(originally posted on March 31, 2011)
Bud Spencer, aka Carlo Pedersoli, was the first Italian to swim the 100 m freestyle in less than one minute. He achieved this on 19 September 1950. Spencer participated in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, reaching the semi-finals in the 100 m freestyle (wikipedia).
Spencer would have a brief cameo in QUO VADIS in 1951 and one of his first speaking roles in HANNIBAL. Amazing how Bud would turn out.
Bud died on June 26 while I took some time off. He was 86 years old. This is a mini-tribute to his PEPLUM career.
Bud died on June 26 while I took some time off. He was 86 years old. This is a mini-tribute to his PEPLUM career.
Peter Ustinov and Bud Spencer in QUO VADIS
Bud in HANNIBAL
3 comments:
Bud recently passed away last June 26th. He was 86.
RIP.
He was a very good actor and I have watched many of his movies. He could be serious or comical. The TRINITY movies were awesome, and him and T. Hill made quite a few other movies together. Wish he would of made more Peplum movies. He had the size and athletic build to play any role.
Thanks WrestlePromo. Someone always dies when I take some time off.
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