Terence Hill

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Terence Hill
Born
Mario Girotti

Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti March 29, 1939) is an Italian-born actor.

Biography

Hill was born in Venice. As a child he lived in the small village Lommatzsch, Germany where he lived during World War II, surviving the Dresden Bombing. His mother was German, his father an Italian chemist.

After being discovered by Italian filmmaker Dino Risi for Vacanze col gangster (1951) (Holiday with the Gangster) at an early age of 12, he had, after 27 movies in Italy, a major film-role in Luchino Visconti's The Leopard (Il Gattopardo, 1963). In 1964 he returned to Germany and there appeared in a series of Heimatfilmen, adventure and western films, made after novels by German author Karl May. In 1967, he returned to Italy to act in God Forgives, I don't (Dio perdona... Io no!, 1968). He changed his name to Terence Hill in the same year. The name was made up, as a publicity stunt, by the film producers. In a Q&A (Q.29), he dismissed as a journalist's invention the rumour that it was taken from the Roman scholar Terence and his wife's surname (his wife was Lori Zwicklbauer, she later changed her name to Lori Hill).

In the following years, he starred in many action and western films (so-called Spaghetti Westerns) together with his long time partner Bud Spencer. The pair were notable for their funny films, successful not only in Italy, but also abroad. They made a large number of Italian Westerns and other films together, including (listed below using their most common US titles):

1. God Forgives... I Don't! (1967)

2. Ace High (1968)

3. Boot Hill (1969)

4. They Call Me Trinity (1970)

5. Blackie the Pirate (1971)

6. Trinity Is STILL My Name! (1971)

7. All the Way, Boys! (1972)

8. Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)

9. Two Missionaries (1975)

10. Crime Busters (1976)

11. Odds and Evens (1978)

12. I'm For the Hippopotamus (1979)

13. Who Finds a Friend, Finds a Treasure (1981)

14. Go For It! (1983)

15. Double Trouble (1984)

16. Miami Supercops (1985)

17. Troublemakers (1994)

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.[1] Possibly their most famous film is the 1971 western Lo chiamavano Trinità (They Call Me Trinity) and the 1972 sequel Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità (Trinity Is STILL My Name!) He has stated in interviews that Il mio nome è Nessuno (My Name Is Nobody, 1973) in which he co-starred with the American Henry Fonda, is his personal favorite of all his films.

His first American films were Mr. Billion and March or Die (both 1977), after which he divided his time between Italy and the US.

Hill suffered from depression after the death of his adopted son Ross in 1990. He later recovered and started a successful TV career. He is "Don Matteo", the protagonist of one of the most famous Italian shows.

Filmography

  • "Don Matteo" .... Don Matteo (95 episodes, 2000-2006)
  • Uomo che sognava con le aquile, L (2006) (TV)
  • Cyberflic (1997)
  • Botte di Natale (1994)
  • Lucky Luke .... Lucky Luke (2 episodes, 1993)
  • Renegade (1987)
  • Miami Supercops (1985)
  • Non c'è due senza quattro (1984)
  • Nati con la camicia (1983)
  • Don Camillo (1983)
  • Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro (1981)
  • Poliziotto superpiù (1980)
  • Io sto con gli ippopotami (1979)
  • Pari e dispari (1978)
  • March or Die (1977)
  • Mr. Billion (1977)
  • Due superpiedi quasi piatti, I (Crime Busters) (1976)
  • A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975)
  • Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo (1974)
  • Porgi l'altra guancia (1974)
  • Mio nome è Nessuno, Il (1973)
  • E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico (1972)
  • Vero e il falso, Il (1972)
  • Più forte, ragazzi! (1972)
  • Trinity Is STILL My Name! (1971)
  • Il Corsaro nero (1971)
  • They Call Me Trinity (1970)
  • Collera del vento, La (1970)
  • La Collina degli stivali (1969)
  • Barbagia (1969)
  • Quattro dell'Ave Maria, I (1968)
  • Preparati la bara! (1968)
  • Dio perdona... Io no! (1967)
  • Nibelungen, Teil 2: Kriemhilds Rache, Die (1967)
  • Io non protesto, io amo (1967) (as Mario Girotti)
  • Feldmarescialla, La (1967)
  • Rita nel West (1967)
  • Nibelungen, Teil 1: Siegfried, Die (1966)
  • Old Surehand (1965)
  • Ruf der Wälder (1965)
  • Ölprinz, Der (1965)
  • Schüsse im Dreivierteltakt (1965)
  • Duell vor Sonnenuntergang (1965)
  • Unter Geiern (1964)
  • Winnetou - 2. Teil (1964)
  • Gattopardo, Il (1963)
  • Dominatore dei sette mari, Il (1962)
  • Giorno più corto, Il (1962)
  • Meraviglie di Aladino, Le (1961)
  • Pecado de amor
  • Juke box urli d'amore (1960)
  • Annibal (1960)
  • Cartagine in fiamme (1960)
  • Militare e mezzo, Un (1960)
  • Giuseppe venduto dai fratelli (1960)
  • Maciste nella valle dei re (1960)
  • Padrone delle ferriere, Il (1959)
  • Spavaldi e innamorati (1959)
  • Cerasella (1959) (as Mario Girotti)
  • Anna di Brooklyn (1958)
  • Novelliere: The picture of Dorian Gray, Il (1958) (TV)
  • Primo amore (1958)
  • Spada e la croce, La (1958)
  • Grande strada azzurra, La (1957)
  • Guaglione (1957)
  • Lazzarella (1957)
  • Mamma sconosciuta (1956)
  • Vagabondi delle stelle, I (1956)
  • Vena d'oro, La (1955)
  • Sbandati, Gli (1955)
  • Divisione Folgore (1954)
  • Età dell'amore, L (1953)
  • Voce del silenzio, La (1953)
  • Villa Borghese (1953)
  • Viale della speranza, Il (1953)
  • Vacanze col gangster(1951)
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