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Franco Columbu was an Italian bodybuilder and actor who portrayed the Future Terminator in The Terminator (1984). Franco, being only 5'5", was one of the shortest bodybuilders in existence.
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Actors who have appeared in Terminator movies and TV shows...
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The Future Terminator was portrayed by Franco Columbu, who...
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Franco Columbu was an Italian actor, author, chiropractor, and former Amateur Boxer, Professional Bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor. He appeared in small roles in The Terminator, Conan the Barbarian, Predator and other films, and was a longtime friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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- Ollolai, Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy
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- Olbia, Sardinia, Italy
He was the body building coach for Sylvester Stallone in the film Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), and had roles in films that starred Schwarzenegger, including Conan the Barbarian (1982), The Terminator (1984), and The Running Man (1987).
Sep 2, 2019 · Franco Columbu was an Italian bodybuilder and actor who appeared with Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator, Conan the Barbarian and The Running Man. He died in hospital after a swim in Sardinia, where he was Schwarzenegger's best man in 1986.
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Apr 29, 2021 · This Terminator, referred to as Infiltrator, was played by Franco Columbu, a bodybuilder and actor who was one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s closest friends. That flashback scene in Terminator was the only appearance of Columbu’s Infiltrator in the movie franchise, but he was close to returning in Terminator 2. In an early draft of Terminator ...
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The Future Terminator was portrayed by Franco Columbu, who is actually a good friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a fellow bodybuilder. The Future Terminator was originally going to appear in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The scene is preserved in Randall Frakes ' novelization of Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Mar 8, 2023 · Franco Columbu was a Sardinian shepherd who became a world-famous bodybuilder and actor. He won multiple Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe titles, appeared in Pumping Iron and Terminator, and was a lifelong friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
