 HD

    Special featuring Don Rickles in his live comedy act at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, mixed with footage of Rickles "on the loose" across the state...

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  • 2015
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    One More Round

    One More Round

    1 2015 HD

    Basically a Christian version of Rocky

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  • 2002
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    Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

    Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

    7 2002 HD

    A documentary on the making of "Pumping Iron" to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Aired on Cinemax.

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  • 1987
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    The Running Man

    The Running Man

    6.5 1987 HD

    By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government...

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  • 1988
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    Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild

    Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild

    4.7 1988 HD

    After an absence of five years, six times Mr. Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a comeback and attempts to take the World Body Building...

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  • 1984
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    The Road To Olympia

    The Road To Olympia

    1 1984 HD

    A truly iconic video based on the Mr. Olympia contest from 1984. Every single one of the competitors was a star in their own right. ‘Road to...

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  • 1962
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    Herakles

    Herakles

    6 1962 HD

    Basically, 'Herakles' is an omnium-gatherum of film clips depicting images of machismo. Some of those images are explicitly macho: we see various...

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  • 1987
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    Predator

    Predator

    7.534 1987 HD

    A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

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  • 1994
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    Beretta's Island

    Beretta's Island

    3.75 1994 HD

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  • 2003
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    Ancient Warriors

    Ancient Warriors

    4.9 2003 HD

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  • 1999
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    End of Days

    End of Days

    6.1 1999 HD

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  • 1997
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    Doublecross on Costa's Island

    Doublecross on Costa's Island

    4.8 1997 HD

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  • 1994
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    Taken Alive

    Taken Alive

    6 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    Taken Alive

    Taken Alive

    6 1994 HD

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  • 1997
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    Doublecross on Costa's Island

    Doublecross on Costa's Island

    4.8 1997 HD

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  • 1984
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    Getting Physical

    Getting Physical

    2 1984 HD

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  • 1996
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    Eraser

    Eraser

    6.067 1996 HD

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  • 1997
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    Doublecross on Costa's Island

    Doublecross on Costa's Island

    4.8 1997 HD

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  • 1994
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    Beretta's Island

    Beretta's Island

    3.75 1994 HD

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  • 1989
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    Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

    8 1989 HD

    Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in...

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  • 1977
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    The World's Strongest Man

    The World's Strongest Man

    1 1977 HD

    Athletes compete for a place in the World Finals.

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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