Bud Spencer in “Crime Busters”. – ANITA WEBER / SIPA

He influenced generations of viewers. Bud Spencer died Monday “without suffering,” said his son. For many, it will remain the truculent spaghetti western actor and inseparable sidekick Terence Hill, but outside of the big screen, the Italian colossus did many other things. Here are some little-known anecdotes and an overview of other talents of the actor …

  • A name that smells hops
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Her favorite beer was Budweiser and was a fan of Spencer Tracy. Therefore Carlo Pedersoli – that’s his real name – has chosen the “Bud Spencer” pseudonym in 1967 before turning into the spaghetti westerns that made him famous

  • He participated in the Olympic Games
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Before the big screen, Bud Spencer fumbled the great basin. And at a very good level as it was sacred seven times champion of swimming Italy, becoming the first Italian to make the 100m freestyle in less than a