Lou Ferrigno
Acting • Born 1951-11-09
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
105 credits
The Incredible Hulk
Movie • 2008
Voice of The Incredible Hulk / Security Guard
Hulk
Movie • 2003
Security Guard
Pumping Iron
Movie • 1977
Self
The Adventures of Hercules
Movie • 1985
Hercules
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
Movie • 1989
The Hulk
The Incredible Hulk Returns
Movie • 1988
The Hulk
Hercules
Movie • 1983
Hercules
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Movie • 2002
Self - Mr. Universe 1974
Sinbad of the Seven Seas
Movie • 1989
Sinbad
The Godson
Movie • 1998
Bugsy
I Love You, Man
Movie • 2009
Lou Ferrigno
The Incredible Hulk
Movie • 1977
The Incredible Hulk
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Movie • 2019
Self
The Death of the Incredible Hulk
Movie • 1990
The Hulk
Cage
Movie • 1989
Billy Thomas
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Movie • 2010
Self
Bride of the Incredible Hulk
Movie • 1980
The Incredible Hulk
Desert Warrior
Movie • 1989
Zerak
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators
Movie • 1983
Han
Cage II: The Arena of Death
Movie • 1994
Billy
Generation Iron
Movie • 2013
Self
The Naked Truth
Movie • 1992
Fed. #1
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Movie • 2001
The Incredible Hulk (archive footage)
Battle of the Video Games
Movie • 1983
Self
Ping!
Movie • 2001
Dogcatcher
Liberator
Movie • 2012
Ed Migliocetti / The Liberator
Frogtown II
Movie • 1992
Ranger John Jones
Mission Peace: Staunch Moderates Documentary
Movie • 2022
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
Movie • 1977
The Hulk
Hangfire
Movie • 1991
Smitty
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Movie • 2015
Skizurra
Liberty & Bash
Movie • 1989
Bash
The Hermit
Movie • 2025
The Hermit
Avengers Grimm
Movie • 2015
Iron John
I Am Thor
Movie • 2015
Himself
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
Movie • 1994
Cain
The Avengers
Movie • 2012
The Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Movie • 2014
Self
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Movie • 2015
Agent Banner
I Am Your Father
Movie • 2015
Himself
Instant Death
Movie • 2017
John Bradley
The Bandit Hound
Movie • 2016
Willy
Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes
Movie • 2005
Self
The Misery Brothers
Movie • 1995
Quazzie
FantastiCozzi
Movie • 2016
Hercules (archive footage)
Anything Is Possible
Movie • 2015
(voice)
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel
Movie • 2018
Ion
Tom Felton Meets the Superfans
Movie • 2015
Self
L'Incroyable Hulk : L'Homme Mystère
Movie • 2009
Hulk
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Movie • 2019
Self - Actor
Ring Ring
Movie • 2019
Mr. Daniels
Life After Flash
Movie • 2017
Self
Enter the Fire
Movie • 2018
Monroe
Cross: Rise of the Villains
Movie • 2019
Powerhouse
Stand Tall
Movie • 1997
Self
Evolution of Bodybuilding
Movie • 2012
Self
Guest House
Movie • 2020
Sergeant Winters
Heroes Manufactured
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Movie • 2015
Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
Mummy Dearest
Movie • 2021
Matthew Bradley
All's Fair
Movie • 1989
Klaus
Purge of Kingdoms
Movie • 2019
Deadard Stork
Soupernatural
Movie • 2010
Lou
The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
Movie • 2024
Hard Redemption
Movie
Rico
Little Angels
Movie • 2025
Cop Lou
Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture
Movie
Colonel Van Pelt (voice)
Forgotten Fortune
Movie
Leo
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie • 2014
Hercules (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gifted - The Documentary
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1977
Incredible Hulk
Comic Book Men
TV • 2012
Self
My Wife and Kids
TV • 2001
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Anderson Cooper 360°
TV • 2003
The King of Queens
TV • 1998
Lou Ferrigno
Living Single
TV • 1993
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1996
The Hulk (voice)
The Fall Guy
TV • 1981
We Bare Bears
TV • 2015
Paul (voice)
Billy
TV • 1979
American Gladiators
TV • 2008
Trauma Center
TV • 1983
John Six
Where Are They Now?
TV • 1999
Self
Reno 911!
TV • 2003
New Junior - Deputy Cletus Senior
Chuck
TV • 2007
Sofia's Bodyguard
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
This Is Your Life
TV • 1983
Self
Slugfest
TV • 2021
The Eric Andre Show
TV • 2012
Self
Little Big Show
TV • 2016
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self
The World's Strongest Man
TV • 1977
Competitor
The Offer
TV • 2022
Lenny Montana
Night Court
TV • 1984
The Klondike Butcher
Matt Houston
TV • 1982
Steve Otto
Sonny with a Chance
TV • 2009
Detective Extralarge
TV • 1991
Goodwin
Through the Keyhole
TV • 2013
Self
Adventure Time
TV • 2010
Billy (voice)
Super Force
TV • 1990
U-Gene
Con Man
TV • 2015
Lou Ferrigno
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self
Killer Sally
TV • 2022
Self - Champion Bodybuilder & Actor (archive footage)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self