Lou Ferrigno
Born: 1951-11-09 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Hard Redemption as Rico
2025
- Little Angels as Cop Lou
- The Hermit as The Hermit
2022
- The Offer as Lenny Montana
- Killer Sally as Self - Champion Bodybuilder & Actor (archive footage)
- Mission Peace: Staunch Moderates Documentary
2021
- Slugfest
- Mummy Dearest as Matthew Bradley
2020
- Guest House as Sergeant Winters
2019
- Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
- Cross: Rise of the Villains as Powerhouse
- Purge of Kingdoms as Deadard Stork
- Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic as Self - Actor
- Ring Ring as Mr. Daniels
2018
- Enter the Fire as Monroe
- Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel as Ion
- Gifted - The Documentary as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Heroes Manufactured as Self (archive footage)
- Instant Death as John Bradley
- Life After Flash as Self
2016
- FantastiCozzi as Hercules (archive footage)
- The Bandit Hound as Willy
- Little Big Show
2015
- We Bare Bears as Paul (voice)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron as Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
- Con Man as Lou Ferrigno
- Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! as Agent Banner
- The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power as Skizurra
- Avengers Grimm as Iron John
- Tom Felton Meets the Superfans as Self
- I Am Your Father as Himself
- Anything Is Possible as (voice)
- I Am Thor as Himself
2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Hercules (archive footage) (uncredited)
- A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con as Self
2013
- Through the Keyhole as Self
- Generation Iron as Self
2012
- The Avengers as The Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
- Comic Book Men as Self
- The Eric Andre Show as Self
- Liberator as Ed Migliocetti / The Liberator
- Evolution of Bodybuilding as Self
2010
- Adventure Time as Billy (voice)
- With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- Soupernatural as Lou
2009
- Sonny with a Chance
- I Love You, Man as Lou Ferrigno
- L'Incroyable Hulk : L'Homme Mystère as Hulk
2008
- The Incredible Hulk as Voice of The Incredible Hulk / Security Guard
- American Gladiators
2007
- Chuck as Sofia's Bodyguard
2005
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Reno 911! as New Junior - Deputy Cletus Senior
- Anderson Cooper 360°
- Hulk as Security Guard
2002
- Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' as Self - Mr. Universe 1974
2001
- My Wife and Kids
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as The Incredible Hulk (archive footage)
- Ping! as Dogcatcher
1999
- Where Are They Now? as Self
1998
- The King of Queens as Lou Ferrigno
- The Godson as Bugsy
1997
- Stand Tall as Self
1996
- The Incredible Hulk as The Hulk (voice)
- E! True Hollywood Story
1995
- The Misery Brothers as Quazzie
1994
- Cage II: The Arena of Death as Billy
- The Making of '...And God Spoke' as Cain
1993
1992
- The Naked Truth as Fed. #1
- Frogtown II as Ranger John Jones
1991
- Detective Extralarge as Goodwin
- Hangfire as Smitty
1990
- Super Force as U-Gene
- The Death of the Incredible Hulk as The Hulk
1989
- Cage as Billy Thomas
- The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as The Hulk
- Sinbad of the Seven Seas as Sinbad
- Desert Warrior as Zerak
- Liberty & Bash as Bash
- All's Fair as Klaus
1988
- The Incredible Hulk Returns as The Hulk
1985
- The Adventures of Hercules as Hercules
1984
- Night Court as The Klondike Butcher
1983
- Trauma Center as John Six
- This Is Your Life as Self
- Hercules as Hercules
- The Seven Magnificent Gladiators as Han
- Battle of the Video Games as Self
1982
- Matt Houston as Steve Otto
1981
1980
- Bride of the Incredible Hulk as The Incredible Hulk
1979
1977
- The Incredible Hulk as Incredible Hulk
- The World's Strongest Man as Competitor
- The Incredible Hulk as The Incredible Hulk
- Pumping Iron as Self
- The Return of the Incredible Hulk as The Hulk
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1950
- The Bob Hope Show as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self