ACTOR

Franco Columbu

1941 - 2019

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Francesco Maria Columbu (August 7, 1941 – August 30, 2019) was an Italian-American bodybuilder and actor. Originally a boxer, Columbu won the Mr. Olympia in 1976 and 1981, and competed in the inaugural edition of the World's Strongest Man in 1977, where he placed fifth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franco Columbu has received more than 4,337,792 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Franco Columbu is the 515th most popular actor (up from 532nd in 2019), the 991st most popular biography from Italy (up from 999th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Italian Actor.

Columbus is most famous for being the first European to make contact with the Americas. He sailed from Spain and landed in the Bahamas, believing he had found a new route to Asia.

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  • 4.3M

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  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.63

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  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Franco Columbu ranks 515 out of 13,578. Before him are Faten Hamama, Harry Dean Stanton, Jürgen Prochnow, Lucia Bosè, James Earl Jones, and Billy Bob Thornton. After him are Jonathan Banks, Jane Wyman, Natalie Portman, Edward G. Robinson, Melanie Griffith, and Geena Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Franco Columbu ranks 68. Before him are Ray Tomlinson, Ivica Osim, Theodor W. Hänsch, Roberto Carlos, Jürgen Prochnow, and Chick Corea. After him are Milan Kučan, Jules A. Hoffmann, Ritchie Valens, Karl Barry Sharpless, Cass Elliot, and Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri. Among people deceased in 2019, Franco Columbu ranks 44. Before him are Claudine Auger, Murray Gell-Mann, Tony Buzan, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Giya Kancheli, and Lennart Johansson. After him are Raymond Poulidor, Kary Mullis, Li Peng, Prem Tinsulanonda, Yasuhiro Nakasone, and Ágnes Heller.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Franco Columbu ranks 991 out of 5,161. Before him are Vittoria Colonna (1490), Lucia Bosè (1931), Stesichorus (-630), Luigi Einaudi (1874), Fulvia (-77), and Juliana of Nicomedia (285). After him are Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610), Saint Cajetan (1480), Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora (1804), Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755), Jacopo della Quercia (1374), and Adelaide of Austria (1822).

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Among ACTORS In Italy

Among actors born in Italy, Franco Columbu ranks 26. Before him are Lino Ventura (1919), Giancarlo Giannini (1942), Gian Maria Volonté (1933), Michele Placido (1946), Alberto Sordi (1920), and Lucia Bosè (1931). After him are Claudia Mori (1944), Totò (1898), Eleonora Duse (1858), Stefania Sandrelli (1946), Pier Angeli (1932), and Raf Vallone (1916).

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Television and Movie Roles

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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 the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
Apr 2nd 19826.8 / 10