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June 27, 2016 8:25 PM

RIP Bud Spencer (born Carlo Pedersoli, 31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016). Italian actor, swimmer, and politician, he rose to international fame playing Trinity's portly half-brother in 1970s spaghetti westerns "They Call me Trinity" and "Trinity is Still my Name", setting off a multi-decade film career with his frequent co-conspirator, Terence Hill.
posted by slater (20 comments total)

From a short obit :

With a toned physique he played a member of the Praetorian Guard in Quo Vadis, a Hollywood epic shot in Italy in 1951, but later said he had had no interest in becoming an actor.

Then, when a production company asked him to change his name to something more marketable, Pedersoli put his love of Budweiser beer and the Hollywood actor Spencer Tracey together and became Bud Spencer.

It wasn’t until the late 1960s that his acting career took off when he teamed up with Terence Hill in over 20 films, beginning with God Forgives..I don’t! The duo went on to make international hits such as Ace High in 1968 and They Call Me Trinity in 1970.

IMDb | Wikipedia | his official website, in English, with an autobiography page.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:35 PM on June 27, 2016 [1 favorite]

Thanks for the additional info, FLT.

Mods: Feel free to add that to my post.
posted by slater at 8:47 PM on June 27, 2016

I loved those films when I was on the verge of puberty. They were like a foreign version of the 3 Stooges, in the Italian-American West. But boy, the dubbing was so bad.

RIP Bambino, slap a bandito on your way to heaven.
posted by Ber at 9:21 PM on June 27, 2016 [3 favorites]

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posted by Joey Michaels at 9:48 PM on June 27, 2016

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I grew up with these as a kid! Had all but forgotten about them...
posted by Hairy Lobster at 10:23 PM on June 27, 2016 [1 favorite]

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posted by romakimmy at 10:36 PM on June 27, 2016

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When it was my father's turn to pick at the video club, a lot of times he ended up picking one of his movies with Hill. I may not remember much from them, but I'm sure I've watched a lot of them.
posted by lmfsilva at 10:39 PM on June 27, 2016

I've also seen a lot of his movies when I was a kid, and remember enjoying them.

I looked up Terence Hill on Wikipedia just now, and apparently he was a swimmer too, at least when he was a child.

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posted by Harald74 at 11:41 PM on June 27, 2016

"Trinity is Still my Name" yt

my dad was a complex man. very smart. WW2 combat vet. small town boy. I loved him but found him deeply difficult to connect with. He kept everything inside. But I do remember being maybe thirteen and dragging him to see Trinity is Still my Name, because I genuinely thought he'd like it. And he did. He laughed the whole way.
posted by philip-random at 12:13 AM on June 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

just looking at my facebook feed, at least two generations of Italians are mourning his passing today.


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"When he said our mamma is a old whore, I clicked"
"But it's the truth"
"She's not old!"

posted by _dario at 2:52 AM on June 28, 2016

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posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 4:14 AM on June 28, 2016

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posted by valkane at 4:23 AM on June 28, 2016

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posted by Catblack at 5:44 AM on June 28, 2016

There goes a wonderful piece of my childhood. Bud Spencer and Terence Hill are the closest Italy comes to superheroes. I was actually surprised to find out yesterday that he was always dubbed in the Italian versions too, his Neapolitan accent was deemed too strong for Westerns (HIS VOICE IS A LIE AAAH).

May the afterlife be full of baked beans, you amazing man.
posted by lydhre at 5:51 AM on June 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

I love those movies.

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posted by Splunge at 7:45 AM on June 28, 2016

so many childhood matinees


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posted by ouke at 9:55 AM on June 28, 2016

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Terrence Hill just wouldn't have been the same without his foil.
posted by notsnot at 9:59 AM on June 28, 2016

...aaah the memories, the memories!
posted by Namlit at 11:17 AM on June 28, 2016

Oh man, those Bud Spencer/Terence Hill westerns were a staple of childhood, roaring with laughter watching them.
posted by MartinWisse at 12:08 PM on June 28, 2016

Oh crap, I loved these movies as a kid and found them a few years ago on DVD.

Also recommend Dub Spencer and Trance Hill for having the best band name ever.
posted by bongo_x at 12:54 PM on June 28, 2016 [1 favorite]