Bud Spencer

Biography

Bud Spencer was an Italian actor, filmmaker and a former professional swimmer. He was known for past roles in action-comedy films together with his long-time film partner Terence Hill. Growing from a successful swimmer in his youth, he got a degree in law, and has registered several patents. Bud also became a certified commercial airline and helicopter pilot, Bud Spencer also supported and funded many children's charities, including the Spencer Scholarship Fund. Bud Spencer and Terence Hill both appeared, produced and directed over 20 films together and thus became and remain best friends until he passed away.

Known for

They Call Me Trinity

22 December 1970

Trinity Is Still My Name

Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure

I'm for the Hippopotamus

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	Lui era Trinità
2021	We Are Cinema	Self (archive footage)
2019	Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer	Self (archive footage)
2018	Piedone nyomában	Himself (archive footage)
2017	They Called Him Spencer	Self
2017	Thus Spoke De Crescenzo
2016	Bud Spencer zu Gast im Ramada Hotel in Berlin	Himself
2014	Das Bud Spencer Spezial	Self
2014	Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…	Lui-même
2012	Bud's Best - Die Welt des Bud Spencer	Himself
2012	Der Fall der vier Fliegen	Himself
2012	Gottschalk Live	Self - Guest
2011	Hamburg Journal	self
2010	I delitti del cuoco	Carlo Banci
2010	L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo	Self
2009	Killing Is My Business, Honey	Pepe
2008	Markus Lanz	Self - Guest
2008	Markus Lanz	Self
2008	Dragonland - L'urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente	Self
2008	Pane e Olio	Laris
2006	Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern	Self
2005	Father Hope	Padre Speranza
2004	Vier Fäuste lassen's krachen
2003	Singing Behind Screens	Old Captain Andorrano
2002	NDR Kultur – Das Journal	Self
2000	Hijos del viento	Quintero
2000	Menschen der Woche	Self - Guest
2000	Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co	Self
1999	Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?	Ospite
1998	Ciao Darwin	Capitano Grassi
1998	Die Johannes B. Kerner Show	Self - Guest
1998	Three Forever	Bops
1997	Fuochi d'artificio	Il Cieco
1997	We Are Angels	Bob Russell / Father Orso
1997	To the Limit	Elorza
1994	Troublemakers	Moses
1994	Brisant	Self
1994	Nachtshow	Self
1992	Riverboat	Self
1991	Speaking of the Devil	Bull Webster
1991	Detective Extralarge	Jack Costello
1988	Big Man	Jack Clementi
1986	Aladdin	Genie
1985	Miami Supercops	Steve Forest / L.A. Ray
1984	Double Trouble	Antonio Coímbra / Greg Wonder
1983	Go for It	Doug O'Riordan / Mason
1983	Thieves and Robbers	Alan Parker
1982	Banana Joe	Banana Joe
1982	Bomber	Bud Graziano
1982	Champs-Elysées	Self
1981	Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure	Charlie O'Brien
1981	Buddy Goes West	Buddy
1981	Wetten, dass..?	Self
1980	Why Did You Pick On Me?	Sheriff Hall
1980	Flatfoot in Egypt	Inspector Rizzo
1979	I'm for the Hippopotamus	Tom
1979	The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid	Sheriff Hall
1979	NDR Talk Show	Self
1979	Okay	Self
1978	Odds and Evens	Charlie Firpo
1978	They Called Him Bulldozer	Bulldozer
1978	Flatfoot in Africa	Inspector Rizzo
1977	Crime Busters	Wilbur Walsh
1977	Charleston	Brian Charleston
1977	Telespiele	Self
1977	Auf los geht's los	Self
1977	Auf los geht's los	Self - Guest
1976	Soldier of Fortune	Hector Fieramosca / Ettore Fieramosca da Capua
1975	Flatfoot in Hong Kong	Inspector Rizzo
1974	Watch Out, We're Mad	Ben
1974	The Two Missionaries	Father / Padre Pedro De Leon
1974	3 nach 9	Self
1974	Am laufenden Band	Self - Guest
1974	Der große Preis	Self
1973	Even Angels Eat Beans	Charlie Smith
1973	The Knock Out Cop	Inspector Rizzo
1972	All the Way Boys	Salud
1972	It Can Be Done Amigo	Hiram Coburn
1972	A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die	Eli Sampson
1972	Black Turin	Rosario Rao
1971	Trinity Is Still My Name	Bambino
1971	Four Flies on Grey Velvet	Diomede / Godfrey
1971	Blackie the Pirate	Skull
1970	They Call Me Trinity	Bambino
1970	The 5th Day of Peace	Jelinek
1969	Boot Hill	Hutch Bessy
1969	The 5-Man Army	Mesito
1968	Ace High	Hutch Bessy
1968	Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!	O'Bannion
1968	Beyond the Law	James Cooper
1967	God Forgives... I Don't!	Hutch Bessy
1967	Titel, Thesen, Temperamente	Self
1963	Das aktuelle Sportstudio	self
1959	Hannibal	Rutario
1959	Stars in der Manege	Self - Guest
1957	A Farewell to Arms	Carabinieri
1957	Il cocco di mamma	Oscar
1957	Aktuelle Schaubude	Self
1955	A Hero of Our Times	Fernando
1955	Was bin ich?	self
1954	Human Torpedoes	Magrini
1951	Quo Vadis	Imperial Guard (uncredited)
1950	Quel fantasma di mio marito	Swimmer (uncredited)
1948	Bambi Awards	Self

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1991	Detective Extralarge	Writer
1988	Big Man	Writer
1988	Big Man	Idea
1982	Banana Joe	Screenplay