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Terence Hill

Terence Hill

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born March 29, 1939 (87) · Venice, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy [Now Italy]

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). ... Source: Article "Terence Hill" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Born
March 29, 1939 (87)
From
Venice, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy [Now Italy]
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 90 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 46% in 30 days

What are Terence Hill's films like?

Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
23%
Self
13%
Power
12%
Society
8%
Survival
4%
Ideas
2%
Justice21 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship13 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 31 · Serious 12 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 26 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 23 · Charged 23 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 28 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 22

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 33 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 40 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

48 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 32 of 48 analyzed roles.

Hero
32 of 48
Trickster
9 of 48
Ally
3 of 48
Shapeshifter
1 of 48
Shadow
1 of 48
Herald
1 of 48
Mentor
1 of 48
Show the 48 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
27
Thrilling
24
Warm
14
Tense
13
Absurd
13
Other
35

How their films linger

Feel-good33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy36
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Terence Hill's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Terence Hill's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

90 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Socceritos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Soccerito Terence

  • Caterina Caselli - Una vita, 100 vite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • My Name Is Thomas(2018)

    Director · Writer · as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • One Step from Heaven(2011)

    Show 124 episodes · as Pietro

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Triggerman(2009)

    Director · as Doc West

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Doc West(2009)

    Director · as Doc West

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • L'uomo che cavalcava nel buio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rocco

  • L'uomo che sognava con le aquile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Rocco Ventura

  • L'uomo che sognava con le aquile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rocco Ventura

  • Vier Fäuste lassen's krachen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler(2000)

    as Nobody (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Don Matteo(2000)

    Show 285 episodes · as Don Matteo

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Virtual Weapon(1997)

    as Skims

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Troublemakers(1994)

    Director · as Travis

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · as Lucky Luke

  • Lucky Luke 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lucky Luke (archive footage)

  • Lucky Luke(1991)

    Director · as Lucky Luke

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lucky Luke

  • They Call Me Renegade(1987)

    Story · as Luke

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Miami Supercops(1985)

    as Doug Bennett / Jay Donell

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Double Trouble(1984)

    as Elliot Vance / Sebastiano Coímbra

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The World of Don Camillo(1984)

    Director · Producer · as Don Camillo

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Go for It(1983)

    as Rosco Frazer / Steinberg

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure(1981)

    as Alan Lloyd

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Super Fuzz(1980)

    as Dave Speed

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • I'm for the Hippopotamus(1979)

    as Slim

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • ORG (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer · as Zohommm!!!

  • Odds and Evens(1978)

    as Johnny Firpo

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • March or Die(1977)

    as Marco Segrain

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Crime Busters(1977)

    as Matt Kirby

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Billion(1977)

    as Guido Falcone

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Das Schwert der Nibelungen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Giselher

  • A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe(1975)

    as Joe Thanks

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Turn the Other Cheek(1974)

    as Padre J.

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Watch Out, We're Mad(1974)

    as Kid

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Nobody(1973)

    as Nobody

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • All the Way Boys(1972)

    as Plata

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Man of the East(1972)

    as Sir Thomas Fitzpatrick Phillip Moore

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Hassled Hooker(1972)

    as Marco Manin

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Trinity Is Still My Name(1971)

    as Trinità

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Blackie the Pirate(1971)

    as Blackie

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • They Call Me Trinity(1970)

    Stunts · as Trinità

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Wind's Fierce(1970)

    as Marco

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rischiatutto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Boot Hill(1969)

    as Cat Stevens

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Tough and the Mighty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Graziano Cassitta

  • Ace High(1968)

    as Cat Stevens

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Django, Prepare a Coffin(1968)

    as Django / Joe

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Rita the Field Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Prof. Giuliano Fineschi

  • God Forgives... I Don't!(1967)

    as Cat Stevens

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Crazy Westerners(1967)

    as Black Star

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Io non protesto, io amo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Gabriele

  • Die Nibelungen 2. Teil - Kriemhilds Rache(1967)

    as Giselher

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Die Nibelungen, Teil 1 - Siegfried(1966)

    as Giselher

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Flaming Frontier(1965)

    as Toby

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ruf der Wälder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Marcello Scalzi

  • Duel at Sundown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Larry McGow

  • The Oil Prince(1965)

    as Richard Forsythe

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Schüsse im 3/4 Takt(1965)

    as Enrico

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Amongst Vultures(1964)

    as Baker Jr.

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Last of the Renegades(1964)

    as Lieutenant Robert Merril

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Leopard(1963)

    as Count Cavriaghi

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Shortest Day(1963)

    as Soldato austriaco

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Seven Seas to Calais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Babington

  • Pecado de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Ángel Vega

  • The Wonders of Aladdin(1961)

    as Prince Moluk

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Joseph and His Brethren(1961)

    as Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Soldier and a Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Giorgio Strazzonelli

  • Carthage in Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Tsour

  • Hannibal(1959)

    as Quintilius

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Cerasella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Bruno

  • Juke Box - Screams of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Othello

  • Spavaldi e innamorati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Paolo

  • Il padrone delle ferriere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Octave de Beaulieu

  • La spada e la croce(1958)

    as Lazzaro

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Fast and Sexy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Ciccillo

  • Il Novelliere - Il salotto di Oscar Wilde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Dorian Gray

  • Lazzarella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Luciano Pico

  • The Wide Blue Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Renato

  • Guaglione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Franco Danieli

  • I vagabondi delle stelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Franco

  • Mamma sconosciuta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Gianni Martini

  • The Golden Vein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Corrado

  • Abandoned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Wounded Estray

  • Divisione Folgore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Delavigne

  • It Happened in the Park(1953)

    as Anna Maria's Classmate (segment "Pi-greco") (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Age of Indiscretion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as (uncredited)

  • Il viale della speranza(1953)

    as as Girolamo Girotti (unconfirmed)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Voice of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Boy at Barrier

  • Vacation with a Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Giannini

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles from 1952 to 2026; peak year 1984.

Biggest box office

March or Die (1977)

$1M worldwide

Highest rated

The Leopard (1963)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Don Matteo (2000)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19522026

Peak 1984 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 20 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting90 of 90: 80 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thDirecting7 of 90: 0 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thWriting2 of 90: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 90: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 90: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

90 titles, 10 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1950s21 · acting1960s25 · acting1970s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew1980s7 · 7 acting · 2 crew1990s6 · 6 acting · 3 crew2000s8 · 8 acting · 2 crew2010s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 74% of 39 roles
5969747989

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Terence Hill's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 50; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Virtual Weapon (1997)

68th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Leopard (1963)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 46 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Terence Hill's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Terence Hill work with?

People who share at least 2 of Terence Hill's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bud Spencer shares the most, 17.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles