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Terence Hill

Acting 87 years old Venice, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy [Now Italy] ★ 5.2
Born: March 29, 1939

Biography

Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti; 29 March 1939) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He began his career as a child actor and gained international fame for starring roles in action and comedy films, many with his long-time film partner and friend Bud Spencer. During the height of his popularity, Hill was among Italy's highest-paid actors.

His most widely seen films include comic and standard spaghetti Westerns, some based on popular novels by German author Karl May about the Wild West. Of these, the most famous are Lo chiamavano Trinità (They Call Me Trinity, 1970); ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità (Trinity Is Still My Name, 1971), the highest grossing Italian film at that time; and Il mio nome è Nessuno (My Name Is Nobody, 1973), co-starring Henry Fonda. Hill also went on to a successful television career in Italy, most notably playing the title character in the long-running Rai 1 series Don Matteo from 2000 until 2022.

Hill was born on 29 March 1939 in Venice, Italy. Hill's mother, Hildegard Girotti (née Thieme), was from Dresden, Germany; his father, Girolamo Girotti, was Italian from Amelia, Umbria, and a chemist by occupation. During his childhood, Hill lived in the small town of Lommatzsch, Saxony. As a child, he experienced the bombing of Dresden, which was traumatic for him. He was there up to the End of World War II in Europe.

He was discovered at the age of 12 by Italian filmmaker Dino Risi at a swimming meet, and he became a child actor, appearing in Risi's Vacation with a Gangster (1951) as Gianni, the orphan gang leader. "They were looking for a boy gang leader and they found me", he later said.

He had small roles in Voice of Silence (1953) with Jean Marais, Too Young for Love (1953), and It Happened in the Park (1953). He was in Golden Vein (1954) with Märta Torén and Richard Basehart, The Abandoned (1955) and Folgore Division (1955).

Girotti had his first lead in Guaglione (1956). He could also be seen in Mamma sconosciuta (1956), I vagabondi delle stelle (1956), La grande strada azzurra (1956) with Yves Montand and Alida Valli, and Lazzarella (1957).

Girotti did Anna of Brooklyn (1958) with Gina Lollobrigida, The Sword and the Cross (1958) with Yvonne de Carlo (playing Lazarus of Bethany), and a TV version of The Picture of Dorian Gray (1958).

He had support parts in Il padrone delle ferriere (1959) with Virna Lisi, Juke box - Urli d'amore (1959), and Hannibal (1959) with Victor Mature and Carlo Pedersoli, who would later become known as Bud Spencer. Girotti had the lead roles in Spavaldi e innamorati (1959) and Cerasella (1959), a teen comedy.

It was back to support roles with Carthage in Flames (1960), Un militare e mezzo (1960), and The Story of Joseph and His Brethren (1961) with Geoffrey Horne and Robert Morley, directed by Irving Rapper.

Girotti had support parts in The Wonders of Aladdin (1961) with Donald O'Connor and directed by Henry Levin and Mario Bava, Pecado de amor (1961), Seven Seas to Calais (1962) with Rod Taylor, and The Shortest Day (1963). ...

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Filmography

Acting Credits (115)

The Socceritos
The Socceritos Soccerito Terence 2026
Terence Hill: Pazifist und Cowboy
Terence Hill: Pazifist und Cowboy Self 2025
Terence Hill, Bud Spencer… & me
Terence Hill, Bud Spencer… & me Self (Archive) 2025
Lui era Trinità
Lui era Trinità Self 2023
On l'appelle Terence Hill
On l'appelle Terence Hill Self 2022
Caterina Caselli - Una vita, 100 vite
Caterina Caselli - Una vita, 100 vite 2021
The Last Movie Painter
The Last Movie Painter Self 2020
Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer
Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2019
Die Terence Hill Story
Die Terence Hill Story Self 2019
Piedone nyomában
Piedone nyomában Self 2018
My Name Is Thomas
My Name Is Thomas Thomas 2018
Abendshow
Abendshow Self 2017
They Called Him Spencer
They Called Him Spencer Self 2017
Bud's Best - Die Welt des Bud Spencer
Bud's Best - Die Welt des Bud Spencer Self 2012
One Step from Heaven
One Step from Heaven Pietro 2011
Doc West II : Triggerman
Doc West II : Triggerman Doc West 2009
Doc West
Doc West Doc West 2009
L'uomo che cavalcava nel buio
L'uomo che cavalcava nel buio Rocco 2009
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern Self (archive footage) 2006
L'uomo che sognava con le aquile
L'uomo che sognava con le aquile Rocco Ventura 2006
L'uomo che sognava con le aquile
L'uomo che sognava con le aquile Rocco Ventura 2006
Nobody is Perfect
Nobody is Perfect Self / Self - Interviewee 2005
Vier Fäuste lassen's krachen
Vier Fäuste lassen's krachen 2004
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery Self 2001
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor Nobody (archive footage) 2000
Father Matteo
Father Matteo Don Matteo 2000
Volle Kanne
Volle Kanne Self 1999
Virtual Weapon
Virtual Weapon Skims 1997
Leute heute
Leute heute Self 1997
Troublemakers
Troublemakers Travis 1994
Lucky Luke
Lucky Luke Lucky Luke 1992
Lucky Luke 2
Lucky Luke 2 Lucky Luke (archive footage) 1992
Lucky Luke
Lucky Luke Lucky Luke 1991
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton Lucky Luke 1991
Renegade
Renegade Luke 1987
Sacrée soirée
Sacrée soirée Self 1987
Miami Supercops
Miami Supercops Doug Bennett / Jay Donell 1985
Double Trouble
Double Trouble Elliot Vance / Sebastiano Coímbra 1984
Don Camillo
Don Camillo Don Camillo 1984
Go for It
Go for It Rosco Frazer / Steinberg 1983
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure Alan Lloyd 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? Self 1981
Super Fuzz
Super Fuzz Dave Speed 1980
I'm for the Hippopotamus
I'm for the Hippopotamus Slim 1979
ORG
ORG Zohommm!!! 1979
Odds and Evens
Odds and Evens Johnny Firpo 1978
Telespiele
Telespiele Self 1977
March or Die
March or Die Marco Segrain 1977
Crime Busters
Crime Busters Matt Kirby 1977
Mr. Billion
Mr. Billion Guido Falcone 1977
Auf los geht's los
Auf los geht's los Self 1977
Das Schwert der Nibelungen
Das Schwert der Nibelungen Giselher 1976
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot Joe Thanks 1975
The Two Missionaries
The Two Missionaries Padre J. 1974
Watch Out, We're Mad
Watch Out, We're Mad Kid 1974
My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody Nobody 1973
All the Way Boys
All the Way Boys Plata 1972
Man of the East
Man of the East Sir Thomas Fitzpatrick Phillip Moore 1972
The Hassled Hooker
The Hassled Hooker Marco Manin 1972
Film '72
Film '72 Self 1971
Trinity Is Still My Name
Trinity Is Still My Name Trinity 1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
McCabe & Mrs. Miller Townsperson (uncredited) 1971
Blackie the Pirate
Blackie the Pirate Blackie 1971
They Call Me Trinity
They Call Me Trinity Trinity 1970
Wrath of the Wind
Wrath of the Wind Marco 1970
Rischiatutto
Rischiatutto 1970
Boot Hill
Boot Hill Cat Stevens 1969
The Tough and the Mighty
The Tough and the Mighty Graziano Cassitta 1969
Ace High
Ace High Cat Stevens 1968
Django, Prepare a Coffin
Django, Prepare a Coffin Django / Joe 1968
Rita the Field Marshal
Rita the Field Marshal Prof. Giuliano Fineschi 1967
God Forgives... I Don't!
God Forgives... I Don't! Cat Stevens 1967
The Crazy Westerners
The Crazy Westerners Black Star 1967
Io non protesto, io amo
Io non protesto, io amo Gabriele 1967
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 Giselher 1967
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy Giselher 1966
Flaming Frontier
Flaming Frontier Toby 1965
Ruf der Wälder
Ruf der Wälder Marcello Scalzi 1965
Duel at Sundown
Duel at Sundown Larry McGow 1965
Rampage at Apache Wells
Rampage at Apache Wells Richard Forsythe 1965
Shots in 3/4 Time
Shots in 3/4 Time Enrico 1965
Frontier Hellcat
Frontier Hellcat Baker Jr. 1964
Last of the Renegades
Last of the Renegades Lieutenant Robert Merril 1964
The Leopard
The Leopard Count Cavriaghi 1963
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day Soldato austriaco 1963
Seven Seas to Calais
Seven Seas to Calais Babington 1962
Pecado de amor
Pecado de amor Ángel Vega 1961
The Wonders of Aladdin
The Wonders of Aladdin Prince Moluk 1961
Joseph and His Brethren
Joseph and His Brethren Benjamin 1961
A Soldier and a Half
A Soldier and a Half Giorgio Strazzonelli 1960
Carthage in Flames
Carthage in Flames Tsour 1960
Hannibal
Hannibal Quintilius 1959
Cerasella
Cerasella Bruno 1959
Juke Box - Screams of Love
Juke Box - Screams of Love Othello 1959
Spavaldi e innamorati
Spavaldi e innamorati Paolo 1959
Il padrone delle ferriere
Il padrone delle ferriere Octave de Beaulieu 1959
The Sword and the Cross
The Sword and the Cross Lazzaro 1958
Fast and Sexy
Fast and Sexy Ciccillo 1958
Il Novelliere - Il salotto di Oscar Wilde
Il Novelliere - Il salotto di Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray 1958
Aktuelle Schaubude
Aktuelle Schaubude Self 1957
Lazzarella
Lazzarella Luciano Pico 1957
The Wide Blue Road
The Wide Blue Road Renato 1957
Guaglione
Guaglione Franco Danieli 1956
I vagabondi delle stelle
I vagabondi delle stelle Franco 1956
Mamma sconosciuta
Mamma sconosciuta Gianni Martini 1956
The Golden Vein
The Golden Vein Corrado 1955
Abandoned
Abandoned Wounded Estray 1955
Divisione Folgore
Divisione Folgore Delavigne 1954
It Happened in the Park
It Happened in the Park Anna Maria's Classmate (segment "Pi-greco") (uncredited) 1953
The Age of Indiscretion
The Age of Indiscretion (uncredited) 1953
The Street of Hope
The Street of Hope as Girolamo Girotti (unconfirmed) 1953
Voice of Silence
Voice of Silence Boy at Barrier 1953
Vacation with a Gangster
Vacation with a Gangster Giannini 1952
Bambi
Bambi Self 1948

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