Rome (dpa) – Mourning for a film legend: The Italian actor Bud Spencer died on Monday at the age of 86 years with his family.
His son Giuseppe Pedersoli confirmed the German Press Agency in Rome the death of native Neapolitan, who was popular in collaboration with Terence Hill in Germany with an audience of millions.
the actor plagued last health problems. “He has not suffered, he had us all with him, and his last word was” thank you “,” his son said the news agency Ansa According. On the official Facebook page wrote the family, Bud Spencer was traveling born on his next trip.
1929 as Carlo Pedersoli in Naples, the actor turned to Terence Hill (77) Movies like “Trinity is Alleluia “,” All the way, Boys “and” a Friend Is a Treasure “. For decades, the unlikely duo celebrated on camera international success and coined the genre of Italo-Westerns.
Now, 50 years after their first film together “God forgives … Django never!” connecting both to last a deep friendship. “We often talk to each other,” Spencer said a few months ago the German Press Agency. If Hill, civil Mario Girotti, was in Italy, he’ll always gone to dinner. “We both love the spaghetti al pomodoro of my wife Maria,” the Neapolitans
Of his more than 120 films Spencer made only 17 together with Hill -. But the two warhorses were mainly world famous as a duo. “Jealousy or envy” has never existed in the friendship between the two movie heroes, Spencer wrote in his book “What I you wanted to say …”, published in Germany until the beginning of the year. “Our friendship had developed before we had become kings of the box office.”
Before the glorious time as an actor, the young Pedersoli was in the ’50s, first as several Italian lifeguards successfully. Even at the Olympics he approached. About detours he came to acting
For Germany, which he visited often, and in particular to Schwabisch Gmund Spencer had a special relationship. The local swimming pool, where he stepped into the water as still active in the summer of 1951 , now bears his name. “I thank the people for their loyalty,” he said of his time in the dpa interview in Rome. “Especially the Germans,” he added in his sonorous voice added on slightly broken German.
The news of the death of the popular actor spread quickly. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi tweeted: “Ciao Bud Spencer We have had love you..”
Also from Germany came concerned reactions:.. “Hard Fist, soft heart, great person A hero of my childhood Rest in peace , Carlo Pedersoli “wrote German Justice Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) on Twitter
Germany player Mesut Özil held.” Thank you for everything RIP Bud Spencer! “. And left-boss Bernd Riexinger said: “Against his trowel helped no gun license Bud Spencer was just a cool guy.”
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