Lou Ferrigno

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.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

Adventure Time

The Avengers

Golden Globe Awards

The King of Queens

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Chuck

Night Court

All Movies (71)

• Hard Redemption2026 · as Rico
• Little Angels2025 · as Cop Lou
• The Hermit2025 · as The Hermit
• The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade2024
• Mission Peace: Staunch Moderates Documentary2022
• Mummy Dearest2021 · as Matthew Bradley
• Guest House2020 · as Sergeant Winters
• Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee2019 · as Self
• Purge of Kingdoms2019 · as Deadard Stork
• Cross: Rise of the Villains2019 · as Powerhouse
• Ring Ring2019 · as Mr. Daniels
• Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic2019 · as Self - Actor
• Enter the Fire2018 · as Monroe
• Gifted - The Documentary2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel2018 · as Ion
• Life After Flash2017 · as Self
• Instant Death2017 · as John Bradley
• Heroes Manufactured2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• FantastiCozzi2016 · as Hercules (archive footage)
• The Bandit Hound2016 · as Willy
• I Am Thor2015 · as Himself
• I Am Your Father2015 · as Himself
• Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!2015 · as Agent Banner
• Avengers: Age of Ultron2015 · as Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
• Anything Is Possible2015 · as (voice)
• Tom Felton Meets the Superfans2015 · as Self
• Avengers Grimm2015 · as Iron John
• The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power2015 · as Skizurra
• A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con2014 · as Self
• Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · as Hercules (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Generation Iron2013 · as Self
• Liberator2012 · as Ed Migliocetti / The Liberator
• The Avengers2012 · as The Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
• Evolution of Bodybuilding2012 · as Self
• With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story2010 · as Self
• Soupernatural2010 · as Lou
• I Love You, Man2009 · as Lou Ferrigno
• L'Incroyable Hulk : L'Homme Mystère2009 · as Hulk
• The Incredible Hulk2008 · as Voice of The Incredible Hulk / Security Guard
• Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes2005 · as Self
• Hulk2003 · as Security Guard
• Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'2002 · as Self - Mr. Universe 1974
• Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes2001 · as The Incredible Hulk (archive footage)
• Ping!2001 · as Dogcatcher
• The Godson1998 · as Bugsy
• Stand Tall1997 · as Self
• The Misery Brothers1995 · as Quazzie
• Cage II: The Arena of Death1994 · as Billy
• The Making of '...And God Spoke'1994 · as Cain
• Frogtown II1992 · as Ranger John Jones
• The Naked Truth1992 · as Fed. #1
• Hangfire1991 · as Smitty
• The Death of the Incredible Hulk1990 · as The Hulk
• Liberty & Bash1989 · as Bash
• Cage1989 · as Billy Thomas
• The Trial of the Incredible Hulk1989 · as The Hulk
• Desert Warrior1989 · as Zerak
• Sinbad of the Seven Seas1989 · as Sinbad
• All's Fair1989 · as Klaus
• The Incredible Hulk Returns1988 · as The Hulk
• The Adventures of Hercules1985 · as Hercules
• Hercules1983 · as Hercules
• The Seven Magnificent Gladiators1983 · as Han
• Battle of the Video Games1983 · as Self
• Bride of the Incredible Hulk1980 · as The Incredible Hulk
• The Return of the Incredible Hulk1977 · as The Hulk
• The Incredible Hulk1977 · as The Incredible Hulk
• Pumping Iron1977 · as Self
• Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture— · as Colonel Van Pelt (voice)
• Forgotten Fortune— · as Leo
• Gym Rat— · as Lou

All TV Shows (35)

• Killer Sally2022 · as Self - Champion Bodybuilder & Actor (archive footage)
• The Offer2022 · as Lenny Montana
• Slugfest2021
• Little Big Show2016
• Con Man2015 · as Lou Ferrigno
• We Bare Bears2015 · as Paul (voice)
• Through the Keyhole2013 · as Self
• The Eric Andre Show2012 · as Self
• Comic Book Men2012 · as Self
• Adventure Time2010 · as Billy (voice)
• Sonny with a Chance2009
• American Gladiators2008
• Chuck2007 · as Sofia's Bodyguard
• Anderson Cooper 360°2003
• Reno 911!2003 · as New Junior - Deputy Cletus Senior
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• My Wife and Kids2001
• Where Are They Now?1999 · as Self
• The King of Queens1998 · as Lou Ferrigno
• The Incredible Hulk1996 · as The Hulk (voice)
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• Living Single1993
• Detective Extralarge1991 · as Goodwin
• Super Force1990 · as U-Gene
• Night Court1984 · as The Klondike Butcher
• This Is Your Life1983 · as Self
• Trauma Center1983 · as John Six
• Matt Houston1982 · as Steve Otto
• The Fall Guy1981
• Billy1979
• The World's Strongest Man1977 · as Competitor
• The Incredible Hulk1977 · as Incredible Hulk
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self