Bud Spencer
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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
Credits
They Call Me Trinity (1970)
as Bambino
Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)
as Bambino
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
as Charlie O'Brien
Crime Busters (1977)
as Wilbur Walsh
Miami Supercops (1985)
as Steve Forest / L.A. Ray
Go for It (1983)
as Doug O'Riordan / Mason
Ace High (1968)
as Hutch Bessy
Double Trouble (1984)
as Greg Wonder / Antonio Coímbra
A Farewell to Arms (1957)
as Carabinieri
Quo Vadis (1951)
as Imperial Guard (uncredited)
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
as Ben
God Forgives... I Don't! (1967)
as Hutch Bessy
All the Way Boys (1972)
as Salud
I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)
as Tom
Banana Joe (1982)
as Banana Joe
The Two Missionaries (1974)
as Padre Pedro De Leon
Boot Hill (1969)
as Hutch Bessy
Troublemakers (1994)
as Moses
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
as Diomede / Godfrey
Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975)
as Inspector Rizzo
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968)
as O'Bannion
Even Angels Eat Beans (1973)
as Charlie Smith
It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
as Hiram Coburn
Charleston (1977)
as Brian Charleston
Why Did You Pick On Me? (1980)
as Sheriff Hall
The 5-Man Army (1969)
as Mesito
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (1979)
as Sheriff Hall
Thieves and Robbers (1983)
as Alan Parker
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)
as Eli Sampson
Blackie the Pirate (1971)
as Skull
Buddy Goes West (1981)
as Buddy
The Knock Out Cop (1973)
as Inspector Rizzo
Speaking of the Devil (1991)
as Bull Webster
Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)
as Inspector Rizzo
Beyond the Law (1968)
as James Cooper
Soldier of Fortune (1976)
as Hector Fieramosca / Ettore Fieramosca da Capua
They Called Him Bulldozer (1978)
as Bulldozer
Bomber (1982)
as Bud Graziano
Hannibal (1959)
as Rutario
The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)
as Jelinek
We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Thus Spoke De Crescenzo (2017)
Actor
Flatfoot in Africa (1978)
as Inspector Rizzo
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010)
as Self
Aladdin (1986)
as Genie
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co (2000)
as Self
Black Turin (1972)
as Rosario Rao
Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo (1991)
as Jack 'Extralarge' Costello
Killing Is My Business, Honey (2009)
as Pepe
Singing Behind Screens (2003)
as Old Captain Andorrano
Terence Hill, Bud Spencer… & me (2025)
as Self (Archive)
Il cocco di mamma (1957)
as Oscar
They Called Him Spencer (2017)
as Self
Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente (2008)
as Self
Hijos del viento (2000)
as Quintero
A Hero of Our Times (1955)
as Fernando
Quel fantasma di mio marito (1950)
as Swimmer (uncredited)
Piedone nyomában (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern (2006)
as Self
Human Torpedoes (1954)
as Magrini
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… (2014)
as Lui-même
Das Bud Spencer Spezial (2014)
as Self
Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Fireworks (1997)
as Il Cieco
Vier Fäuste lassen's krachen (2004)
Actor
Father Hope (2002)
as Padre Speranza
Bud Spencer zu Gast im Ramada Hotel in Berlin (2016)
as Himself
To the Limit (1997)
as Elorza
Bud's Best - Die Welt des Bud Spencer (2012)
as Self
Der Fall der vier Fliegen (2012)
as Himself
Three Forever (1998)
as Bops
Lui era Trinità (2023)
as Self
Pane e Olio (2008)
as Laris
Odds and Evens (1978)
as Charlie Firpo