Terence Hill was born as Mario Girotti on
1939 in
Venice to a German mother and lived in
Dresden,
Germany during his childhood. After being discovered by Italian film-makers, he appeared in his first major film,
Luchino Visconti's
The Leopard[?]. He then played in a series of adventure and
western films in Germany. In
1967, he returned to Italy to play in
God forgives, I don't. He took his name from the Roman scholar
Terence and his wife's surname (
Lori Hill[?]). After playing in various action and adventure films together with his long time partner
Bud Spencer, he continued his career as a film producer.