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
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Imperial Guard (uncredited)
They Call Me Trinity
(1970)
Bambino
Trinity Is Still My Name
(1971)
Bambino
Crime Busters
(1977)
Wilbur Walsh
Miami Supercops
(1985)
Steve Forest / L.A. Ray
Watch Out, We're Mad
(1974)
Ben
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
(1981)
Charlie O'Brien
Go for It
(1983)
Doug O'Riordan / Mason
Hannibal
(1959)
Rutario
All the Way Boys
(1972)
Salud
Banana Joe
(1982)
Banana Joe
Troublemakers
(1994)
Moses
Bomber
(1982)
Bud Graziano
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
(1972)
Eli Sampson
Double Trouble
(1984)
Antonio Coímbra / Greg Wonder
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid
(1979)
Sheriff Hall
Full Filmography
Acting
Quel fantasma di mio marito
(1950)
Swimmer (uncredited)
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Imperial Guard (uncredited)
Human Torpedoes
(1954)
Magrini
A Hero of Our Times
(1955)
Fernando
A Farewell to Arms
(1957)
Carabinieri
Il cocco di mamma
(1957)
Oscar
Hannibal
(1959)
Rutario
God Forgives... I Don't!
(1967)
Hutch Bessy
Ace High
(1968)
Hutch Bessy
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
(1968)
O'Bannion
Beyond the Law
(1968)
James Cooper
The Five Man Army
(1969)
Mesito
Boot Hill
(1969)
Hutch Bessy
They Call Me Trinity
(1970)
Bambino
The 5th Day of Peace
(1970)
Jelinek
Blackie the Pirate
(1971)
Skull
Trinity Is Still My Name
(1971)
Bambino
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
(1971)
Diomede / Godfrey
It Can Be Done Amigo
(1972)
Hiram Coburn
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
(1972)
Eli Sampson
All the Way Boys
(1972)
Salud
Black Turin
(1972)
Rosario Rao
Even Angels Eat Beans
(1973)
Charlie Smith
The Knock Out Cop
(1973)
Inspector Rizzo
The Two Missionaries
(1974)
Father / Padre Pedro De Leon
Watch Out, We're Mad
(1974)
Ben
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
(1975)
Inspector Rizzo
Soldier of Fortune
(1976)
Hector Fieramosca / Ettore Fieramosca da Capua
Crime Busters
(1977)
Wilbur Walsh
Charleston
(1977)
Brian Charleston
Odds and Evens
(1978)
Charlie Firpo
They Called Him Bulldozer
(1978)
Bulldozer
Flatfoot in Africa
(1978)
Inspector Rizzo
I'm for the Hippopotamus
(1979)
Tom
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid
(1979)
Sheriff Hall
Why Did You Pick On Me?
(1980)
Sheriff Hall
Flatfoot in Egypt
(1980)
Inspector Rizzo
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
(1981)
Charlie O'Brien
Buddy Goes West
(1981)
Buddy
Bomber
(1982)
Bud Graziano
Banana Joe
(1982)
Banana Joe
Go for It
(1983)
Doug O'Riordan / Mason
Thieves and Robbers
(1983)
Alan Parker
Double Trouble
(1984)
Antonio Coímbra / Greg Wonder
Miami Supercops
(1985)
Steve Forest / L.A. Ray
Aladdin
(1986)
Genie
Speaking of the Devil
(1991)
Bull Webster
Troublemakers
(1994)
Moses
To the Limit
(1997)
Elorza
Fuochi d'artificio
(1997)
Il Cieco
Three Forever
(1998)
Bops
Hijos del viento
(2000)
Quintero
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
(2000)
Self
Singing Behind Screens
(2003)
Old Captain Andorrano
Vier Fäuste lassen's krachen
(2004)
Father Hope
(2005)
Padre Speranza
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen: Der Italowestern
(2006)
Self
Pane e Olio
(2008)
Laris
Dragonland - L'urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente
(2008)
Himself
Killing Is My Business, Honey
(2009)
Pepe
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
(2010)
Self
Bud's Best - Die Welt des Bud Spencer
(2012)
Himself
Der Fall der vier Fliegen
(2012)
Himself
Das Bud Spencer Spezial
(2014)
Self
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
(2014)
Lui-même
Bud Spencer zu Gast im Ramada Hotel in Berlin
(2016)
Himself
Thus Spoke De Crescenzo
(2017)
They Called Him Spencer
(2017)
Self
Piedone nyomában
(2018)
Himself (archive footage)
Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Lui era Trinità
(2023)
Writing