
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

Even Angels Eat Beans (1973)
as Charlie Smith

Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
as Ben

Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)
as Bambino

Piedone nyomában (2018)
as Self (archive footage)

Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
as Charlie O'Brien

Crime Busters (1977)
as Wilbur Walsh

They Called Him Bulldozer (1978)
as Bulldozer

Quo Vadis (1951)
as Imperial Guard (uncredited)

Go for It (1983)
as Doug O'Riordan / Mason

I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)
as Tom

Terence Hill, Bud Spencer… & me (2025)
as Self (Archive)

Double Trouble (1984)
as Greg Wonder / Antonio Coímbra

The Two Missionaries (1974)
as Padre Pedro De Leon

God Forgives... I Don't! (1967)
as Hutch Bessy

A Farewell to Arms (1957)
as Carabinieri

Banana Joe (1982)
as Banana Joe

Buddy Goes West (1981)
as Buddy

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)
as Eli Sampson

Thus Spoke De Crescenzo (2017)
Actor

Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo (1991)
as Jack 'Extralarge' Costello

Miami Supercops (1985)
as Steve Forest / L.A. Ray

Boot Hill (1969)
as Hutch Bessy

Ace High (1968)
as Hutch Bessy

Troublemakers (1994)
as Moses

Vier Fäuste lassen's krachen (2004)
Actor

Bud Spencer zu Gast im Ramada Hotel in Berlin (2016)
as Himself

Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968)
as O'Bannion

Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
as Diomede / Godfrey

Blackie the Pirate (1971)
as Skull

Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co (2000)
as Self

Bomber (1982)
as Bud Graziano

Why Did You Pick On Me? (1980)
as Sheriff Hall

All the Way Boys (1972)
as Salud

The Knock Out Cop (1973)
as Inspector Rizzo

It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
as Hiram Coburn

Soldier of Fortune (1976)
as Hector Fieramosca / Ettore Fieramosca da Capua

Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975)
as Inspector Rizzo

Aladdin (1986)
as Genie

Singing Behind Screens (2003)
as Old Captain Andorrano

Thieves and Robbers (1983)
as Alan Parker

The 5-Man Army (1969)
as Mesito

Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)
as Inspector Rizzo

The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (1979)
as Sheriff Hall

They Called Him Spencer (2017)
as Self

Flatfoot in Africa (1978)
as Inspector Rizzo

Speaking of the Devil (1991)
as Bull Webster

Das Bud Spencer Spezial (2014)
as Self

Three Forever (1998)
as Bops

Beyond the Law (1968)
as James Cooper

Charleston (1977)
as Brian Charleston

The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)
as Jelinek

Pane e Olio (2008)
as Laris

Hannibal (1959)
as Rutario

Black Turin (1972)
as Rosario Rao

Il cocco di mamma (1957)
as Oscar

Father Hope (2002)
as Padre Speranza

Hijos del viento (2000)
as Quintero

Killing Is My Business, Honey (2009)
as Pepe

Quel fantasma di mio marito (1950)
as Swimmer (uncredited)

We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer (2019)
as Self (archive footage)

A Hero of Our Times (1955)
as Fernando

Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente (2008)
as Self

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010)
as Self

Bud's Best - Die Welt des Bud Spencer (2012)
as Self

Human Torpedoes (1954)
as Magrini

Fireworks (1997)
as Il Cieco

To the Limit (1997)
as Elorza

Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern (2006)
as Self

Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… (2014)
as Lui-même
Der Fall der vier Fliegen (2012)
as Himself

Lui era Trinità (2023)
as Self

Odds and Evens (1978)
as Charlie Firpo





