Bud Spencer
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Bud Spencer is an Italian
actor, filmmaker and former swimmer (he was the first Italian to swim 100m in less than a minute). He is known for past roles in spaghetti western
s together with his long time filmpartner Terence Hill
. Growing from a successful swimmer in his youth, he got a degree in law, and has registered several patents.
, a historical rione
of the city of Naples
. He married Maria Amato in 1960, with whom he had three children: Giuseppe (1961), Christine (1962) and Diamante (1972). He changed his screen name in 1967 reportedly chosen to pay homage to Spencer Tracy
as well as his favorite beer, Budweiser
. Other sources report that he found it funny to call himself "bud" despite his weight and his imposing height at almost 6 ft 4 in (192 cm).
in less than one minute. He achieved this on 19 September 1950, when he swam the 100 m in 59.5 s. In the 1951 Mediterranean Games
, he won a silver medal in the same 100 m freestyle event.
Spencer participated in the 1952 Olympic Games
in Helsinki
, Finland
, reaching the semi-finals in the 100 m freestyle (58.8 s heats, 58.9 s semi final). Four years later
, in Melbourne
, he also entered the semi-finals in the same category (58.5 s heat, 59.0 s semi final). As a water polo player, he won the Italian Championship in 1954, with S.S. Lazio
. His swimming career ended abruptly in 1957.
On 17 January 2005 he was awarded with the Caimano d'oro (Gold Caiman) by the Italian Swimming Federation
.
On 24 January 2007, he received from the Italian Swimming Federation's president Paolo Barelli
, swim and water polo coach diplomas.
guard in Quo Vadis
, a film shot in Italy
, in 1951. During the 1950s and part of the 1960s, Spencer appeared in some Italian films but "his career was strictly minor league until the late 1960s."
Spencer met Terence Hill
, with whom he made a large number of Italian Westerns and other films together, including (named using their most common US titles):
Films with Spencer in solo performance include:
Many of these have alternate titles, depending upon the country and distributor. Some have longer Italian versions that were edited for release abroad. These films gathered popularity for both actors, especially in Europe. Practically all of the burly Spencer's roles have him playing an omnipotent buffoon castigating cretinous henchmen in hysterical ways. Spencer's distinctive puffy eyes, perennial beard and corpulent body give him a jovial Santa Claus-like appearance.
The main dubber of Bud Spencer in Italy is Glauco Onorato
who, with his characteristic voice, successfully enriched the character of Bud Spencer with many particularities. In some movies the dubber is Sergio Fiorentini (Botte di Natale, Al limite and the series of Detective Extralarge). In the movie Oggi a te domani a me the dubber is Ferruccio Amendola
Spencer also wrote the complete or partial screenplay
for some of his movies. His fan base is particularly large in Europe
. His feature film career slowed down after 1983, shifting more toward television. In the 1990s, he acted in the TV action-drama "Extralarge".
in 1984, an air-mail company that also transports pilgrims, but later sold it to Poste Italiane
to buy a textile mill that produced clothes for children.
party. Spencer has stated: "In my life, I've done everything. There are only three things I haven't been - a ballet dancer, a jockey and a politician. Given that the first two jobs are out of the question, I'll throw myself into politics." The opposition criticised him for engaging in "politica spettacolo" ("showbiz politics").
(in the 1980s, he was credited as Carlo Pedersoli)
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
actor, filmmaker and former swimmer (he was the first Italian to swim 100m in less than a minute). He is known for past roles in spaghetti western
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...
s together with his long time filmpartner Terence Hill
Terence Hill
Terence Hill is an Italian actor. He is best known for starring in multiple action and western films together with his longtime filmpartner Bud Spencer.-Biography:...
. Growing from a successful swimmer in his youth, he got a degree in law, and has registered several patents.
Biography
Spencer was born in Santa LuciaBorgo Santa Lucia
Borgo Santa Lucia is an historical rione of Naples, Italy. The area rises around the street of the same name and takes that name from the parish sanctuary of Santa Lucia a mare, of which the presence is attested since the 9th century, on the river of the sea, in spite of legend that would have it...
, a historical rione
Rione
Rione is the name given to a ward in several Italian cities, the best-known of which is Rome. Unlike a quartiere, a rione is usually an official administrative subdivision...
of the city of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. He married Maria Amato in 1960, with whom he had three children: Giuseppe (1961), Christine (1962) and Diamante (1972). He changed his screen name in 1967 reportedly chosen to pay homage to Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy was an American theatrical and film actor, who appeared in 75 films from 1930 to 1967. Tracy was one of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, ranking among the top ten box office draws for almost every year from 1938 to 1951...
as well as his favorite beer, Budweiser
Budweiser Budvar Brewery
Budweiser Budvar Brewery is a brewery in the city of České Budějovice , Czech Republic, that is best known for brewing a beer known as Budweiser Budvar in the European Union, Czechvar in the United States and Canada, and either Budweiser Budvar or Budějovický Budvar in the rest of the world.-...
. Other sources report that he found it funny to call himself "bud" despite his weight and his imposing height at almost 6 ft 4 in (192 cm).
Getting Past Chiek Tiote
He has done it by completing a perfect Cruyff turn, he also past the bar in all the US states.Swimming and water polo career
A successful swimmer in his youth, Spencer was the first Italian to swim the 100 m freestyleFreestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
in less than one minute. He achieved this on 19 September 1950, when he swam the 100 m in 59.5 s. In the 1951 Mediterranean Games
1951 Mediterranean Games
The first Mediterranean Games were held in Alexandria, Egypt, where 734 athletes from 10 countries participated. The event was held from 5 October to 20 October 1951.-Medal table:...
, he won a silver medal in the same 100 m freestyle event.
Spencer participated in the 1952 Olympic Games
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, reaching the semi-finals in the 100 m freestyle (58.8 s heats, 58.9 s semi final). Four years later
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
, in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, he also entered the semi-finals in the same category (58.5 s heat, 59.0 s semi final). As a water polo player, he won the Italian Championship in 1954, with S.S. Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
. His swimming career ended abruptly in 1957.
On 17 January 2005 he was awarded with the Caimano d'oro (Gold Caiman) by the Italian Swimming Federation
Italian Swimming Federation
The Italian Swimming Federation founded in 1899 is the principal Swimming Federation in Italy. It brings together more than 1200 clubs....
.
On 24 January 2007, he received from the Italian Swimming Federation's president Paolo Barelli
Paolo Barelli
Paolo Barelli is an Italian Senator and president of the Italian Swimming Federation, in his youth Barelli was a world class swimmer. On July 24, 2009, he was named Honorary Secretary of FINA for the 2009-2013 term.-Biography:...
, swim and water polo coach diplomas.
Acting career
Spencer's first movie role was that of a member of the PraetorianPraetorian
Praetorian is an adjective derived from the ancient Roman office of praetor. It may refer to:*Praetorian Guard, a special force of skilled and celebrated troops serving as the personal guard of Roman Emperors...
guard in Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis (1951 film)
Quo Vadis is a 1951 epic film made by MGM. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sam Zimbalist, from a screenplay by John Lee Mahin, S. N. Behrman and Sonya Levien, adapted from Henryk Sienkiewicz's classic 1896 novel Quo Vadis. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa and the cinematography...
, a film shot in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, in 1951. During the 1950s and part of the 1960s, Spencer appeared in some Italian films but "his career was strictly minor league until the late 1960s."
Spencer met Terence Hill
Terence Hill
Terence Hill is an Italian actor. He is best known for starring in multiple action and western films together with his longtime filmpartner Bud Spencer.-Biography:...
, with whom he made a large number of Italian Westerns and other films together, including (named using their most common US titles):
- Hannibal (1959)
- God Forgives... I Don't!God Forgives... I Don't!God Forgives... I Don't! is 1967 spaghetti Western by Giuseppe Colizzi. The film is the first in a trilogy continued with Ace High and ended with Boot Hill.-Plot:...
(1967) - Ace High (1968)
- Boot HillBoot Hill (film)Boot Hill is a 1969 Italian Spaghetti Western film starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. This film is the last one in a trilogy that started with God Forgives... I Don't! , followed by Ace High...
(1969) - They Call Me TrinityThey Call Me TrinityThey Call Me Trinity also known as My Name is Trinity, is a 1970 Italian spaghetti western film starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.-Plot summary:...
(1970) - Blackie the PirateBlackie the PirateBlackie the Pirate is a 1971 comedy film with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, unusual in that the popular team has little screen time together.-Story:...
(1971) - Trinity Is Still My NameTrinity Is Still My NameTrinity Is Still My Name also known as All the Way Trinity is a 1971 Italian spaghetti western film directed by Enzo Barboni. It is a sequel to They Call Me Trinity, also starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.-Plot:...
(1971) - All the Way, BoysAll the Way, BoysAll The Way, Boys is a 1973 Italian film starring the popular comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.-Plot:Salud and Plata eke out a living as bush pilots in South America. They fake plane crashes in order to collect the insurance money, but one time the plane crashes for real in the middle...
(1972) - Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
- Two Missionaries (1975)
- Crime BustersCrime BustersCrime Busters is an Italian action-comedy movie directed in 1977 by E.B. Clucher.It was one of the three movies awared with Golden Screen Award in 1977 along with The Exorcist and The Towering Inferno.- Cast :* Bud Spencer: Wilbur Walsh...
(1976) - Odds and EvensOdds and Evens (film)Odds and Evens is an Italian action-comedy movie directed in 1978 by Sergio Corbucci.In 1979 it got awared with Golden Screen Award along with Superman and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.- Cast :*Terence Hill: Johnny Firpo...
(1978) - I'm For the HippopotamusIo sto con gli ippopotamiIo sto con gli ippopotami , or Jugamos con los Hipopótamos is a film starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.- Plot :...
(1979) - Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
- Go For It! (1983)
- Double TroubleDouble Trouble (1984 film)Double Trouble is a 1984 Italian action comedy directed by Enzo Barboni and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.-Plot:...
(1984) - Miami SupercopsMiami SupercopsMiami Supercops is a 1985 Italian action comedy starring the well known comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.-Synopsis:In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. Seven years...
(1985) - TroublemakersTroublemakers (film)Troublemakers is a 1994 spaghetti western comedy film. It is the last pairing to date of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.-Story:...
(1994)
Films with Spencer in solo performance include:
- The Five Man ArmyThe Five Man ArmyThe Five Man Army is an Italian zapata spaghetti western film taking place during the Mexican Revolution.The film was directed by Don Taylor and featured a script by a young Dario Argento. Starring as a group of five men enlisted to rob a train containing a shipment of gold were Peter Graves,...
(1969) - The Fifth Day of PeaceThe Fifth Day of PeaceThe Fifth day of Peace, Italian title: Dio è con noi, is an Italo-Yugoslavian movie from 1969.-Synopsis:Two German deserters, Ensign Bruno Grauber and Corporal Reiner Schultz are captured by the Canadians at the end of World War 2...
(1969) - It Can Be Done AmigoIt Can Be Done AmigoIt Can Be Done Amigo is a 1972 Spanish / Italian / French film directed by Maurizio Lucidi.The film is also known as Saddle Tramps - Cast :*Bud Spencer as Hiram Coburn...
(1972) - Piedone, the cop (1973)
- They Call Him Bulldozer (1978)
- The Sheriff and the Satellite KidThe Sheriff and the Satellite KidThe Sheriff and the Satellite Kid is a 1979 Italian children's comedy film starring Bud Spencer and child actor Cary Guffey that was released in cinemas in 1979...
(1979) - Everything Happens to Me (1980)
- Banana JoeBanana Joe (film)Banana Joe is a 1982 Italian-German action-comedy film starring Bud Spencer.-Plot:Bud Spencer plays Banana Joe, a brawny yet friendly man who lives in a small rainforest village called Amantido with a huge number of his own children and regularly delivers bananas to a South American river port...
(1982) - SuperfantagenioSuperfantagenioSuperfantagenio a.k.a Aladin, is a family comedy film starring Bud Spencer as the Genie and Luca Venantini as Aladdin, and with Spencer's daughter Diamy participating in a secondary role as Aladdin's love interest.-Plot:...
(1986)
Many of these have alternate titles, depending upon the country and distributor. Some have longer Italian versions that were edited for release abroad. These films gathered popularity for both actors, especially in Europe. Practically all of the burly Spencer's roles have him playing an omnipotent buffoon castigating cretinous henchmen in hysterical ways. Spencer's distinctive puffy eyes, perennial beard and corpulent body give him a jovial Santa Claus-like appearance.
The main dubber of Bud Spencer in Italy is Glauco Onorato
Glauco Onorato
-Filmography:*Spavaldi e Innamorati , directed by Giuseppe Vari*I Baccanali di Tiberio , directed by Giorgio Simonelli*Black Sabbath , directed by Mario Bava and Salvatore Billitteri...
who, with his characteristic voice, successfully enriched the character of Bud Spencer with many particularities. In some movies the dubber is Sergio Fiorentini (Botte di Natale, Al limite and the series of Detective Extralarge). In the movie Oggi a te domani a me the dubber is Ferruccio Amendola
Ferruccio Amendola
Ferruccio Amendola was an actor and Italian voice-over actor who worked for cinema and television.-Biography:...
Spencer also wrote the complete or partial screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
for some of his movies. His fan base is particularly large in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. His feature film career slowed down after 1983, shifting more toward television. In the 1990s, he acted in the TV action-drama "Extralarge".
Personal life
After appearing in Più forte, ragazzi!, Spencer became a jet airplane and helicopter pilot. He established Mistral AirMistral Air
Mistral Air srl is a cargo airline based in Rome, Italy. It operates scheduled cargo services on behalf of TNT Global Express and Poste Italiane. It also undertakes flight training...
in 1984, an air-mail company that also transports pilgrims, but later sold it to Poste Italiane
Poste Italiane
Poste italiane S.p.A. is the government-owned postal service of Italy, headquartered in Rome.Besides providing core postal services, Poste Italiane Group offers integrated products, as well as communication, logistics and financial services in Italy....
to buy a textile mill that produced clothes for children.
Career in politics
In 2005, Pedersoli entered politics, unsuccessfully standing as regional counselor in Lazio for the Forza ItaliaForza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
party. Spencer has stated: "In my life, I've done everything. There are only three things I haven't been - a ballet dancer, a jockey and a politician. Given that the first two jobs are out of the question, I'll throw myself into politics." The opposition criticised him for engaging in "politica spettacolo" ("showbiz politics").
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Quo Vadis Quo Vadis (1951 film) Quo Vadis is a 1951 epic film made by MGM. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sam Zimbalist, from a screenplay by John Lee Mahin, S. N. Behrman and Sonya Levien, adapted from Henryk Sienkiewicz's classic 1896 novel Quo Vadis. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa and the cinematography... (as Carlo Pedersoli) |
Imperial Guard |
| 1954 | Siluri umani (English title: Human Torpedoes) (as Carlo Pedersoli) | Magrini |
| 1955 | Un Eroe dei nostri tempi (English title: A hero of our times) (as Carlo Pedersoli) | Fernando |
| 1957 | Cocco di mamma, Il (English title: Mamma's boy) (as Carlo Pedersoli) | Oscar |
| 1957 | A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms (1957 film) A Farewell to Arms is a 1957 American drama film directed by Charles Vidor. The screenplay by Ben Hecht, based in part on a 1930 play by Laurence Stallings, was the second feature film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. It was the last film produced... (as Carlo Pedersoli) |
Carabiniere |
| 1960 | Annibale Annibale (film) Annibale is a 1959 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.... (English title: Hannibal) (as Carlo Pedersoli) |
|
| 1967 | Dio perdona... Io no! (English title: God forgives... I Don't!) | Hutch Bessy |
| 1968 | Oggi a me... domani a te! (English title: Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die) | O'Bannion |
| 1968 | Al di là della legge (English title: Beyond the law) | James Cooper |
| 1968 | Ace High (Italian title: I Quattro dell'Ave Maria) | Hutch Bessy |
| 1969 | Dio è con noi The Fifth Day of Peace The Fifth day of Peace, Italian title: Dio è con noi, is an Italo-Yugoslavian movie from 1969.-Synopsis:Two German deserters, Ensign Bruno Grauber and Corporal Reiner Schultz are captured by the Canadians at the end of World War 2... (English title: The Fifth Day of Peace) |
Cpl. Jelinek |
| 1969 | Un Esercito di cinque uomini (English title: The Five Man Army) | Mesito |
| 1969 | La Collina degli stivali (English title: Boot Hill) | Hutch Bessy |
| 1970 | Lo chiamavano Trinità They Call Me Trinity They Call Me Trinity also known as My Name is Trinity, is a 1970 Italian spaghetti western film starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.-Plot summary:... (English title: They Call Me Trinity) |
Bambino |
| 1971 | | Il Corsaro nero (English title: Blackie the Pirate) | Skull |
| 1971 | ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità Trinity Is Still My Name Trinity Is Still My Name also known as All the Way Trinity is a 1971 Italian spaghetti western film directed by Enzo Barboni. It is a sequel to They Call Me Trinity, also starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.-Plot:... (English title: Trinity Is Still My Name) |
Bambino |
| 1971 | 4 mosche di velluto grigio (English title: Four Flies on Grey Velvet) | Godfrey 'God' |
| 1972 | Torino nera (English title: Black Turin) | Rosario Rao |
| 1972 | Più forte, ragazzi! (English title: All the way boys) | Salud |
| 1972 | Si può fare... amigo (English title: It Can be Done Amigo) | Hiram Coburn |
| 1972 | Una Ragione per vivere e una per morire (English title: A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die) | Eli Sampson |
| 1973 | Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli (English title: Even Angels Eat Beans) | Charlie Smith |
| 1973 | Piedone lo sbirro (English title: Flatfoot) | Inspector 'Flatfoot' Rizzo |
| 1974 | Porgi l'altra guancia (English title: Two Missionaries) | Father/Padre Pedro |
| 1974 | Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo (English title: Watch Out, We're Mad) | Ben |
| 1975 | Piedone a Hong Kong Piedone a Hong Kong Flatfoot goes East is a 1975 crime comedy film. It is the second film of the Flatfoot tetralogy.-Synopsis:... (English title: Flatfoot in Hong Kong) |
Inspector 'Flatfoot' Rizzo |
| 1976 | I due superpiedi quasi piatti (English title: Crime Busters) | Wilbur Walsh |
| 1976 | Il Soldato di ventura (English title: Soldier of Fortune) | Hector Fieramosca |
| 1977 | Charleston | Charleston |
| 1977 | I due superpiedi quasi piatti Crime Busters Crime Busters is an Italian action-comedy movie directed in 1977 by E.B. Clucher.It was one of the three movies awared with Golden Screen Award in 1977 along with The Exorcist and The Towering Inferno.- Cast :* Bud Spencer: Wilbur Walsh... (English title: Crime Busters) |
Wilbur Walsh |
| 1978 | Piedone l'africano (English title: Flatfoot In Africa aka The Knock-Out Cop) | Inspector 'Flatfoot' Rizzo |
| 1978 | Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (English title: They Called Him Bulldozer) | Bulldozer |
| 1978 | Pari e dispari (English title: Odds and Evens) | Charlie Firpo |
| 1979 | Uno sceriffo extraterrestre - poco extra e molto terrestre The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid is a 1979 Italian children's comedy film starring Bud Spencer and child actor Cary Guffey that was released in cinemas in 1979... (English title: The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid) |
Sceriffo Scott (Sheriff Hall) |
| 1979 | Piedone d'Egitto (English title: Flatfoot in Egypt) | Inspector 'Flatfoot' Rizzo |
| 1979 | Io sto con gli ippopotami Io sto con gli ippopotami Io sto con gli ippopotami , or Jugamos con los Hipopótamos is a film starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.- Plot :... (English title: I'm for the Hippopotamus) |
Tom |
| 1980 | Chissà perché... capitano tutte a me (English title: Everything Happens to Me) | Sheriff Hall |
| 1981 | Occhio alla penna (English title: Buddy goes West) | Buddy |
| 1981 | Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro (English title: Who Finds A Friend Finds a Treasure) | Charlie O'Brien |
| 1982 | Cane e gatto (English title: Cat and Dog) | Sergeant Parker |
| 1982 | Banana Joe Banana Joe (film) Banana Joe is a 1982 Italian-German action-comedy film starring Bud Spencer.-Plot:Bud Spencer plays Banana Joe, a brawny yet friendly man who lives in a small rainforest village called Amantido with a huge number of his own children and regularly delivers bananas to a South American river port... |
Banana Joe |
| 1982 | Bomber Bomber (1982 film) Bomber is a 1982 comedy film directed by Michele Lupo, featuring Bud Spencer and Kallie Knoetze.... |
Bud Graziano |
| 1983 | Nati con la camicia (English title: Go For It) | Doug O'Riordan alias Mason |
| 1984 | Double Trouble Double Trouble (1984 film) Double Trouble is a 1984 Italian action comedy directed by Enzo Barboni and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.-Plot:... (Italian title: Non c'è due senza quattro) |
Greg Wonder/Antonio Coimbra de la Coronilla y Azevedo |
| 1985 | Miami Supercops Miami Supercops Miami Supercops is a 1985 Italian action comedy starring the well known comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.-Synopsis:In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. Seven years... |
Steve Forest |
| 1986 | Superfantagenio Superfantagenio Superfantagenio a.k.a Aladin, is a family comedy film starring Bud Spencer as the Genie and Luca Venantini as Aladdin, and with Spencer's daughter Diamy participating in a secondary role as Aladdin's love interest.-Plot:... (USA title: Aladdin) |
Genie |
| 1988–1989 | Big man Big man A big man, big man syndrome, or bigmanism, within the context of political science, refers to corrupt, autocratic and often totalitarian rule of countries by a single person.... (TV Series) |
Jack Clementi |
| 1990–1993 | Extralarge (TV Series) | Jack 'Extralarge' Costello |
| 1991 | Un piede in Paradiso (English title: Standing In Paradise aka Speaking of the devil) | John "Bull" Webster |
| 1994 | Botte di Natale (English title: The Fight Before Christmas aka "Troublemakers") | Moses |
| 1997 | Noi siamo angeli Noi siamo angeli Noi siamo angeli is an Italian television series.... (English title: We are Angels) (Mini TV Series) |
Orso |
| 1997 | Fuochi d'artificio (English title: Fireworks) | The blind singer |
| 1997 | Al limite (English title: To the Limit) | Elorza |
| 2000 | Hijos del viento (English Title: Sons of the wind) | Quintero |
| 2002 | Tre per sempre (English title: 3 - 4 Ever) | Bops |
| 2003 | Cantando dietro i paraventi (English title: Singing Behind Screens) | Il vecchio capitano |
| 2005 | Padre Speranza (English title: Father Hope) (TV) | Padre Speranza |
| 2009 | Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling - is a German comedy directed by Sebastian Niemann.- Plot :... (English title: Murder is my Business, Honey) |
Pepe |
| 2010 | I delitti del cuoco I delitti del cuoco I delitti del cuoco is an Italian television series.... (TV Series) |
Carlo Banci |
Writer: 1990s
- Banana Joe (1982)
- Big Man
- La Fanciulla che ride (1988) (TV)
- Diva (1989) (TV)
- Boomerang (1989) (TV)
- Extralarge
- Ninja Shadow (1993) (TV)
- Diamonds (1993) (TV)
(in the 1980s, he was credited as Carlo Pedersoli)