Lou Ferrigno
Known for: Acting
Born: November 9, 1951
Place of birth: 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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Filmography
73 movies · 35 TV shows, newest first
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Hard Redemption
2026
9.3
Little Angels
2025
5.1
The Hermit
2025
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The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
2024
6.0
Mission Peace: Staunch Moderates Documentary
2022
6.7
Killer Sally
2022
8.0
The Offer
2022
5.8
Slugfest
2021
2.0
Mummy Dearest
2021
5.3
Guest House
2020
7.1
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
6.1
Purge of Kingdoms
2019
4.2
Cross: Rise of the Villains
2019
5.3
Ring Ring
2019
7.0
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
5.0
Enter the Fire
2018
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Gifted - The Documentary
2018
2.0
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel
2018
5.6
Life After Flash
2017
5.5
Instant Death
2017
6.7
Heroes Manufactured
20176.0
Little Big Show
2016
6.0
FantastiCozzi
2016
4.6
The Bandit Hound
2016
7.0
I Am Thor
2015
6.5
I Am Your Father
2015
6.5
Con Man
2015
7.7
We Bare Bears
2015
4.6
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
2015
7.3
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
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Anything Is Possible
2015
6.9
Tom Felton Meets the Superfans
2015
4.1
Avengers Grimm
2015
5.1
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
2015
2.0
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
6.6
Generation Iron
2013
6.3
Through the Keyhole
20137.7
Liberator
2012
7.9
The Eric Andre Show
2012
8.1
The Avengers
2012
6.9
Comic Book Men
2012
6.2
Evolution of Bodybuilding
2012
6.8
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010NR
Soupernatural
2010
8.5
Adventure Time
2010
6.6
I Love You, Man
2009
7.7
Sonny with a Chance
2009
5.7
L'Incroyable Hulk : L'Homme Mystère
2009NR
The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk
2008
6.3
The Incredible Hulk
2008
4.4
American Gladiators
2008
7.7
Chuck
2007
10.0
Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes
2005
5.4
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
7.2
Reno 911!
2003
5.6
Hulk
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
7.1
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002
6.9
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001
5.7
Ping!
2001
7.4
My Wife and Kids
20017.5
Where Are They Now?
1999
3.3
The Godson
1998
7.1
The King of Queens
1998
6.9
Stand Tall
1997
6.4
The Incredible Hulk
1996
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
5.0
The Misery Brothers
1995
3.3
Cage II: The Arena of Death
1994
5.2
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
1994
8.1
Living Single
1993
3.6
Frogtown II
1992
3.1
The Naked Truth
1992
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Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo
1991
6.9
Detective Extralarge
1991
4.7
Hangfire
1991
6.1
Super Force
1990
5.8
The Death of the Incredible Hulk
1990
10.0
Liberty & Bash
1989
4.0
Cage
1989
6.4
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
1989
4.2
Desert Warrior
1989
4.2
Sinbad of the Seven Seas
1989
6.3
All's Fair
1989
6.3
The Incredible Hulk Returns
1988
4.8
The Adventures of Hercules
1985
7.3
Night Court
19847.0
This Is Your Life
1983
7.0
Trauma Center
1983
4.9
Hercules
1983
3.2
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators
1983
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Battle of the Video Games
1983
6.3
Matt Houston
1982
7.6
The Fall Guy
1981
6.7
Bride of the Incredible Hulk
1980
6.5
Billy
1979
7.0
The World's Strongest Man
1977
6.1
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977
6.5
The Incredible Hulk
1977
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
7.1
Pumping Iron
1977
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944NR
Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture
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Forgotten Fortune
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Gym Rat
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