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Lou Ferrigno

Lou Ferrigno

Actor, also producer · Born November 9, 1951 (74) · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Louis Jude "Lou" Ferrigno (born November 9, 1951) is an American actor, fitness trainer/consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron. As an actor, he is best known for portraying the title role in the CBS television series The Incredible Hulk. He has also appeared in European-produced fantasy-adventures such as Sinbad of the Seven Seas and Hercules, and as himself in the sitcom The King of Queens and the 2009 comedy I Love You, Man.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 9, 1951 (74)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 11% in 30 days

What are Lou Ferrigno's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Bonds
21%
Survival
20%
Morality
19%
Self
17%
Society
11%
Power
10%
Ideas
3%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 14 · Intense 6

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 4

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 14 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 27 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 17
Shadow
6 of 17
Ally
2 of 17
Trickster
1 of 17
Threshold guardian
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Absurd
13
Thrilling
13
Melancholic
10
Warm
5
Other
31

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous8

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 Lou Ferrigno's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lou Ferrigno'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

80 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hard Redemption(2026)

    as Rico

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Angels(2025)

    as Cop Lou

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Hermit(2025)

    as The Hermit

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Mission Peace: Staunch Moderates Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Offer(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lenny Montana

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Slugfest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Mummy Dearest(2021)

    as Matthew Bradley

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Guest House(2020)

    as Sergeant Winters

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Purge of Kingdoms(2019)

    as Deadard Stork

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Cross: Rise of the Villains(2019)

    as Powerhouse

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ring Ring(2019)

    Producer · as Mr. Daniels

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Enter the Fire(2018)

    as Monroe

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel(2016)

    as Ion

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Instant Death(2017)

    as John Bradley

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Little Big Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • FantastiCozzi(2016)

    as Hercules (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Bandit Hound(2016)

    as Willy

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Con Man(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lou Ferrigno

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • We Bare Bears(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!(2015)

    as Agent Banner

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)

    as Hulk (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Anything Is Possible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as (voice)

  • Avengers Grimm(2015)

    as Iron John

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power(2015)

    as Skizurra

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films(2014)

    as Hercules (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Liberator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Ed Migliocetti / The Liberator

  • The Avengers(2012)

    as The Hulk (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Soupernatural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Lou

  • Adventure Time(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Billy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • I Love You, Man(2009)

    as Lou Ferrigno

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sonny with a Chance(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • L'Incroyable Hulk : L'Homme Mystère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hulk

  • The Incredible Hulk(2008)

    as Voice of The Incredible Hulk / Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • American Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Sofia's Bodyguard

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Anderson Cooper 360°(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as New Junior - Deputy Cletus Senior

  • Hulk(2003)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros(2001)

    as The Incredible Hulk (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ping!(2000)

    as Dogcatcher

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • My Wife and Kids(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Godson(1998)

    as Bugsy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The King of Queens(1998)

    Show 18 episodes · as Lou Ferrigno

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Incredible Hulk(1996)

    Show 21 episodes · as The Hulk (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Misery Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Quazzie

  • Cage II: The Arena of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Billy

  • The Making of '...and God Spoke'(1993)

    as Cain

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Living Single(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Frogtown II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ranger John Jones

  • The Naked Truth(1992)

    as Fed. #1

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Goodwin

  • Detective Extralarge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Goodwin

  • Hangfire(1991)

    as Smitty

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Super Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as U-Gene

  • The Death of the Incredible Hulk(1990)

    as The Hulk

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Liberty & Bash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Bash

  • Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Billy Thomas

  • The Trial of the Incredible Hulk(1989)

    as The Hulk

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Desert Warrior(1988)

    as Zerak

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Sinbad of the Seven Seas(1989)

    as Sinbad

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • All's Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Klaus

  • The Incredible Hulk Returns(1988)

    as The Hulk

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Hercules(1985)

    as Hercules

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Night Court(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as The Klondike Butcher

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Trauma Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · as John Six

  • Hercules(1983)

    as Hercules

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Seven Magnificent Gladiators(1983)

    as Han

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Otto

  • The Fall Guy(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Bride of the Incredible Hulk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as The Incredible Hulk

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The World's Strongest Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Competitor

  • The Return of the Incredible Hulk(1977)

    as The Hulk

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    as The Incredible Hulk

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    Show 82 episodes · as Incredible Hulk

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Forgotten Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Leo

  • Gym Rat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Lou

  • Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Colonel Van Pelt (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 80 titles, 77 of them dated from 1977 to 2026; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

$265M worldwide

Highest rated

The Offer (2022)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Incredible Hulk (1977)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19772026

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 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
Acting80 of 80: 80 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rd

By decade

1970s5 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 24% of 17 roles
778707

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 Lou Ferrigno's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 52 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Little Angels (2025)

99th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Offer (2022)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 44/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 24. 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 Lou Ferrigno's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles20–44 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lou Ferrigno work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lou Ferrigno's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Bixby shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers